For many of us living in the city, the closest we come to the power of nature is its power to give us a serious backache as we lift seemingly endless shovelsful of snow out of our driveways and off our sidewalks. It’s a fact of life in Syracuse that affects us a lot more slowly than the tornadoes, floods and fires affect other parts of the country, but one we deal with nevertheless. And it’s getting worse.
In 2003, Science Daily reported that global warming means more snow for the Great Lakes region. In this article, they say, “Syracuse, NY, one of the snowiest cities in the U.S., experienced four of its largest snowfalls on record in the 1990s – the warmest decade in the 20th century, as a result of global warming.”
Repower America shows in clear graphics how we can have 100% clean electricity (some of which will power our electric cars) within 10 years. This page has the graphics and analysis, but I’m going to reproduce two of the graphics here because, well, they’re just so good:
With current usage, we can expect greater snowfalls
With this, we stand a chance against increased snowfalls
How are we going to get there? See the plan to repower America.
What can you do? Write a letter to the editor (some examples) and/or write to Congress.
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