Month 6, Day 26: It’s going to be hot.

Please read this. Make sure everyone you know reads it.

This one is short enough that I’m going to write it by hand and send it to him. Why don’t you do something, too?

I’m going to Revere Beach mid-morning for “Hands Across The Sand.” How about you?

Dear President Obama,

I write to emphasize the urgency of the crisis. According to recently released NOAA data, atmospheric CO2 is now at 393 parts per million. That number by itself is bad news, for it’s well above the safe maximum for a climate suitable for humans. But it’s not the worst news. The worst news is the increase in atmospheric CO2 is getting faster and faster.

Americans need to relearn a lot of habits of conservation and frugality with respect to nature’s resources. The BP disaster and the hundreds of other oil spills around the world are a sad testimony to the pervasiveness of waste. At this crucial moment in history, we cannot continue our profligate ways — for we are turning our beautiful blue planet into a greenhouse gas chamber.

The problem of carbon emissions must be tackled with all the resources available. Of all the things we cannot afford to waste, the most precious is time.

Yours Sincerely,

Warren Senders