How are Brockporters coping with climate change?

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration New York State had the hottest year on record in 2012. The NOAA says that this extreme weather is influenced by human behavior in spite of what Rush Limbaugh and the other climate deniers say. Increasingly, Americans are realizing that Rush Limbaugh and his climate change denying colleagues have been lying to the American people. The corporations are destroying our habitat with their lies.

The good news which comes from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication is that now almost 70% of Americans understand that climate change is happening and influenced by human behavior. Here is a brief quote from the Yale Project on CCC web site:

Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over the past two and a half years, from 57 percent in January 2010 to 70 percent in September 2012. At the same time, the number of Americans who say global warming is not happening has declined nearly by half, from 20 percent in January 2010 to only 12 percent today.

How are Brockporters coping with climate change? They are using more air conditioning in the summer and they are preparing for the climate change refugees as they move back into Western New York State where we have an abundance of fresh water and a longer growing season. More Brockporters are also walking and biking and decreasing their reliance on fossil fuel powered vehicles.

How are you dealing with the climate change? Let us know by leaving a comment or writing an article for The Brockporter.

Editor's note: The Brockporter features an article on climate change in its Online News Magazine most Thursdays. If you have an article for the climate change watch feature send it to davidgmarkham@gmail.com.