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Posted Mon Mar 11 2013: from Orion Magazine: A Moral Atmosphere http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1363012472 ...Here's the math, obviously imprecise: maybe 10 percent of the population cares enough to make strenuous efforts to change -- maybe 15 percent. If they all do all they can, in their homes and offices and so forth, then, well . . . nothing much shifts. The trajectory of our climate horror stays about the same. But if 10 percent of people, once they've changed the light bulbs, work all-out to change the system? That's enough. That's more than enough. It would be enough to match the power of the fossil fuel industry, enough to convince our legislators to put a price on carbon. [Read more stories about: people rise up] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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