On behalf of Andrew Frank:

The problems are indeed interconnected, and the solutions are also interconnected. We have to have a concerted effort to educate the youth of the world, they are the most receptive to new information. This is our most cost effective option to promote change, in my opinion, although there are in fact many important fronts in this battle to save civilization. See my website, Restore The Planet Project, for more information.
https://sites.google.com/site/restoretheplanetproject/

-Andrew Frank

On behalf of Earon:

But humans ARE the perfect storm. The biological and geological systems of this planet can not withstand our insane tinkering and greed and arrogance. The enemy is us, and we’d better recognize that soon, because there is a small window during which we might change our cultures to institute reforms to save our species. Unfortunately, we can’t do this piecemeal or incrementally. We can’t pretend that a technology or strategy will lead us to victory over nature – because our need to control nature is what is destroying us.

-Earon

On behalf of Jeffrey Broadbent:

Dowding faced divisions of opinion based on inaccurate beliefs on how to best defend against the common enemy, even though they all acknowledged the imminent peril from the enemy. In our present situation, global climate change is the common enemy of humankind (not to speak of other species). Except for the divided and stymied United States, the political leaderships of the major emitting countries all seem to acknowledge the immensity of the common threat (according to Compon newspaper studies). But despite that, around the world the major thrust of most population strata and productive organizations is to either protect (or amplify) their existing prosperity, to attain some better degree of future prosperity, or lacking any opportunities, just to survive. Leaders are pushed by the resulting demands. Most leaders seem also convinced that other nations will cheat on common rules that call for painful change in consumption habits or goals. This global situation poses quite different strategic solution parameters than faced by Dowding. How best can those concerned about the long run insert their efforts to reduce the common threat?

-Jeffrey Broadbent

On behalf of Luis Pacheco:

I agree with the fundamental principles of MAHB, that is the reason I joined the network in the first place. However, I do not agree with any attempt of comparing, and even less positively, the “fight” for sustainability with any war, no matter it was “won” or “lost”. I do not think any war is positive.
I would rather keep MAHB’s fundamental principles far away from any sort of violent human expressions.

Best regards,

Luis Pacheco

On behalf of Joseph Woodhosue:

This posting contains crucial insights into the current planetary predicament. As in the example of the air war over England during World War II, our response to our current global problems is muted and sidetracked by the dysfunctional awareness of “conservatives” who cannot see the problems clearly nor understand the big picture complexity and interconnectedness of our planet rapidly declining habitability.

I don’t see how we can begin to actually solve our problems without a complete and thorough understanding of why the collective human awareness has become so dysfunctional, the dynamic patterns pertaining to its persistence and the possibility of developing a skill in modulating awareness as a corrective.

-Joseph Woodhosue

On behalf of Michael Mielke:

PAUL,

This is superb. I knew much of this but you supplied considerable detail.

Foresight intelligence is certainly required along with the “grass roots,” or civilians as they were know then.

Civilians/grass-roots approach was certainly used when we did the last major national legislation on ecology & environment.

It will be required again as we cooperate to price carbon and much more.

-Michael Mielke