“For even as we celebrate tonight,” president-elect Barack Obama noted as he presented his valedictory in Chicago early this morning, “we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime—two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.” There: he said it. “A planet in peril.” At long last, an American president stated the obvious, and it’s tucked into the top of a very short to-do list.
As a naturalist and environmental educator, you can’t believe what this means to me.
The race is on, to cool the climate, save species, preserve forests and fields, green the economy, find the sustainable, softer path on water, energy, business.
But can we win this race?
By now, you know the answer: yes we can. We have no choice.
Savor the moment—but tomorrow, let’s roll up our sleeves.
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