CO2: Making a Difference

 “There’s no stopping CO2 from reaching 400 ppm. That’s now a done deal. But what happens from here on still matters to climate, and it’s still under our control. It mainly comes down to how much we continue to rely on fossil fuels for energy.” 

Ralph Keeling, a geochemist at Scripps

The recent announcement that the world's atmosphere has exceeded an average of 400 parts per million of CO2 has me, for one, wondering if and how humankind can stop or slow this process. Some obvious changes include growing local-based economies that rely less on fossil fuel for the transport of goods and services. Another obvious avenue is supporting the development of alternative energy sources. Yet many of us feel helpless in the face of what's happening.

Well here's something you can do: Consider funding Steve Halverson's Kickstarter project Windenhol (a combination of the Hungarian word "mindenhol," meaning "everywhere," with the English word "wind"). You can help Steve build a prototype by pledging as little as $1.

Prototype of a small wind generator.