The tragic proof of climate change was seen during historic rains and flooding in Houston, Texas in May. The rising water of Brays Bayou surged to nearly road level; water raged underneath a Scott Street bridge with the deadly “wave-power” of tsunami-like force. A Texas Tech University Professor, Katharine Hayhoe, wrote on Facebook, “We expect the future to look much the same, on average.” The fight to protect the planet is the fight for a cooperative society organized around our common interests, not corporate plunder and profits. Only this way can we guarantee the wellbeing of humanity and the planet that sustains us.
