Climate Crisis: Desert or Oasis? - Daily Kos

Climate Crisis: Wasteland or Oasis?

Many people have complained that the climate actions I propose do not solve the problem of climate change. They are correct, nothing we do will “fix the climate” at this point. What we can do, however, is improve the chances that life, even human life, may survive climate change. We can, if we feel like it, restore local ecosystems. A robust ecosystem is far better at withstanding and adapting to climate change than a degraded one. This is simple, easy work which can be done by almost anyone if they have a yard or access to land. If we feel like it, we can solve our food supply and food-related health problems at the same time. Likewise, if we feel like it, we can solve many of our water and waste problems. If we get really excited, we can use these same techniques to restore vast tracts of land degraded by human activity. None of this is complicated. It is simply a matter of us deciding whether we would rather live in a wasteland or in an oasis. Personally, I have chosen oasis, so I work on it every day.

Those who feel like it can follow the links and learn how to create an oasis.

Restoring the Earth

How to fix a broken ecosystem

What is a food forest?

Greening the Desert Project

Harvesting Rainwater

Growing food

Living in an oasis

Ecosystem restoration communities