Using Less
Life has changed the world over. For more than two months I've been teleworking and leaving the house by car only once a week. We haven't bought gasoline since early March and I still have over a half a tank of fuel in my vehicle. I'm driving less -- this is not unique. It's the same for millions across the globe. The crisis response to COVID-19 has demonstrated that we -- the citizens of planet Earth -- are capable of drastically changing behavior when life is on the line. I thought about this as I finished reading Hope Jahren's new book The Story of More . A book about climate change. She explores the drive for 'more' and its contribution to increased climate change. She highlights what's changed the past 50 years -- since 1969 -- the year of her birth. A scientist, Jahren has converted decades of research and data into a highly readable 200 page book on what is a complex topic. In the appendix, she shares 11 pages of sources and suggest