Save yourselves: When it comes to climate change, the cavalry isn’t coming
http://grist.org/people/save-yourselves-when-it-comes-to-climate-change-the-cavalry-isnt-coming/
When I caught up with Rob Hopkins at the SXSW Eco conference in Austin, Texas, this week, he had just ended a seven-year, self-imposed airplane fast. This is a guy who takes the climate fight and the power of individual actions seriously. A few years back, he launched Transition Towns, aimed at helping communities lead the way into a post-fossil-fuel world. The movement has since spread around the globe.
Hopkins, a Brit, said he climbed on a plane again to attend a meeting of the Environmental Grantmakers Association, and try to convince foundations to pour money into transition efforts. He was in Austin speaking at SXSW and kicking off a whirlwind tour to promote his new book, The Power of Just Doing Stuff: How Local Action Can Change the World. When thats done, hes grounded again: People say, Oh, youre flying again, he said. Im not flying again. I flew once.