"Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change"
Last night I attended an event held by the NYS Writers Institute program at the University at Albany where Elizabeth Kolbert , a journalist for the New Yorker and the New York Times discussed her new book, " Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change ." This book grew out of a series of articles on climate change Kolbert wrote for the New Yorker that hoped to get the full story on climate change or global warming. Kolbert described her experiences in Alaska and Greenland, noting the dramatic changes that have already occurred. She also discussed the disconnect between the scientific community and the lay community. Apparently the majority of the scientific community not doing research sponsored by energy companies, agree that we are in a dire situation that needs immediate attention. The damage we do now will have a knock-on effect that will severely affect our children. From the point of view of small business, I wondered what if anything was happening. W