While humans may have created global warming, the problem is too significant to be solved by lifestyle changes, said Dr. Ralph Cicerone, president of the National Academy of Sciences, to an audience almost filling Lab Sciences 300 to capacity Monday afternoon.

While man may have created global warming, the problem is too significant to be solved by lifestyle changes, said Dr. Ralph Cicerone, president of the National Academy of Sciences to an audience barely filling LabSci 300 Monday afternoon.

I have to admit it—I am an environmentalist. Any day now, I expect my blood to turn green. I’m not insane, but I am crazy. I’m crazy about organic foods and solar panels. I’m crazy about farmers’ markets and reusable canvas bags.

Much of Ms. Plovnick’s information is wrong, and her enthusiasm is misdirected.
There is no evidence that global warming will lead to increasing droughts or tropical storms (which make a lot of rain, the opposite of a drought).

Over the weekend of Fall Break, I was part of a group from Wash. U. that attended the Missouri Powershift Summit, an environmental conference for students from around the state.