What I'm thinking about when I'm not thinking about my M.A., or fic:

[hmpf]

http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2006/07/runaway-tipping-points-of-no-return/ - Comment #75 describes a central part of the problem nicely.

And then there's this:

http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/5/18/14359/9757

And here I am, a would-be activist, and I have *no* idea what to do... nobody seems to.

Read up on these issues, people. There is, quite possibly, nothing more important in the entire world than this. If you don't quite believe it's all that serious, read this - it sums up the findings of several hundred scientific studies in a very accessible way:

http://www.amazon.com/Six-Degrees-Future-Hotter-Planet/dp/142620213X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211568099&sr=8-1

ETA: Review by RealClimate.org: http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/11/six-degrees/