{"id":11170,"date":"2010-10-26T05:30:29","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T09:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=11170"},"modified":"2010-10-26T05:30:29","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T09:30:29","slug":"small-town-kansas-is-skeptical-of-global-warming-but-big-on-energy-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/small-town-kansas-is-skeptical-of-global-warming-but-big-on-energy-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Small-Town Kansas is Skeptical of Global Warming, But Big on Energy Conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sometimes the best way to fight global warming is to never mention it. And most especially don’t mention Al Gore. \u00a0The fact is, global warming (and Al Gore) have been very effectively used as a wedge, dividing generally reasonable people across a political divide that ultimately serves no one except those seeking division instead of solutions or even fundamental understanding of the issues. The climate change disinformation campaign has become so successful that an entire political party has abandoned even the suggestion of its reality<\/a>, much less doing anything about it. \u00a0It may seem like a nonstarter, but even with the politically charged issue of climate change, finding common ground — and real solutions — is possible (as long as you don’t mention global warming). Salina, Kansas is one example<\/a>.<\/p>\n Instead of focusing on global warming and all the alarmist claims of hoaxes, world government control, and greedy scientists seeking grant money — many of the themes pursued by the vested interests in climate disinformation<\/a> — Nancy Jackson sought instead to focus on the cure, not the symptom.<\/p>\n The genesis for the Climate and Energy Project began three years ago over the dinner table — where many great ideas take root. Jackson and her father-in-law Wes Jackson, president of the Land Institute<\/a>, a non-profit promoting sustainable agriculture, were discussing the plight of local farmers. Midwestern farmers will likely be the most impacted by climate change, Wes commented, but also among the least likely to do anything about it. Jackson agreed that opposition to global warming action ran “broad and deep,” but was convinced that such opposition could be overcome. So she set out to prove her point.<\/p>\nCommon sense leads to common ground<\/h3>\n