An environmental group notes that 2007 was the second hottest on record globally and the local experience in Little Rock and Fort Smith mirrors the warming trend with average temps up 2.3 and 1.7 degrees, respectively. (That’s a lot, in relative terms.) If you don’t care about the environment much, note that the byproducts of a warmer climate include more biting bugs during deer season and fewer ducks to shoot during the winter. If the convenience of hunters isn’t enough to get us to act, we are doomed.
What can we do? Do more with wind and solar energy. Build at least one fewer coal-fired generating plant. Urge Arkansas congressmen to get on board legislation to address the problem.
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