In spite of the good news from the Iranian Nuclear Talks, The Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists has just moved the minute hand of their Doomsday Clock to three minutes till midnight. They theorize that the modernization of US and Russian Nuclear Arms, the belligerence of Russian leader Putin, see his reaction to the Ukraine troubles, ("Ukraine conflict: Putin 'was ready for nuclear alert'" March 15, BBC) and the worlds failure to address Climate Change in a meaningful way is nudging us two minutes closer to Doomsday. We've been this close before to our doom and luckily we've found ways to back away. Seems to me that this might be a good time to do an about face and get some of those lost minutes back on the clock.
What can you and I do to get that clock going backwards? How about we call out those hawks in congress. Most of them think science and scientists are an inconvenience. Forty-seven US Senators disbelieve in Climate Change - let's get them back on track for a start. Can't do much about Putin from here, but we can remind American Politicians that a fried or bombed-to-a-crisp world will surely not be interested in their reelection campaigns. For my Russian readers, do what you can. If you can't talk politics try talking to your neighbors. They probably vote and they darn sure contribute to the greenhouse gas surplus. Remind yourself and others that small changes, when multiplied by billions, can move us all away from midnights' doom.
