Heating the Earth: Global Warming: Science & Religion Collaborating

By Gerald Middents

Discovering one’s meaningfulness is a lifetime quest. Young children, teenagers, adults, and ripening seniors search for meaning in their personal life.

The author engages in teaching and therapeutic counseling to facilitate life-and-career planning. Both healthy and troubled persons benefit, including persons contemplating suicide and prisoners.

This poetry bolsters inspirational and educational searching. Hopefully, readers discover beneficial paths for their personal and professional growth. As an author, he creatively communicates in brief formats.

For persons who would like to share their new discoveries, your feedback is welcome!

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Jun 7, 2020
• ISBN: 9781663202130

Gerald Middents

Gerald “Jerry” Middents’ has wide experiences in teaching at Universities and Colleges. He is interdisciplinary as a Presbyterian Minister who earned a Ph.D. He served as a Professor of Psychology at Austin College for 33 years. Invitations came to teach at Universities in India, China, Poland and Slovenia. He taught at Mahatma Gandhi U. Then he filled the Endowed UNESCO Peace Chair at Manipal University. Lecture invitations came from University of Texas at Dallas, Ljubljana U., Mangalore U., St. Paul’s College, five medical schools, six seminaries and several community colleges. He published over a dozen other books, journal articles, sermons and lectures. Creativity, Policy-Making, Writing Poetry, Peace and Justice are his specialties.

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HEATING THE EARTH:

GLOBAL WARMING!

SCIENCE & RELIGION COLLABORATING

GERALD MIDDENTS

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HEATING THE EARTH:GLOBAL WARMING!

SCIENCE & RELIGION COLLABORATING

Copyright © 2020 Gerald Middents.

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CONTENTS

Preface

I. Introduction

II. Ethical Considerations

III. Possessing Resilience

IV. Countering Global Warming

V. Hope

VI. Momentum of Complexities

VII. Rock Beyond Belief?"

VIII. What is Time-Space?

IX. Opposing Views Clarify Ideas

X. Health of Future Generations

XI. Asserting Our Hardiness

XII. Non-Believers vs. Realistic Creators

XIII. Collaborating

XIV. Renewable Energy

XV. Youth See This Clearly

Appendices

Challenges of Global Heating

Bibliography

About the Author

PREFACE

HOW IS THE EARTH CHANGING?

As Earthlings, we experience new dynamics;

We are moving onward and not static!

Yes, we notice our own new changes;

But often ignore other advances!

These dynamics are in Universes;

Human Earthlings try to rehearse.

But different timelines are involved;

We must adjust so that we survived!

Our human Shadow is also mysterious;

This is important now to take serious.

Our Shadow is not clearly visible

But it emerges for our survival.

Let us consider historical studies;

Noting how to be its understudies!

Hopefully you will discover insights

As you read under very bright lights!

I. INTRODUCTION

SHOVELS NOT AXES

This simple title is deceptively complicated.

Axes and Shovels are indirectly related!

You can initially make your own guess.

Yes, both are made out of steel

Fortunately both are used as tools.

Much more will be later revealed!

Both an ax and a shovel have edges

One is used to dig, the other to cut.

They could also be used as wedges!

As tools, users need strong energy

By holders who use them functionally!

Now continue to guess hypothetically.

Both Shovels and Axes are significant

This poetry will show their importance!

Clues will prompt you to contribute.

PROFITS AND PROPHETS

Becoming fascinated is a human experience;

Our brains expand to discover evidence.

New foods capture our own appetites;

As human minds protect these rites!

Clothing styles catch our attention;

Changing wardrobes is a fascination.

We notice what is in our environment,

Welcoming these favorable compliments.

New cars change styles every year,

Buyers cannot wait to get in to steer.

Pick-ups and big SUVs intrigue buyers

Drivers have to steer and ride higher!

People are fascinated by pick-up tailgates!

TV ads emphasize so may cannot wait!

Moreover, cup-holders for cell phones

Distract attention from the major ones.

Since 1990, vehicle emissions have risen

These are 133% higher in metro regions!¹

Cars, trucks and SUVs have an expansion

These contribute to 60% of gas emissions!

Carbon dioxide adds to global warming.

This is contributed by driving and commuting!

People are changing urban environments

So pollution grows by large increments!

The coal industry is making contributions,

Coal produces more carbon emissions!

Its former Executive is also in denial²

While paying himself a big salary!

He also spent $1 million as a doubter

This led to Murray Energy bankruptcy.

Multi billions of debt in obligations,

Left with unlikelihood of redemption.

Bigger changes are in need to be proposed;

Otherwise life may become disposed.

Global warming needs to be addressed;

Or future life may become distressed!

Climate scientists are now also prophets,

Foreseeing increases in future temperatures.

Researchers typically do not seek profits;

They try to advise us with their reports.

Of course, there are also false prophets

They are motivated to create profits.

Economic reasons are their interests;

They try to out-perform competitors.

Making profits motivates auto makers,

As well as the global petro-producers.

Social well-being is then secondary,

Rather than the health of humanity.

The true prophets are known to suffer;

And their own well-being is also riskier!

Competing motivations are now present;

Long-term results will then be evident!

False prophets are advocating denial;

Donald Trump calls warming a hoax!

World leaders find this a surprise;

Research is clear but Trump still denies!

He certainly is not a scientist.

Contrasting reality he does persist.

His own public policies will falter;

This globe needs a different leader.

Trump withdrew from the Paris Accord,

To contain the carbon to 2% by 2100.

Other nations are making efforts

The United States fails to support.

The World citizens are disappointed

So global warming has increased.

We are not providing leadership;

Rather, Americans are forfeiting it.

Seashores in the world are rising

Low islands are now suffering!

Forced Migration is occurring;

Island residents are now moving.

These migrants have a sinking feeling! ³

They are being forced into migrating.

Tuvaluans Islands in the Pacific Ocean

Families are needing to find solutions.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Research by the ENVIRONMENT DEFENSE,⁴

Projects sea levels could rise 6 to 8 feet

Already by the end of the 21th century!

So coastline residents better hurry!

Moreover, there could be food shortages

So food prices rise by 2050 at mid-century.

Plus climate-related diseases and deaths;

Making all living creatures face threats!

Moana Declaration offered by New Zealand,

This design helps migrants be re-located!

Other nations should pay attention

In order to discover a resolution!

Global nations need to collaborate,

As island people, they cannot wait.

Populations who live on rising shores

Will need new homes and new stores.

Efforts hopefully will reduce suffering,

And also preclude human trafficking.

Otherwise they can be very vulnerable

Because better solutions are plausible!

Good planning helps to manage stress;

It also avoids people becoming depressed.

Global warming does not need to be violent

Planners need to take action, not be silent!

Species on Earth are being threatened;

Water shortages that humans (25%) face!⁵

Scientists identify that whales are endangered;

Two per cent near Cape Cod were found dead! ⁶

Wild fires of peat are burning in the Arctic Circle;

It is warming twice as fast as elsewhere on Earth.

Peat fires produce more carbon dioxide and methane

Fires produce black carbon and make ice melt faster!

Since 1969, human population has doubled,⁷

Global economics have grown four-fold!

And global trade has increased ten-fold,

Driving up energy and material demands!

Life can be in danger when heat is high,

Of course, there is sweating under the sky!

Sweating does help to counter the heat,

Humans and animals may also look beat!

Alaska has the hottest summer ever!

⁸ Anchorage hit 90 degrees temperature.

Warm sea surface with high pressure;

Two million acres up into flames!

Siberia has wild fires lofting particles

Melting seas ice at an alarming pace!

The Arctic region emits carbon dioxide

By July 2019, 125 metric tons to the sky! ⁹

Greenland is contributing to sea level¹⁰

This could increase by up to 23