Kana isu tikayedza kuita vanhu mune zvematongerwo enyika hatimboziva kuti ndiani achapindura, kana mumwe munhu paachabva mukunakidzwa nekusakendenga kwavo kuenda kutora zvigaro zveveruzhinji zvine simba. NeZuva rePasi riri kuuya, heino muenzaniso unoshamisa weimwe shanduko yakadaro.
Virginia Tech mutsva Angie De Soto haana kuvhota musarudzo dza2004. Mutungamiriri wenyika, akafunga kuti, akanga asina chokuita noupenyu hwake. Akanga asina basa kuti ndiani akunda. Pane kudaro, iye neshamwari vakatamba mutambo wekunwa mune imwe yemakamuri avo edorm. Hapana aive nehanya kuti ndiani akunda musarudzo, saka vakapatsanura kuita zvikwata "zvitsvuku" ne "blue", uye vakanwa doro pese pazvinobuda paTV zvaifarira timu yavo. Angie akamuka mangwana akarembera asingazivi zvaizobuda musarudzo, asi zvakashaya basa. Angie paakatanga koreji, ainyanya kutarisisa nezvehupenyu hwake hwemagariro uye akanhonga makirasi ake chero nguva. Asi pakati pezvidzidzo zvedzidzo ye geology, purofesa wake akaudza vadzidzi, "Ndichataura nezvenyaya ichachinja ramangwana renyu rose." Kwemazuva maviri, akakurukura nezvekuchinja kwemamiriro ekunze pasi rose, uye Angie, uyo akanga asati ambonzwa nezvazvo, akakatyamadzwa. Akadaidza mai vake avo vaishanda semudzidzisi ndokuti "Amai ndangodzidza nezveglobal warming. Chii ichi? Makanzwa nezvazvo?" Mai vake vaisaziva kuti Angie aitaura nezvei kunyangwe aedza kutsanangura. Angie akadaro. "Ndakangoramba ndichizvibvunza kuti sei ndakanga ndisina kunzwa nezvechimwe chinhu chinokosha ichi, uye nei vanhu vakawanda vakanga vasina chimwe chinhu pamusoro pacho. Vasingazivi here? Havana kuva nehanya nazvo here? Vaisaziva zvokuita? "
Virginia Tech yaive neboka revadzidzi richangozvarwa rainzi Environmental Coalition, asi Angie aive asati ambosangana navo. Kuvapo kweboka kwaive kusingakoshi pachikoro chechikoro chisina kubatanidzwa mune zvematongerwo enyika che28,000. Angie ainyara kutaura napurofesa wake, uye aisaziva zvekuita kunze kwekuedza kudzidza zvakawanda kuburikidza nekutsvaga mawebhusaiti ane hukama uye kutora kirasi yemitemo yezvakatipoteredza. Zvino, Angie paakanga achifamba achipfuura nekambasi rimwe zuva, mumwe mukadzi wechidiki weEnvironmental Coalition akaenda kwaari kuti asaine chikumbiro chemuripo wegirini, uyo "vadzidzi vaizobhadhara zvishoma kuti vatsigire chirongwa chekambasi yekudzokorodza uye mapurojekiti madiki anoshanda." Angie akatanga kuenda kumisangano yeEC. Kunyange zvazvo aifarira vanhu uye kushanda nesimba kwavaiita, aifunga kuti vakanga vasiri kuita zvavaikwanisa; havana kuita zvishoma kuti vaunze nhengo itsva, uye vatungamiri vaisadzosa nhare dzavo kana maemail. Izvi zvakachinja Angie paakawana bhezari yekuenda kumusangano wevadzidzi wemamiriro ekunze. "Vakatidzidzisa zvese nezvekuronga kwatingaite: kutsvaga vanhu, kuronga zviitiko, kuita misangano inobudirira, kukudziridza hutungamiriri, kuunganidza mari, uye kutungamirira mishandirapamwe mikuru. Ndakadzoka ndine mari inoshamisa, ndichida kudzidzisa sevamwe vadzidzi vakawanda se Ndakakwanisa zvandakanga ndadzidza.Kekutanga, ndakatanga kunzwa sekuti ndiko kwaiva kudanwa kwangu.Kirasi imwe chete iyoyo yakachinja upenyu hwangu nepfungwa yezvatakatarisana nazvo.Ndakanzwa kuti pakupedzisira ndakanga ndava neunyanzvi hwokuita chimwe chinhu pamusoro pacho. izvozvo."
Kuburikidza nekubatanidzwa kwake, Angie akadzidza nezvePublic Interest Research Groups, iyo PIRGs, iyo inosanganisa kambasi kuronga nevavakidzani canvasses uye mishandirapamwe yemutemo. Pashure pokunge awana hofisi yePIRG yekuSacramento, California, iyo yaishandira hurumende inodzora kupisa kwemamiriro okunze, akabvuma kukokwa naamainini kuti agare naye ikoko. Angie aishanda maawa 13 pazuva ari maneja wemumunda, achigogodza pamasuo kuti ataure nevanhu nezvenyaya dzacho. Angie akanga achishanda kubvira mugore rake rokutanga pachikoro chesekondari, kusanganisira maawa gumi neshanu pavhiki mudzimba dzokudyira dzeVirginia Tech, uye โiyi yakanga iri maawa akawanda nokuda kwemari shoma kupfuura chero basa ripi neripi randakanga ndawana. Asi ndairida. zviitiko zvakanakisisa zvehupenyu hwangu."
MaPIRG akabatsira kupfuudza mutemo weCalifornia mamiriro ekunze ekushanduka kwemamiriro ekunze, uye Angie akadzokera kuVirginia "pamusoro penyika. Kare, ndaitya kutaura nevanhu nekuti taisangotaura nezvenyaya dzezvakatipoteredza pamusasa wedu. Zvino ndaitya kutaura nevanhu. kwira kune wese." Akakandira EC mugiya repamusoro, achigadzira konzati huru nemabhendi emunharaunda uye nhengo dzekudzidzisa kuti vasvike nevezvenhau venzvimbo, kuunganidza mazita eemail list, uye tafura panzvimbo yevadzidzi. "Taisvika vanhu vachifamba tichibvunza kana vachida kumisa kudziya kwepasi. Taibva tataura nyaya dzacho toedza kuti vabatanidzwe. Ndainge ndamera ganda gobvu nekuroverwa gonhi nguva dzese idzodzo Ndanga ndichitsvaga, saka kana vakasapindura ndakangobvunza munhu anotevera." Sezvo Angie akawedzera kubatanidzwa, akawana nzira dzakawanda dzokuita maererano nezvaakanga achangobva kuwana. Akaunza vadzidzi vanopfuura zana veVirginia Tech kuPower Shift, musangano wenyika wevadzidzi wekuchinja kwemamiriro ekunze wakaitirwa kuUniversity yeMaryland. Angie akabatsirawo kuronga varaidzo, uye sezvaaitarisa kubva pachikuva kune vadzidzi ve100, "akanzwa kekutanga sekuti isu tine chaizvo kufamba."
Kushanda nemamwe mapoka evadzidzi ve18, EC yakavakawo Coalition for Campus Sustainability iyo yakatobatanidza koreji Republicans, iyo yakafadza Angie nokuti, sezvaakasimbisa, "iyi yaiva nyaya inofanira kudarika mapato ezvematongerwo enyika." Zvichakadaro, dhipatimendi rekudzokorodza rekambasi rakamuhaya kuti arongedze uye adzidzise chikwata chevadzidzi makumi matatu vakazvipira vakadzidzisa vagari vemudorm nezvenyaya dzezvakatipoteredza uye nzira dzekudzikisa kukanganisa kwavo pachavo.
Mukuita izvi, EC yakava rimwe remapoka makuru evadzidzi pachikoro, ine 1,600-mazita listserv. Uye pakupedzisira vakawana musangano nemutungamiri wekoreji Charles Steger. "Takapinda takarongeka," Angie akadaro. "Takapfeka zvehunyanzvi, taive nehunyanzvi mukutaura kwedu uye sarudzo yemazwi, uye takaunza zvirevo zvakatsvagirwa." Nhengo dzeboka idzi dzakakumbira Steger kuti abatane nevezera rake mazana matanhatu vaive vasaina National Presidents' Climate Commitment. Steger akapokana nekusaina chirevo uye panzvimbo pezvo akada kugadzira hurongwa hwekambasi hwakakwana, hwaakati hwaizoreva zvakanyanya. Akaraira komiti yevatariri, fakaroti, uye vadzidzi kuti vanyore chirongwa nekudonha. Komiti yakahaya Angie, uye akapedza zhizha achikwevera pamwechete mazano uye hurongwa hwekuita hwakanyanya kubva kuboka reEC uye kubva kune zvimwe zvikoro. "Nyaya iyi inogona kuwanda," akadaro, "asi tikaidzikisa kune zvatinokwanisa kuita sevanhu uye sekambasi, vanhu vanonzwa kuti vanogona kuita mutsauko." Kunyange zvazvo vatungamiri vakamboti kwete kune mamwe mazano, "hatina kuvhunduka. Unofanira kuramba uchisvika kwavari, uchiuya nemazano matsva, uchipa mhinduro dzine musoro uye dzinogoneka."
Pashure pokunge boka racho rapedza hurongwa, uye Angie akapinzwa basa kuti aite semutemo weyunivhesiti. Pakati pekuchinja kwakawanda, chikoro chakagadzira nzira dzakakwana dzekugadzirisa zvakare, kuchinjika kune magirobhu emagetsi epamusoro-soro, kuisa masensa ekuchengetedza simba mumakamuri, uye kutora matanho ekuona kuti zvivakwa zvitsva zvaizosangana nemaitiro akasimba ezvakatipoteredza. Iyo kambasi yakachengetedza $200,000 mumwedzi mumwe chete nekudzikisa mathermostats emuchando kune ichiri-yakagadzika 68 madhigirii-uye yaizochengetedza yakawanda nekusimudza zvishoma marongero ezhizha. Dzimba dzekudyira dzakaderedza kuraswa kwechikafu ne38 muzana nekubvisa matireyi uye vakagadzira chirongwa chekugadzira manyowa. Yunivhesiti iyi yakavimbisawo kuongorora mamwe mafuta, kuita kuti kutenga zvine chekuita nemhoteredzo kuve chinhu chakakosha, uye kutarisa mune mamwe mabhenefiti ekubudirira, kusanganisira kubvisa mabhailer avo ekuchembera nemarasha.
"Ndakatanga kungoita musikana asingakendengi wepati, ndisina nzira yakajeka muupenyu hwangu," Angie akadaro. "Iye zvino ndiri kuita chirongwa chedu chekusimudzira musasa. Vanhu vanochinja uye kunyange masangano makuru anogona kuchinja."
Yakatorwa kubva kushanduro itsva yakagadziridzwa yeMweya weMugari: Kurarama Nokutendwa Munguva Dzinonetsa naPaul Rogat Loeb (St Martin's Press, zuva rekuburitswa Kubvumbi 5, 2010, $16.99 bepa). Iine anopfuura 100,000 makopi akadhindwa, Soul rave gwara rekutanga rekutora chikamu mukushanduka kwevanhu. Bill McKibben anoidaidza kuti "kurudziro ine simba kune vagari vanoitira kugadzikana kwezvakatipoteredza." Alice Walker anoti, "Manzwi aLoeb anowana anoratidza kuti ushingi hunogona kuva rimwe zita rerudo." Magazini yeSierra Club inonyora kuti, "Loeb anoongorora zvipingamupinyi-zvinoonekwa zvekusava nesimba, kusava nehanya, kutsva-zvinoita kuti vanhu vakawanda vekuAmerica vasatora chikamu munharaunda yevanhu, pamwe chete nemibairo yekutevera imwe nzira." Loeb akanyora zvakare The Impossible Ichatora Nguva diki: A Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear, the History Channel uye American Book Association's. #3 bhuku rezvematongerwo enyika ra2004. Kuti uwane rumwe ruzivo kana kugamuchira zvinyorwa zvaLoeb zvakananga, ona www.paulloeb.org. Kubva kuMweya weMugari naPaul Rogat Loeb. Copyright ยฉ 2010 nemunyori uye akadhindwazve nemvumo yeSt. Martin's Griffin. Kutumirazve kana kutumira mberi kwakanaka chero bedzi chiziviso ichi chinoramba chakasimba.
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