No, not a misspelling of our planet, but a book by Bill McKibben I thought I'd write something about.

He's altered the spelling because, according to him, our earth has changed so much, we should rename it. It's not the same earth. (As of how long ago, he doesn't say.)

Our people and its so-called leaders have ignored the warnings of a warming planet far too long. A massive change is not only unavoidable, but already under way.

McKibben declares (with evidence) "our old familiar globe is suddenly melting, drying, acidifying, flooding, and burning in ways that no human has ever seen."

Even since the book was published, we've seen disasters far exceeding anything we've ever had (Pakistan flooding), and unprecedented heat waves over all the world.

Throwing money at the problem(s), like New Orleans, post Katrina, is only a band-aid approach in solving the overall calamities. We simply don't have enough money to "put out all the fires".

Instead, we need to "change our habits". First, we must transform our energy systems (which will take trillions of dollars). We, the people, need to scale back: "hunker down, concentrate on essentials. Instead of giving us the same old platitudes about driving less with more efficient cars, etc., McKibben urges us to "localize" solutions. Our governments (politicians) have failed (and will continue to misguide) us.

Solutions are a bit fuzzy, but change-"fundamental change"- is our best hope on a planet suddenty and violently out of balance. And it's up to communities--neighborhood and internet--to step up to the plate and take control.

Wish us luck!