Last September, the Mormon Environmental Earth Stewardship Alliance (MESA) invited me to give a talk at their Faith is Action symposium.
They asked me to speak about the science of climate change: what do we know about its physical causes and ecological consequences? I’d worked with MESA previously and had been impressed with their mission to translate the Restored Gospel into personal and political environmental action. The planned lineup of speakers was intimidating (myself excluded), including historian and indigenous leader Dr. Farina King, Representatives John Curtis and Ben McAdams, language instructor Tereua Kainitoka, journalist Erica Evans, and community leader Rachel Whipple. True to my entitlement and privilege, I set my insecurity aside and accepted the invitation. The recording of my talk is available here, and I’ve adapted my notes into a text version below.
