Rotary Club of West Seattle gets environment briefing from regional leader
By Macey Wurm Reporting for West Seattle Blog “There are folks who are climate deniers, and there are folks who are climate alarmists. The alarmists think that we’re going to be ending humanity in the next 25 years, which is not going to happen. We’re going to adapt.” This was an assertion made by this week’s Rotary Club of West Seattle speaker, Dave Spicer . Spicer, a Rotarian for 40 years, is currently serving as chair of Rotary District 5030’s Environmental Sustainability Committee ; he has done extensive work through Rotary on 57 water projects and humanitarian aid trips. ( Here’s more on his background .) His presentation covered all things environment – situating the audience in our current situation, both locally and globally, and delving into widespread environmental issues before beginning to discuss potential mitigation strategies, and wins. Spicer outlined the fundamental reason that climate change is happening: the release of fossil fuels into the atmosphere. He expl...