‘It’s about water’ – "This is not about the earth surviving. It’s about us."

If you were in college today, what would you major in?

Climate scientist Steve Running http://www.cfc.umt.edu/Personnel/Details.php?ID=1139 asked this question during the first week of April, speaking with mixed-age audiences at three colleges in Bozeman and Billings (Montana State University, Rocky Mountain College and MSU Billings).

He answered the question by suggesting future career paths for students, how they could stay busy and useful for the next 30 years, by creating:

* More energy efficient buildings and cars.

* Broadly decentralized renewable energy generating systems.

* Safe clean ways to recycle and reuse our mined, logged or farmed resources.

* And, "if you have land that can grow something, hang onto it" to produce food for an exploding human population without wasting energy, land or water.

"If you have water," remarked someone in the audience.

"Yes," agreed Running. "Water is the key."

By WILBUR WOOD – For The Outpost

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