Tom’s Tidbits- “…and a little child shall lead them”

Greetings,

You may not have listened to her, but you’ve certainly heard of her by now… Greta Thunberg is emerging as a voice for a generation whose future depends on OUR generation’s response to man-made Climate Change. If you’re not familiar with Greta the most obvious thing about her isn’t her achievements in environmental science (she has none), nor her political power (she’s not a politician), nor her stunning ability to avoid BS when talking to politicians (though that’s frequently commented on). The first stand-out thing about Greta Thunberg is that at 16 years old, she has 100% clarity on the climate threats present and growing and represents her generation and acts. World leaders ignore the elephant in the room; human and global extinction, and while Greta wants leaders to act for change, she doesn’t want them to listen to her… she wants them to act on what 99.9% of scientists have proven is real, urgent, and could cause our extinction along with thousands and thousands of innocent species.

Greta Tunberg’s full speech at the UN… check it out, it’s only 3:57.

Greta stands out, but she’s hardly alone. She’s just one of billions of children around the world who are growing up with an awareness and trust in a scientific understanding of the world. Belief in propaganda driven dogmas and the feelings-over-facts actions and inactions now increasing the likelyhood of mass extinction on earth. Every moment of hesitation pushes us closer to the runaway problem, never be solved. We were given a warning, now 30 years old; 30 years wasted on a time critical extinction threat warning and failure to start acting Greed and obfuscation placed corporate profits over sustainable life on earth. Years of lies and faning the fears of the economy crashing if we save the planet. They’ve heard what scientists have said about what is responsible for driving climate change. Don’t believe the reports of disappearing aquifers, 3 billion birds disappearing, or a million entire species at risk, They’ve heard the estimates for action, and the timelines we have to act. They’ve also watched that window for action close as both time ticks by and new information shortens the time horizon. They’ve watched a parade of immoral, corrupted politicians around the world promise action, but their proposed actions won’t change anything or anyone, actions and head-fakes that won’t be affective, actions that won’t demand participation or sacrifice. And most importantly, won’t be effective in time. We have all watched as those empty and impotent promises have failed to materialize.

It’s not that there’s nothing special about Greta, because there is. At 16 she’s already more courageous, eloquent, passionate, and poised then most children or adults could ever hope to be. She’s not the same as other kids but she’s not different either… she’s representative, and the kids she represents are logically and rightfully angry. “Adults keep saying we owe it to the young people to give them hope”. Rational humans don’t want false hope. Sane peoiple, like gretta don’t want a plan of hope, they want real action. Normal reaction to our global threat is panic and action. “I want you to panic,” Thunberg said in her January speech in Davos. “I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act, I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if the house was on fire, because it is.”

Listen to Greta… yes, she’s everywhere, she’s YOUR daughter, YOUR son, YOUR grandchild. When you think about climate change, don’t put the face of Donald Trump, James Inhofe, or Charles Koch on it… Greta Thunberg is the face of the climate change battle because she’s the ferace of all the victims. She knows this moment of fame is not about her and she knows she will continue to be attacked for her actions to save us all.

The climate denialists are calling Greta’s self-described super power (Asperger’s) a mental illness. Well if she is ill then the rest of the world needs to catch what she has. We all should focus so intently on saving the planet! My hero! Greta; keep on going!

Make a great day,

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Just a little more…

Some of Greta’s most blistering criticism has been leveled at Trump for pulling out of the Paris agreement. She rightly pointed out that one country’s failure to act doesn’t remove responsibilities from other countries.

She believes, as do we, that each of us must do what we can even if we know our actions alone won’t fix things.

She’s right. She’s absolutely, unequivocally, right. With that in mind, here’s what we can, and will, do:

We are setting a goal of having ALL TOM DWYER CLIENTS COVERED BY OUR Carbon Neutral Program (CNP) BY THE END OF 2021… that’s right, we’re committing to turning all our clients’ vehicles into a carbon-free vehicle fleet!

Our Tom Dwyer Carbon Neutral Program (CNP) is $50 for most vehicles. Your 1-year membership provides carbon offsets for your vehicle usage and gives you 10% off Labor Charges here at the shop. Since we started in 2007, our clients have offset over 2 million pounds of carbon from the environment! Our goal will be to have 3000 active CNP members by December 31, 2021. That’s an ambitious goal because only a small percentage of our total clients are current members now, but that’s the nature of climate change goals… go big, because it’s worse than a waste to go small!

Look for deals and promotions over the year to come, but don’t wait… join now, for Greta.

Send a check for $50 payable to Bonneville Environmental Foundation to

Tom Dwyer Automotive Services, 530 SE Tenino St., Portland, OR, 97202

This is not some cynical ploy to use climate change to benefit our company. WE DON’T MAKE ANY MONEY FROM THIS PROJECT; IN FACT, WE LOSE MONEY ON EACH MEMBERSHIP… that 10%-discount-on-Labor-Charges comes straight out of our pocket for the whole year of your membership… and we’re glad to do it. ALL FUNDS GO TO BONNEVILLE ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION TO PURCHASE YOUR CARBON OFFSETS.