We can’t throw up our hands because of so much needed in the face of devastation.

Many are working on regenerative agriculture, forest and wetland restoration, carbon sequestration, etc.

On a personal level, there are ecological groups to join so we don’t feel alone and depressed.

For example: This Is What We Did, 350.org, Climate Reality Project, Sierra Club, Surfrider and Hawaii Wildlife Fund Honu all want more volunteers for their worthy activities.

While I’m involved in those, I’m most active in citizensclimatelobby.org which has branches in every congressional district.

Locally, we work with Hawaii Environmental Climate Action, with members from various islands. I’m so impressed with the quality of its members who are akamai, informed, hard workers who support each other no matter how much or little work is possible by individuals.

Yes, we lobby members of Congress, and luckily in Hawaii we have environmental champions: Sen. Brian Schatz, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Rep. Jill Tokuda, and in state Congress, Sen. Gil Keith-Agaran, Sen. Angus McKelvey and many more.

We champion a policy that is needed to reach our goals of lower fossil fuel emissions while offering recompense to families, especially lower- and middle-income folks.

It’s called carbon fee and dividend nationally and in Hawaii it’s called carbon cashback.

This policy is endorsed by the IPPC of the United Nations, thousands of economists including Treasury secretaries, besides environmentalists and businesses.

CCL also works on healthy forests, building electrification and efficiency, clean energy permitting reform and offers tons of information and assistance.

Bobbie Best

Wailuku