Our Planet May Be Dangerously Close To A Tipping Point When It Comes To Global Climate Change

That's the message coming out of the "Planet Under Pressure" conference in London this week, where scientists warned that irreversible catastrophic damage to the planet is just around the corner unless nations radically act THIS decade to cut CO2 emissions. According to scientists – if emissions continue at this pace – the global temperatures will rise by six degrees Celsius by 2100 – leading to mass extinctions, freak weather, and even "contemporary civilization's collapse." Unfortunately - as long as oil barons - who care more about their quarterly profits than about the planet we're passing on to our children – retain control of our Congress – then real action on climate change in this country is impossible.