{"id":457,"date":"2026-06-16T04:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T04:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=457"},"modified":"2026-06-16T04:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T04:07:14","slug":"author-dr-katharine-wilkinson-discusses-efforts-to-combat-the-global-climate-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=457","title":{"rendered":"Author Dr. Katharine Wilkinson discusses efforts to combat the global climate emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]--><br \/>\n<audio>https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ncpolicywatch\/ncnewsline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/News-and-Views-6-14-2024-Katharine-Wilkinson-full.mp3<\/audio><\/div>\n<p>As the effects of climate change continue to grow and spread at an alarming rate, it can be easy to become overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=455\">North Carolina sues chemical company for polluting a nearby creek<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But as author Dr. Katharine Wilkinson documents and explains in her new book, \u201cClimate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home,\u201d the keys to tackling and adapting to climate change are, despite the recent national policy reversals, there for individuals and communities to embrace \u2014 and fast becoming so obvious and cost-effective that no amount of cynical politics will likely be able to derail them. 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