The Anthropocene
Case for the Anthropocene
Going Forward
"Fixing" of Nitrogen
Harnessing Nuclear Energy
CO2 Emissions
Suggests we are in a new geologic epoch
Majority of geologists agree
New rock layers are forming because of humans
Increased temperature
Melting Glaciers
Higher Ocean Acidity
Used in making fertilizer for plants
Made by burning fossil fuels
Altering Nitrogen Cycle
We can make relatively clean power
Weapons of mass destruction
Evidence of nuclear dust in rocks
Humans need to adapt to the new changes
Humans will be able to fix the changes
Will take a big effort