On Monday night, I got to share a stage with James Balog of “Chasing Ice” at the University of Colorado in Boulder. I gave a few brief comments about ACE’s work in Colorado, but the real highlight was meeting Mr. Balog. This is the guy who once was skeptical of climate change, but through his experience with the Extreme Ice Survey has seen undeniable evidence of our rapidly changing planet. He captured this evidence in a documentary called “Chasing Ice”. We shook hands and thanked each other for the other’s work in climate change. He is a real class act and an excellent climate change communicator.

During his conversation with Professor Beth Osnes, she asked him how climate change is affected us right now in Boulder. His replied something very similar to “if you’re breathing air, drinking water, eating food and paying taxes then climate change directly affects you.” His reply struck me as apt and on point. I know that climate change is abstract and hard to fully understand for most people. We only see the effects of a warming world when are directly impacted by drought, heat waves, super storms and wildfires.

I thank Mr. Balog and his team for sharing their experiences with us and going to some of the most remote areas of the world to show the effects of global warming. I encourage everyone to bring this documentary to their local theater or to host a screening. You won’t be disappointed.

Here’s the trailer for “Chasing Ice”: