Reflection on Aaron Fyke

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of attending Aaron Fyke's presentation on Global Warming and Sustainability. This presentation was just as educating as it was enjoyable. He was an incredibly animated speaker that kept the audience engaged. He was also able to transform the heavy environment into a lighthearted one with clever jokes throughout the night. However, the most important aspect of that night was the content. As someone who knew a fair amount about the issues and mechanics of Global Warming already, I was happy to have learned more about the issue at hand. I was also received more clarity on how the issue worked and can now explain the importance of this issue using sheer logic. Although this presentation allowed me to become better informed it also opened my eyes to what nations and companies across the globe were already doing to combat it, all of which was new information. It was exciting to see the stats about the reduction of coal use, increase in efficiency of renewable energy, and prediction of when electric cars will cost less than ones operating on gas. All of these in a way inspired me and picked me up, as I realized regardless of politics companies were beginning to take action. Albeit these companies may not be doing it for the right reasons, in this case at least their doing it in the first place. It was also pretty amazing to see how Pasadena itself was drastically reducing its own coal usage and moving towards a more sustainable future. Overall I was more than happy I went to this presentation and look forward to seeing the changes and breakthroughs that continue to happen in the future.