I had started a series on Facebook last year called “Heroes, Villains, & Alter-Ecos” that was inspired by a clever blog called The Superest. The basic premise here is to illustrate a superhero or villain that represents a particular sustainability issue, with each subsequent character in the series having powers that negate or defeat the previous character.

I am now reviving this series here on my blog. For round one, I present… the Carbonator!

By now, everyone is aware of the seriousness of carbon emissions and climate change. It may be only one of many challenges that we face today, but it is inextricably linked with them. It would be myopic to address this or any of the other issues by themselves. As one article from Worldchanging stated last year, “We need to cultivate an awareness that this generation is called to do big things by seeing the big picture, serving the public good and working together.”