He wants advice on what an individual can do to help humanity now

A 25-year-old reader of ClimateProgress is at a turning point in his life, and he is asking CP readers for advice.

He posted the comment below in the Open Thread here, inspiring a few good responses, but I wanted more people to see this, so I’m pulling it up into a separate post.

UPDATE:  Ian provides more background — and a big thank you to readers — in the comments below here.  He has a degree in film production.

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In October, marine scientists said the Southeast Asia and Indian Ocean bleaching “may prove to be the worst such event known to science.” NOAA pointed out in November that

As the “rainforests of the sea,” coral reefs provide economic services “” jobs, food and tourism “” estimated to be worth as much as $375 billion each year.

The former chief scientist of the Australian Institute of Marine Science wrote in December, “The end is in sight for the world’s coral reefs.”

What follows is a WunderBlog repost in which Dr. Jeff Masters summarizes what happened to corals this year.

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The Koch family put together the Tea Party movement and has surpassed Exxon Mobil in funding climate science disinformation and clean energy opposition.

This Think Progress cross-post is Part 2 of Lee Fang’s amazing interview with David Koch.

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The New Year’s Eve Ball is lit at the top of a 141-foot flagpole over Times Square during a test run Thursday, December 30, 2010, in New York. The ball was powered by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs.

At 11:59 p.m. on December 31 the New Year’s Eve Ball began descending in Times Square to ring in the new year. This ball, however, was different from those of previous years. It contained 32,256 LED lights.

We’ve explained before how LEDs help the environment. Was this ball a sign of an environmentally friendly year to come? This CAP cross-post identifies are five green trends you can expect to see in 2011:

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