Tornados, hurricanes, forest fires… Nature already has a powerful and unpredictable side, and rapid climate change will only intensify its powers.

Ahead of us lie many discussions, many decisions - and many opportunities. CEP calls the Midwest home, and we know the people here can keep their heads in a crisis. Our own parents and grandparents survived the Dust Bowl and lived to tell the tale.

Today’s generation has the courage to confront the challenges of climate change.