Mark Goldfarb was neigbhors with Al Gore when both lived in Nashville. On Oct. 2, Mark Goldfarb talks about how climate change has become a global crisis and what changes we can make on small and large scales. Goldfarb took Al Gore’s Climate Reality training, a three-day intensive filled with panel discussions, breakout sessions and several presentations by experts including Gore, who happened to be a neighbor with when Goldfarb lived in Nashville. “Serving as a true role model, he inspired me to be more aware, and I subsequently built a LEED-certified home,” Goldfarb said, adding that he rides an e-bike and has put nearly 600 miles on it commuting to local activities and running errands just this summer. Goldfarb was a cardiologist for 33 years in Nashville before moving to Park City, and as a physician, he sees climate change as public health crisis, which he said affects marginalized populations the most. “I also have new identical twin granddaughters, and I am committed to doing what I can to leave them a better and healthier world,” he said. He will discuss simple and inexpensive actions people can take to address the problem. These include taking public transportation, slightly adjusting thermostats in winter and summer, using the speed cycle on washing machines and dishwashers and using only cold water when washing clothes, installing smart thermostats, avoiding single-use plastics, recycling, bringing cloth shopping bags to stores, retrofitting homes with LED lights and landscaping with drought-tolerant plants. He also recommends requesting a home energy audit with Dominion Energy and Rocky Mountain Power. “On another level, but clearly more expensive, would be purchasing an electric vehicle, installing a heat pump and/or solar panels and switching to Energy Star appliances,” he said. “On a local level, we should be proud that Park City […]