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Bob McDonald has been working as a science journalist and an author for more than 30 years, most notably as the host of the CBC television program 鈥楺uirks and Quarks鈥�.

鈥淲hat we need is longterm thinking,鈥� McDonald tells 鈥楾oday in B.C.鈥� host Peter McCully, discussing how to solve the planet鈥檚 climate crisis. 鈥淓nergy in the future is going to come from a lot of different sources. It鈥檚 going come from the sun, the wind, the tides the earth, waves, whatever. That鈥檚 the future. It鈥檚 going to be multiple and fossil fuels will be part of that.鈥�

The book is called The Future is Now: Solving the Climate Crisis With Today鈥檚 Technologies and discusses carbon fuels, biofuels, wind, tides, solar, nuclear and other alternative energy sources.

鈥淟et鈥檚 get over the fears and just move ahead with it and evolve our technology,鈥� said McDonald. 鈥淚 really believe we can do that. We鈥檝e been to the moon and back, for God鈥檚 sakes. We鈥檙e very clever, we鈥檙e really smart. So let鈥檚 evolve our technology and prevent another mass extinction event, which would be us.鈥�

When asked if the opportunity arose for a seat on 鈥楤lue Origin鈥� and a trip to space, McDonald said: 鈥淚鈥檒l be there in a heartbeat, it鈥檚 been my dream to get into space.鈥�

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