TO STEPHEN H. SCHNEIDER

A visionary, who not only understood the magnitude of trouble greenhouse gas emissions could cause, but helped us all understand how we must work together to avoid the worst of that trouble. Yet, climate change was not on his list of the world’s five worst problems, which were: Ignorance, Greed, Denial, Tribalism, and Short-Term Thinking. We indeed lost a great man in 2010.

TO GUIDO FRANCO

Without his wisdom, this book and much of California’s problem-solving science related to energy would not occur.

TO PATTY GLICK

An unsung hero in our battle with climate change. She has tirelessly worked to focus the attention of scientist, resource managers, decision makers and the public on the risk of climate change on wildlife.