Climate Change

While those who have been belatedly enlightened by Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" and Leonardo DiCaprio's "The 11th Hour" dither about what they should do to "stop Global Warming", others are telling us that it is too late to begin. While it's true that the quesion is not whether billions of inhabitants of "the Blue Planet" will have their lives seriously altered by climate change in the near future--but to what extent; nevertheless, there is plenty that can be done to minimize the effects. The following is a list of things that we can do to ameliorate the deadly consequenses of humaity's actions that are altering the future of Planet Earth forever: (NOTE: the list below appears in the "Peace Calendar" on the month of September page, and was compiled by Guy Dauncey and members of SCW Community -- copyright 2003 -- DVD, book poster, notecard, post card and bookmark available.)
--I've added a few of my own--send yours and I'll add them too!--
1. Visual the fragility of earth from space.
2.MAKE YOUR HOME AS ENERGY EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.
(a) Switch to Energy Star applinaces.
(b) turn off lights / use solar panels & wind energy / no incandescent bulbs
(c) Put on a sweater.
(d) minimize use of air conditioners / consider a "swamp cooler"
(e) use a clothes line / get rid of that hair dryer
(g) buy tree free / post consumer paper
(h) GET OFF THE GRID !!
(i)
(j) [I'll add your emailed suggestions]
(k)
3. Drive only when you must/use a scooter, elec. or hybrid car.
4. Use public transportation & walk more - cycle more - skate more -- don't forget the cross country skiing option.
5. Eat locally grown food/ support local businesses.
6. Fly as little as possible; take the train or a cruise when possible.
7. Vote for and support climate friendly politicians.
8. Take pride in being "GREEN & RESOURCEFUL."
9. VISUALIZE and spread awareness of a SOLAR-HYDROGEN economy.
10.Boycott coal burning power plants / BUY GREEN ENERGY
11.SLOW DOWN / FIND AND USE YOUR UNIQUE VOICE
12.QUESTION THE PROPAGANDA OF ENERGY AND AUTO COMPANIES.
13.SUPPORT THE KYOTO PROTOCOL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW.
14.Demand strict emission controls and fuel efficiency on all vehicles
15.Remember: "TO HELL" with the carbon economy

OUR WORLD WILL BE HEALED TOMORROW IF WE PAY ATTENTION TODAY!