Climate change: got evidence?
Storms are going to keep getting worse the longer we wait to take decisive action to reduce our impact on the natural environment. We're visitors. We're renting. This planet may be the only home we've ever known, but we are far from the first to know it as such.
There are a lot of really easy ways to help reduce carbon emissions. Just QUIT BUYING INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULBS. If you don't know what an incandescent bulb is, it's the only kind you've ever used. Next time you go shopping buy compact fluorescent bulbs instead. They cost a bit more, but they last a LOT longer. Most last for multiple years and use a lot less energy, meaning that a lot less coal has to be burned to power them, meaning a lot less carbon dioxide will get released into the atmosphere, meaning that our children and ourselves get to keep on living on this planet.
There are other ways to help that don't require big lifestyle changes. Turning your thermostat down a few degrees than normal in the winter and up a few degrees than normal in the summer helps tremendously, as does recycling and avoiding products with lots of excess packaging.
And I don't mean to sound preachy. This is just something that must be done for humanity. No one is perfect. No one can make the changes that need to be made right away. But we all need to start changing today. If we don't there might not be a chance to preserve the Earth as we know it. If we don't make these changes soon, the planet is going to make its own. This fact is already evident. And what we will find if we continue down this path is that the agenda of Mother Earth won't include us.
1 comment:
Blake said...
The tornado hit in the middle of a lecture in Harvey Hall about global warning. Yay irony!