What better way to celebrate than with some terrifying facts about what we are doing to our environment, courtesy of C.S. Goldsmith, author of UNINHABITABLE: A Case for Caution.
Just kidding. But seriously, folks.
Instead of focusing on the negative and scaring everyone to death, I’m going to give you a list of things you can do to help reduce global warming:
- Recycle!
- Use compact fluorescent light bulbs!
- Use less heat and air conditioning!
- Turn off lights, appliances and the water faucet!
- Plant trees!
- Drive less and get some exercise!
- Use less hot water!
- Ask your utility company for a home energy audit to see in what areas you can improve your energy efficiency!
- Buy products that are energy-efficient and recyclable!
- Spread the word!
I use exclamation points for a reason. Global warming is a huge threat, and it’s not going away any time soon. Goldsmith claims the problem is worse and more immediate than has been publicized. The problem is not only ours; it is our children’s as well.
“We have 5 to 10 years maximum to find a way to tame global warming. Otherwise, we risk methane-induced temperature spikes that could push us into temperature zones that would make adaptation unlikely and much of the plane uninhabitable,” Goldsmith said.
I don’t know about you, but that sounds pretty awful.
So, to the powers that be, I am officially declaring every day to be Earth Day. The way things are going, we’re going to need more than one day a year to reverse our destructive path and make sure that our children will have an Earth on which to live.
Anybody with me?
- Lisa
April 4th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? To see it as not changing around one’s lifestyle but rather changing one’s bad habits is how I attempt to curb myself for the betterment of the environment. It’s quite enriching for the soul.