Halt Global Warming and Save Your Life!
Regardless of how you feel about gas prices, virtually everyone should concerned with the environment. We all live together on this earth, and if the planet becomes destroyed, it won’t matter if you are rich or poor, black or white, old or young; We will all suffer together. Over the next 40 years, it’s predicted millions of people will needlessly die due to global warming based conditions like skin cancer, lung cancer, and respiratory diseases.
You need to be aware of your own personal carbon footprint, which refers to the impact you have on the environment - both positive and negative - and make choices that are good for the earth instead of detrimental. For example, if you plant a tree a day, you’ll offset about 720 kg of carbon over the tree’s life. But if you take a plane from San Francisco to Los Angeles, you’ll put almost 800 kg of carbon back into the environment, which definitely isn’t good.
On average, each American citizen is responsible for almost 22 tons of carbon dioxide per year, far in excess of the world’s average of just 6 tons per person. And while I’m not suggesting you bicycle to your next business trip, there are a number of ways you can dramatically cut your carbon footprint: -
Tip #1: Buying local. Everything we purchase as a consumer will have it’s own carbon footprint attached to it. You see, you have to remember that almost everything needs to be transported over long distances which needs energy and lots of it to reach it’s final destiny. I came over some interesting statistics the other day that showed that on average it takes almost 1500 miles for fruit and vegetables to get from the farm to the fridge. As you can see this is a complete waste of energy resources and that it would be much easier for everyone to buy produce locally.
Tip #2: Dress appropriately. When I say appropriately, I don’t mean what to wear if we are going out to the theater. I mean in our own home. Just adjust your thermostat according to the season and wear less or more clothing as the case might be. This is not a lot to ask of anybody and you could even help in contributing 2,000 pounds of co2 less each year into our fragile environment. You will also feel the difference in your pocket as high savings in energy costs are guaranteed. But the main reason for doing this is to help our environment get back on track, so don’t forget it.
Tip #3: Old stuff out: Here we are looking at energy savings and did you know that changing 3 traditional Edison light bulbs for new low energy-efficient CFLs would result in energy savings amounting to $60 per year. The most important benefit though would be that collectively the whole planet could save a trillion pounds of CO2 from being let out into our crippling environment. Energy Star rated PCs and other electrical appliances will also help you make further energy savings and always remember to turn the lights off as you leave a room.
Tip #4: Keep it clean. A 500% increase in global warming can be the result of owning a poorly maintained car as well as it costing more to run. Have your car regularly serviced and checked to improve efficiency and if you do go out shopping, go to the nearest available store.
Tip #5: Improve gas mileage. Drive a hybrid car or install an alternative energy booster like water fuel or HHO gas technology in your existing car. You will see mileage increases of up to 40%, and cut your carbon footprint in half.
If we start now, it will be a much better world for all of our children and grandchildren. Everybody on this planet is equally responsible to stop this destruction and if nothing is done, it will all just end in tears.
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