Day 42 /365 OKAY Really Long but makes me cry when I read it and I wrote it Scared Green

Fact:

Donuts make you fat.

Smoking causes cancer.

Global warming is real. If you care about your Earth, children and the future please keep reading. I implore you to read carefully and heed the warnings and facts. If you choose not to read-what does it say about a culture that doesn't think about the future and thinks only about itself? Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is the culprit and you and I are causing this destruction. Why does something horrific have to happen in our lives before we take notice? Why do humans have to loose something precious to them before they take action or look at a situation differently?

 

We are loosing the battle against Global Warming daily-we are loosing our Earth daily!

There is a 10 year window starting right now in which we can change this devastation. Global warming is simply this: The Earths atmosphere which protects us from essentially melting is about as thick as a coat of varnish on a coffee table. This "varnish" is melting because of CO2. The Co2 makes the atmospheres blanket thicker and in turn traps infra-red which is global warming. It is shifting the Earths atmosphere. That is why there was a record high of 120 degrees in South Dakota this past year and there is record freezing temperatures everywhere right now.

 

The 10 hottest years ever have been recorded in the past 16 years. Those years were 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and in 2005 we reached the highest ever reported year. A record 122 degrees was reported in June of 2003 in India.

If we continue to live the way we are right now, it will be catastrophic for our future generations. In 45 years the Earth could be literally half the size it is now. Contrary to Sci-Fi and movies-there is no way we as humans can survive on another planet. This is the only one we have.

 

Destroying our forests-purposely burning them to put up strip malls and casinos is shameful. Burning our natural resources is disgusting to me..... it causes an astronomical amount of CO2 to gather in the Earths atmosphere and in turn causes global warming and this is being done on a weekly basis. Burning oil and coal is obvious destroyers of the Earth but simply not recycling in your own home is just as detrimental.

 

Some further facts:

In China in the Shandong Province and the Sicuan Province there are record floods occurring right now when just next door to these areas Anhui Province, China is experiencing a record drought.This is due to global warming and not just from the actions in that area but from the actions globally. This flood/drought is occurring because rain patterns are changing-this shift is causing massive destruction and devastation in this region.

Because of droughts and no moisture in the Earth's soil-wildfires are at an all time record high. Right now, as you read this there are 5 wildfires that continue to burn in California.

 

Another Fact:

Lake Chad in Africa-once was reportedly the largest lake on Earth in 1987 now due to global warming is all but gone. GONE!!!! This is due to global warming and the infra-red sucking up the water from the Earth's soil.

 

Another Fact:

On August 29, 2005 New Orleans and other precious areas were struck by Hurricane Katrina. This storm was a reported 50% stronger than any hurricane before it due to warming temperatures in the ocean because of Global Warming. The threats and warnings of the levies failing were ignored by the government and due to this ignorance a great city and it's people suffer still. The warnings for Global Warming are being ignored and it is estimated that what happened to the millions of people in the New Orleans and surrounding areas can and will happen everywhere within the next 45 years. It is like a true life walk through the biblical prophecies a nature hike through the book of Revelations. This will all come true-believers and atheists-if we do not stop or prevent global warming. The signs and warnings are being ignored. Our children are in danger. My daughter is 5 years old and by the time she is 15, life as we know it today will be dramatically different because we are ignoring the signs and the warnings of global warming.

 

Another Fact:

Oceans are warmer causing record high numbers of tornado's, hurricanes and typhoons. In 2004, 1,717 tornado's occurred. In Japan alone in 2004 a record number of 10 typhoons hit. Text books have said forever that a hurricane in the South Atlantic is impossible. The text books had to be re-written in March of 2004 after a hurricane struck Brazil.

 

Another Fact:

The North Pole is melting. Polar bears are drowning.

The South Pole is melting. Penguins are drowning,

Alaska is melting. People are drowning. 180 villages in Alaska are living with the effects of Global Warming. Hundreds of thousands of deaths have occurred due to increased ocean levels. Villages are literally being "swallowed" by the ocean. The estimated cost to move homes in each village is expensive however the United States government is choosing to send money to a war torn country and continue this devastating war that has and continues to take the lives of thousands of brave men and women-fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, but will not help these victims. Not to mention the victims of Katrina. I actually saw a report on the news yesterday about a family that received a FEMA check for $200. What in the hell is that suppose to help?

 

Another Fact:

Scientists researching an "ice shelf" in the Antarctic concluded that it would last another 100 years. Shortly after this conclusion-the land was GONE!!!! Now, here is the astronomical fact. It was gone within 35 days of the scientists conclusion!

 

Another Fact:

Greenland is melting. Between the years of 1993-2006, Greenland has melted 32%. Due to the devastation everywhere the following statistics have been reported:

Florida

California

Shanghai

Bangkok

Calcutta

Manhattan

All gone within 10-20 years due to Global Warming. If THAT isn't enough to hit home in your heart-Within 10 years the World Trade Center Memorial in Manhattan will be gone-covered with water due to global warming within the next 10 years.

 

Chinese say that danger and opportunity = fear. Be afraid. But take this opportunity to do something about it. The United States is responsible for 30.3% of the global warming crisis. The US is the largest contributor to the problem but as you've hopefully read it is a global issue a global problem and a global fault.

 

In case you all haven't figured it out-I watched the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" by former Vice President and should be president of the United States Al Gore. Mr. Gore is donating 100% of the profits from his book and the movie to the education about Global Warming and for research. Though I doubt Mr. Gore will ever in a million centuries see this I want to thank him personally for his efforts and for all that he does. Thank you Mr. Gore.

 

Here are 5 simple things you can do today to help prevent global warming:

 

1. Green Lights. They are the curly Q light bulbs. These are energy saving and cost under $4 a piece. If you change just 5 light bulbs in your home to these Green Lights it would be the equivalent of taking 1,000,000 (one million) cars off the highway for a full year!!!! That is the same amount of CO2 produced in your home as on the road. WOW!!!! So at $4 a piece for 5 bulbs it would cost $20. (We do this and the bulbs last a long time-way longer than ordinary bulbs!)

 

2. Solar Lights. For outdoors and there are even some indoors. These cost around $20 a piece for the pole and all. I must admit we don't have solar lights outdoors but we do use the outdoor "Green Lights" outside.

 

3. Programmable Thermostat. Program the temperature in your home-never have to worry about it. When people come to visit they complain it is cold in our house. I agree-it's a little cooler than a lot but right now with the wind chill factor it is below zero outdoors so put on a sweatshirt, a sweater or grab a blanky-have some hot tea or coffee and stop bitching because it's a hell of a lot warmer in here than out there. We also roll up old rugs or towels and block the cracks under doors. We have a programmable thermostat for so many reasons. In the summer, we don't run the AC unless it is breathtakingly hot out. We jump in the pool, play in the hose or eat Popsicles. The two main reasons are that it is convenient and secondly the difference of 2 degrees in your home (cooler in the winter and warmer in the summer) can reduce 9% of the CO2 your home generates in a year. The programmable thermostats range from $50 - $100.

 

4. Filters. Change air filters twice a year in your heating and cooling systems. This will decrease the amount of CO2 produced in your home by 2% with each change. The cost of the filter is around $11. To further "live green" consider buying filters from recycled materials-they cost the same as the others and are better for the environment.

 

5. Hot water heater blanket. Covering your hot water heater can decrease the amount of CO2 that your home produces by %. The cost of the blanket is around $18

 

*****That's a total cost of $130 - $180 for this change to save over 70% of the CO2 your house generates daily... it saves you money in the long run on electric bills too. Annually it will cost you about $62 for replacement light bulbs and filters. That's about $5.10 a month to do so much!!!!!!

 

Other things you can do include buying appliances with the Energy * (star) label. These products decrease the amount of CO2 used in your home by 3% with each use.

 

On a daily basis each person produces 94 pounds of CO2. This occurs with daily activities. Brushing our teeth, showering, using a microwave oven, making coffee and doing the laundry are just a few examples. Turn off the water while you are brushing your teeth. Take a bath instead of a shower..... it saves gallons of water. Limit use of the microwave if possible. Use instant coffee. Use cold water when doing the laundry and look for the energy saving labels on laundry detergents like Tide.

 

Become "Carbon Neutral". Do the things I suggested above, have house plants and plant a tree. Trees absorb CO2 and release oxygen (O2) back into the air. American Forest.org is a great place to buy trees and they will plant it for you in most cities. It takes four trees to off-set the amount of CO2 generated per person in a month. But, instead, corporations and governments are choosing to ignore this and purposely burn forests for commercial use. That just pisses me off!

 

RECYCLE!!!! Almost everything can be recycled!!! Many places will pay you to recycle. It's a win win situation. Buy items from recycled materials such as greeting cards, wrapping paper and even toilet paper. A fabulous brand called Seventh Generation is available with so many household items like TP, tissues, dish soap, baby wipes/diapers, and paper towels. They cost a few cents more but it is so worth it. My 13 year old son is SO Earth conscious and my eyes swell up with tears because I am so proud of him for that fact, he makes me buy recyclable, biodegradable Earth friendly tampons! How many of you can say that? Also, when decorating for a holiday that requires lights-LED lights are 90% more efficient!!!!

 

OKAY that's my stance for the day. I thank you if you hung in there and read what I had to say and I applaud you and thank you again from the bottom of my heart if you do even 1 or all of the things I recommended. Please remember "de"Nile isn't just a river in Egypt-it's what we are all doing if we think that Global Warming isn't real. Please save the Earth for yourself and our future generations. We cannot allow future generations to look back and ask why we ignored the scientific facts and warning-do you want to have to look into the eyes of your child one day and have to answer that question? I don't. Please act today.

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