Use compact fluorescent bulbs
at home and work.
Plant a Tree.
Use recycled paper for all your
print work.
Recycle or donate unwanted computer
equipment and printing supplies.
Save paper by marketing your services
via the Web.
Turn off your computer.
Unplug un-used electronics.
Buy products locally.
Reduce Garbage by buying products
with less packaging, plastic,
and glass.
Buy Organic Food.
Paper or plastic? Neither. Bring
cloth bags to the market.
Just say no to plastic! Reuse
water bottles.
Don't idle in your car. Instead
park your car and avoid the drive-thru
window.
Inflate Your Tires and save 250
lbs. of carbon dioxide and $840
per year.
Change your air filter.
Install a low-flow showerhead
and use less water.
The results are in and the reality
of global warming is beyond dispute
or debate. It’s not just
an environmental issue. It affects
ours public health and national
security. It’s an urgent
matter of survival for everyone
on the planet – the most
urgent threat facing humanity
today. It’s going to take
action from you and all of us
working together.
Global warming isn't opinion.
It’s a scientific reality.
And the science tells us that
human activity has made enormous
impacts to our planet that affect
our well-being and even our survival
as a species.
The world’s leading science
journals report that glaciers
are melting ten times faster than
previously thought, that atmospheric
greenhouse gases have reached
levels not seen for millions of
years, and that species are vanishing
as a result of climate change.
They also report of extreme weather
events, long-term droughts, and
rising sea levels.
Fortunately, the science also
tells us how we can begin to make
significant repairs to try and
reverse those impacts, but only
through immediate action. That’s
why we urge you to join us. The
Stop Global Warming Virtual March
is virtual but its purpose is
real. By spreading the word and
sharing this with others, our
collective power will force governments,
corporations, and politicians
everywhere to pay attention.
The Earth as an ecosystem is changing,
attributable in great part to
the effects of globalization and
man. More carbon dioxide is now
in the atmosphere than has been
in the past 650,000 years. This
carbon stays in the atmosphere,
acts like a warm blanket, and
holds in the heat — hence
the name ‘global warming.’
The reason we exist on this planet
is because the Earth naturally
traps just enough heat in the
atmosphere to keep the temperature
within a very narrow range –
this creates the conditions that
give us breathable air, clean
water, and the weather we depend
on to survive. Human beings have
begun to tip that balance. We've
overloaded the atmosphere with
heat-trapping gasses from our
cars and factories and power plants.
If we don't start fixing the problem
now, we’re in for devastating
changes to our environment. We
will experience extreme temperatures,
rises in sea levels, and storms
of unimaginable destructive fury.
Recently, alarming events that
are consistent with scientific
predictions about the effects
of climate change have become
more and more commonplace.
The massive ice sheets in the
Arctic are melting at alarming
rates. This is causing the oceans
to rise. That’s how big
these ice sheets are! Most of
the world’s population lives
on or near the coasts. Rising
ocean levels, an estimated six
feet over the next 100 years or
sooner, will cause massive devastation
and economic catastrophe to population
centers worldwide.
The United States, with only four
percent of the world’s population,
is responsible for 22% of the
world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
A rapid transition to energy efficiency
and renewable energy sources will
combat global warming, protect
human health, create new jobs,
protect habitat and wildlife,
and ensure a secure, affordable
energy future.
Malaria. Dengue Fever. Encephalitis.
These names are not usually heard
in emergency rooms and doctors’
offices in the United States.
But if we don’t act to curb
global warming, they will be.
As temperatures rise, disease-carrying
mosquitoes and rodents spread,
infecting people in their wake.
Doctors at the Harvard Medical
School have linked recent U.S.
outbreaks of dengue fever, malaria,
hantavirus and other diseases
directly to climate change.
Super powerful hurricanes, fueled
by warmer ocean temperatures are
the “smoking gun”
of global warming. Since 1970,
the number of category 4 and 5
events has jumped sharply. Human
activities are adding an alarming
amount of pollution to the Earth’s
atmosphere causing catastrophic
shifts in weather patterns. These
shifts are causing severe heat,
floods and worse.
