August 7th, 2011
Start Here
Want to make a difference? Then do this:
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1) Drive less; 2) Recycle more; 3) Waste less.
Want to make a difference? Then do this:
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1) Drive less; 2) Recycle more; 3) Waste less.
Your life depends upon your environment.
If the American public drove 20% less, something really big would happen.
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Guaranteed.
The US has the most overfed, overmedicated, overstimulated society in the history of humanity.
It would take five planets to support the US lifestyle for everyone in the world.
Yesterday I read about a plan to produce oil from oil shale. Ouch!
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Be warned that oil shale is the most filthy, environmentally terrible means of obtaining oil.
How can you drive just 10% less?
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Combine errands. Shop close to home. Walk or ride a bike.
Suppose you were the CEO of a major oil company and you knew that the world’s supply of oil was finite and you knew that burning fossil fuels contributed to global warming,
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what would you do?
Right now oil companies are tearing apart everything they can to find and produce more oil.
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But oil is a finite resource. We are at the “Tipping Point” where our ability to produce oil is being overcome by the world’s need for more oil.
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Question: What do we do when the oil is gone?
The planet is finite.
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That means finite space, finite resources, finite everything.
Shop close to home.
Every two minutes spent letting your car idle is equal to driving one mile.
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Turn off the engine as soon as you park.
Try to drive 10% less. You’ll save 10% on your gas bill.