| With the increase in population, more | | | | green house gases. What is great about |
| motor vehicles on the road and all of | | | | NWF is the wealth of information they |
| the greenhouse gasses floating up into | | | | provide at their website, and they are |
| the ozone, there must be an impact of | | | | non-political. They have a whole section |
| some kind on the environment. Even if | | | | for kids and you can order magazines |
| you do not believe global warming is | | | | such as "Ranger Rick" which includes ice |
| real, the pollution, not to mention the | | | | experiments, how to attract backyard |
| chemicals we eat daily ( that's a topic | | | | wildlife and more. NWF also has many |
| I will discuss in another article) is a | | | | photos of nature and wildlife to view |
| health hazard, but cleaning up the | | | | and if you have kid artists in your |
| environment is not an impossible | | | | house, they can enter their artwork and |
| mission. It simply starts with a local | | | | have it posted on the NWF web site. It's |
| goal, a little education and motivation | | | | way cool! Anyway, check it out and read |
| to spread that goal. | | | | a little about nature and global warming |
| One of the organizations I really admire | | | | and check out some of the pictures. You |
| is the National Wildlife Federation | | | | can also read Larry's blog at |
| because NWF President Larry Schweiger | | | | The reason I am posting this is because |
| goes above and beyond his call of duty | | | | global warming has now entered the |
| to educate the public about global | | | | political arena and somehow I believe |
| warming, energy conservation and | | | | the majority of the U.S. population will |
| protecting wildlife and our future on | | | | not take it serious if it becomes |
| this planet. I have to admit that I once | | | | nothing more than a debate between |
| was skeptical about global warming, but | | | | politicians trying to win a vote. On a |
| after much research and especially after | | | | positive note more people are aware of |
| seeing "Inconvenient Truth" I believe it | | | | it thanks to politics and the media. |
| is necessary to reduce if not eliminate | | | | Perhaps I and hundreds of thousands of |
| greenhouse gas and convert to other more | | | | others around the world are wrong, but I |
| natural energy sources. No I do not | | | | would rather take the necessary |
| believe Al Gore made that documentary | | | | precautions and find out I was wrong in |
| for self interest. | | | | 20 years than do nothing and suffer the |
| I believe he sincerely has a passion for | | | | consequences. |
| educating people about the effects of | | | | |