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