| Politicians and other individuals find it all too easy | | | | things that we can do to help our environment, as |
| to dismiss the "global warming myth," citing that it | | | | evidenced by the numerous categories of trash |
| is all just doomsday rubbish concocted by crazy | | | | bins dotting street corners. But waste |
| loons. First of all, these 'crazy loons' are experts in | | | | management involves not just properly handling |
| climate change; who dedicate their entire lives to | | | | the leftovers and garbage in our bins. It also |
| studying our planet and where it's going in the | | | | follows the idea of minimalism, where we buy and |
| near future. | | | | use only what we need. Excess consumption |
| Second, this 'doomsday rubbish' is not rubbish: it is | | | | results in excess waste and this waste will have |
| happening today. More than 2,500 researchers | | | | to go somewhere in the system. Why create |
| who plan to attend 2009's Intergovernmental | | | | more headaches for our waste-disposal services |
| Panel on Climate Change in Copenhagen will assess | | | | when we can minimize what waste we produce in |
| the situation. And they will be presented with the | | | | the first place? |
| inevitability that water levels may rise as much as | | | | Clean Energy - alternative energy sources like |
| 100m in the near future, a 75% loss of tree | | | | windmills and photovoltaic solar panels will not just |
| cover, and millions (if not billions) will be displaced | | | | help us prevent global warming, but it will actually |
| by the changes in climate. All this leads to one | | | | help us save money in the long run. We can |
| conclusion: we are in serious trouble. | | | | inspect what source of energy we can most |
| If a convention of such size and with conclusions | | | | easily tap: the wind, the sun and methane are |
| so resounding does not catch the attention of the | | | | particularly convenient and easy-to-access sources |
| world, then no amount of global warming proof | | | | of energy. Once we find the alternative energy |
| will convince otherwise, unless we experience the | | | | source most suited to our available resources, we |
| results for ourselves. But the responsibility does | | | | can then place an investment into buying, installing |
| not fall solely on governments and corporations. | | | | and maintaining these alternative energy sources. |
| We have a role to play in keeping our | | | | Produce enough electricity and the power |
| environment safe and habitable. Here are two | | | | companies will be paying you for the energy you |
| simple things we, as normal people living our | | | | are sending back into the grid. |
| normal, every-day lives, can do to help: | | | | There is not much we normal every-day citizens |
| Waste Management - from merely reducing our | | | | can do to effect political, industrial and economic |
| needs to meet our needs to sorting trash and | | | | change to address the environmental problems, |
| bringing empty cans to the recycling center, this is | | | | but we do have a hand in preventing a global |
| the first and easiest step we can take to help | | | | warming future from choking the life out of us, |
| ease the burden on our environment. | | | | our children, and our planet. Let's make it count |
| Of course, proper disposal of garbage is | | | | while we still can. |
| something that takes top priority in the list of | | | | |