<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Umbra on global warming and you]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by bburtis http://www.grist.org/article/action1/ Wed, 10 May 2006 06:55:54 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/action1/1 Buy Clean Power

You can find out how to do this, state by state (some states you have to buy offsets - which do reduce GHGs and promote development of more renewables - instead of the power) by going to http://www.renewUS.org.

Just another resource.

]]> Buy Clean Power

You can find out how to do this, state by state (some states you have to buy offsets - which do reduce GHGs and promote development of more renewables - instead of the power) by going to http://www.renewUS.org.

Just another resource.

]]> Comment #2 by caniscandida http://www.grist.org/article/action1/ Wed, 10 May 2006 09:00:40 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/action1/2 "Bagginses! We hates them forever!"

Some lovely ideas here.  Remember also green rooves, which are catching on in big cities; Chicago is apparently in the forefront in NA.

(Rooves -- you know, the tops of buildings.  The plural of roof.  Or is that too Tolkienish a form?  But Tolkien himself is said to have said, when his word "dwarves" was challenged as not being in the dictionary, "I wrote the Oxford English Dictionary."  A slight exaggeration, but only slight.)

Businesses will have to figure out for themselves whether the research and implementation of any let's-make-the-office-green project will be worth the hours of dedication of salaried employees doing the research and implementation.  My own back-of-an-envelope calculation suggests they should have no problem.

But all the same, we should all consider ourselves as Ring-bearers: hoping against hope, we continue on toward Mount Doom, with our ever increasing burden, knowing however that we are doing the right thing.  And, hopefully, we have a Samwise Gamgee looking out for us.

]]> "Bagginses! We hates them forever!"

Some lovely ideas here.  Remember also green rooves, which are catching on in big cities; Chicago is apparently in the forefront in NA.

(Rooves -- you know, the tops of buildings.  The plural of roof.  Or is that too Tolkienish a form?  But Tolkien himself is said to have said, when his word "dwarves" was challenged as not being in the dictionary, "I wrote the Oxford English Dictionary."  A slight exaggeration, but only slight.)

Businesses will have to figure out for themselves whether the research and implementation of any let's-make-the-office-green project will be worth the hours of dedication of salaried employees doing the research and implementation.  My own back-of-an-envelope calculation suggests they should have no problem.

But all the same, we should all consider ourselves as Ring-bearers: hoping against hope, we continue on toward Mount Doom, with our ever increasing burden, knowing however that we are doing the right thing.  And, hopefully, we have a Samwise Gamgee looking out for us.

]]> Comment #3 by kyotousa http://www.grist.org/article/action1/ Wed, 10 May 2006 09:36:19 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/action1/3 Climate Change and You

Each one of us has the potential to make a significant contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Umbra lists several worthy ideas, you can also get some pretty good ideas from May's "Vanity Fair" of all places. Undertaking as many of these simple lifestyle changes as possible will dramatically reduce our individual carbon footprint.

If you want to do more, you can engage your city in an effort to reduce emissions from its municipal operations. Cities are listening to their residents and are responding. Why? Because becoming more energy efficient saves them a ton of money. Energy for heating, lighting, cooling, and vehicle fleets are significant costs for all cities.

People all around the country are urging their cities take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If you want to learn about how that is being done, contact us at KyotoUSA ((JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_M9Rk1efheK').innerHTML = output; //]]> ) and we'll describe what has worked for us. If you want to get your hands on some good organizing material check out the Sierra Club's Cool Cities program (http://coolcities.us/).

This is a very do-able approach to making significant reductions in greenhouse gases and raising public awarenenss. In fact, it's the one place where we can all make one hell of a difference.

Tom Kelly
KyotoUSA

]]> Climate Change and You

Each one of us has the potential to make a significant contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Umbra lists several worthy ideas, you can also get some pretty good ideas from May's "Vanity Fair" of all places. Undertaking as many of these simple lifestyle changes as possible will dramatically reduce our individual carbon footprint.

If you want to do more, you can engage your city in an effort to reduce emissions from its municipal operations. Cities are listening to their residents and are responding. Why? Because becoming more energy efficient saves them a ton of money. Energy for heating, lighting, cooling, and vehicle fleets are significant costs for all cities.

People all around the country are urging their cities take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If you want to learn about how that is being done, contact us at KyotoUSA ((JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_M9Rk1efheK').innerHTML = output; //]]> ) and we'll describe what has worked for us. If you want to get your hands on some good organizing material check out the Sierra Club's Cool Cities program (http://coolcities.us/).

This is a very do-able approach to making significant reductions in greenhouse gases and raising public awarenenss. In fact, it's the one place where we can all make one hell of a difference.

Tom Kelly
KyotoUSA

]]> Comment #4 by David Roberts http://www.grist.org/article/action1/ Wed, 10 May 2006 09:39:45 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/action1/4 Nothing ...

... substitutes for political engagement.

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... substitutes for political engagement.

]]> Comment #5 by bookerly http://www.grist.org/article/action1/ Wed, 10 May 2006 11:03:18 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/action1/5 Consider the costs of war to the environment


   Make sure the military is held to environmental standards in American and abroad (I hesitate to say US standards, because they are not always the highest standards anymore).

   Want to see energy wasted and large chunks of the environment destroyed?  Nothing like an invasion to really damage a large chunk of the planet quickly.

   Demand the US government spend money on environmental cleanup in places where we have damaged the environment with our military.

patrick

]]> Consider the costs of war to the environment


   Make sure the military is held to environmental standards in American and abroad (I hesitate to say US standards, because they are not always the highest standards anymore).

   Want to see energy wasted and large chunks of the environment destroyed?  Nothing like an invasion to really damage a large chunk of the planet quickly.

   Demand the US government spend money on environmental cleanup in places where we have damaged the environment with our military.

patrick

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