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Article #67: Fundamental Ways that could Stop Global Warming

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What do you think could come in as more are not in use; buying energy-efficient
important to our basic human needs such lamps; keeping the filters of your
as food, shelter, medicine, education or air-conditioning unit clean; taking a
even the need for affection? There could walk (instead of driving); turn off the
be one issue that would predetermine faucet when enough water has been
everything that will transpire on the consumed; do not use appliances or
planet, and that is the planet's products that release chlorofluorocarbons
condition. If the world were on the into the atmosphere (examples are
brink of destruction, saving it would be hairsprays and refrigerators that have
the priority of every single individual. CFCs); use EEF appliances; start planting
And save it we must. Although the threat trees, etc. These are basic things that
is still not at a life and death level, we have learned even from grade school
there is an alarming truth that there are and yet, tend to forget the most.
several problems that are now bugging the 3. If you are a slave of your profession,
place that we live in. Say hello to then, cut on those work hours to help
global warming. And try to say bye - stop save energy. For every individual that
global warming! would cut down an hour from his work,
Global warming, which is also known as there would be millions worth of energy
the greenhouse effect, has been here long saved. Learn to maximize your time and
before you or anybody else out there to properly manage it. I guess you never
existed. It's been here for thousands of imagined before that this could also stop
years. And through those thousands of global warming, huh?
years, the earth's temperature has 4. Recycle. Need we elaborate on that?
increased, and so has the effects of 5. Use environment-friendly fuels and
global warming. Time magazine has vehicles. They may be a little bit more
actually coined this problem as a expensive but they do not contribute to
planetary emergency. pollution. Honda was the first to come
There are major solutions that have been up with a vehicle that is cell-powered,
done worldwide to cope, alleviate or thus, there are no harmful emissions. If
altogether stop the effects of this major you cannot afford cell-powered vehicles
problem. But among these choices, the just yet, you can opt for those that can
obvious choice that the human race is run thirty miles in just a gallon of
supposed to concentrate on is how to stop fuel. This way, carbon monoxide is
global warming. Since we have all greatly reduced.
contributed to the occurrence of global 6. If you can, harness the power of the
warming (in our own little ways), then we sun, wind and water to generate
should also join forces in combating this electricity. There are equipments in the
dilemma. market that can be used to harness solar,
1. Join organizations that promise to wind or geothermal energy. These sources
educate you about the effects of global of energy are clean and reusable. If,
warming and what you can do to put a stop again, you can't afford to tap on the
to this problem. Be an activist on this power of these sources, then, at least,
matter. After all, everything begins choose an electric provider that does not
with you. pollute the environment by the use of
2. The next step is to conserve energy. fossil fuels.
And yes, there are so many ways that an 7. Insulate your home to prevent
individual can save energy. Let's list excessive use of heaters. During summer,
some here: car pooling, turning off dress lightly to minimize the use of
appliances that are not in use; air-conditioning units.
unplugging any electronic devices that






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