Tag: clean air

Do You Care About Clean Water, Clean Air?

What can you do?
What can you do?

“The environment is where we all meet; where we have a mutual interest; it is the one thing we share.” Lady Bird Johnson

One presidential candidate has promised that he will eliminate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) if he wins, which means we can kiss the best, most important parts of the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act goodbye, along with almost every other federal clean air and water safeguard.

And if you want even more evidence that this candidates extremism will mean havoc for our nation and our planet, look no further than his stance on the climate crisis: he has called it a hoax created “by and for the Chinese.” Read the entire article here.

And a voter’s guide to candidates.

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A Good Reason to Be Conservative

11703236_908335322566446_6098173936904503204_oIf everyone did just a bit, it could add up to a “whole lot!” Health4earth

My series, 31 Days of Less Waste continues:

Day 3 of 31 days of less waste. and another day of solidarity with the Paris Climate Summit.  Change and saving our planet starts with all of us! Today’s post is on driving conservatively.  Don’t waste gas, become an ECO driver!

What can we all do to reduce the emissions we put in the air we breathe?

  1. Drive less: I am fortunate to have good bus service, and can walk to shopping and many of my activities.  Our car often stays in the garage for weeks at a time. We even hauled our Thanksgiving turkey home on the bus!

2.  Car pool: Most cars have only one person. Not only is this boring, but it is   wasteful! You can change this. Make travel fun, offer rides to co-workers, classmates, and  others going to your events. Even one-day a week would make a difference!

3. Become an ECO driver:  Drive the speed limit and accelerate gently.

4. Maintain your car: Keep tires inflated, filters replaced, and make sure your automobile/truck aren’t emitting excess pollution.

http://www.earth911.com/living-well-being/new-drivers-adopt-eco-friendly-habits/

Do We Want Clean Air and Clean Water?

Lake Superior
Lake Superior

I am on my way to Climate Reality  Leadership Training in Chicago, and hope to learn to communicate what we need to do if clean air and clean water are important to us!

Below is from Steve Hogseth of Utah:

When our industrial age began, few could have projected today’s predicament. For decades, the wake-up call has been ringing. We need to utilize fossil fuels in the foreseeable future, as we must maintain our economy.  We need to taper off on fossil fuels and embrace gentler energies. Through man’s innovation, greener energies will gain efficiency, mitigating fossil consumption. We need to stop blindly “believing the words” of self-interest lobbyists, greed mongers, oil/coal advocates, and political pundits. We must personally become scientifically attuned.

A question for naysayers: “Even if you do not believe in global warming, why would you not want to address the source of dirty air and water?”   Steve Hogseth, Utah

http://www.leadertelegram.com/opinions/letters_to_editor/article_5e9ce4cb-878c-512d-927a-34095ef07bb6.html   Steve Hogseth on climate change

https://realitydrop.org/