Here are a few things to laugh and cry about on the occasion of Blog Action Day. I just went a little off-track to save you from the monotony of reading some serious stuff on this matter on about 15,000 other blogs.
According to unreliable sources, George W. Bush has also taken notice of this event and has prepared the following special address for Americans who still pretend to be unaware about the issue:
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Now, let’s take a quick look at some numbers:
Oil Consumption
[bbl/day = barrels per day; source: Nationmaster ]
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CO2 Emissions
[thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide; same source as above]
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Take a moment to absorb that information and try relating it to your daily habits. Then, if some inner voice encourages you to play your part in helping the environment, here are a few things you can try.
For people who didn’t like the video above, here is an excellent overview of the concept of global warming in simple words.
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That’s a great video. I hadn’t seen it yet. Let me link this post to mine right now.
Blog Action Day Pollutes, user-generated power coming soon
the raw numbers aren’t necessarily interesting. yes the US consumes a lot of oil and emits CO2, but just divide the numbers and see who is the worst polluter–who isn’t employing cleaner emissions: USA .278, CHINA .532, JAPAN .222, RUSSIA .616 (CO2 emissions/barrel). Can the US do better? Yes, but we are doing far, far better than Russia and China. Now you can also figure how many acres of green plants each has (since green plants and CO2 like each other), how many people, etc, etc. to get a nice number rather than the raw numbers.
funny video though.
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Everyone can make a difference! If you are passionate about stopping global warming and the environment you should check out this website http://www.nvisioncfl.com . Changing to CFLs is a great way for individual people to really make a difference! You should also check out this site http://www.youtube.com/user/helpourworld for more ideas on how to help our world!
It won’t be too long before China catches up with the US. Their rate of growth is astounding and thus far, they don’t have anyone nagging them to reduce oil consumption.
great video-comments-facts.
Have you heard of the much needed energy bill that Congress is working on passing. It contains two major history-changing provisions (a fuel economy standard of 35 mpg and a renewable electricity standard of 15%) that would end our Nation’s security-threatening dependence on Middle East oil, stop our money from flowing to terrorists, and keep our dollars at home growing the American economy. But lobbyists are working hard to tear the bill apart.
I am working with a coalition to make sure the energy bill doesn’t get derailed. We need your help in making sure that the final bill makes America stronger and more secure. Go to http://www.energybill2007.org and sign our petition. Tell Congress: don’t back down.
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