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     Andhramass Bewarse Legend Username: Andhramass Post Number: 53424 Registered: 07-2006 Posted From: 27.33.118.155 Rating: N/A |
HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN TELL YOUR FRIENDS — AND SKEPTICS: We degrade our air and atmosphere by burning oil, coal, natural gas and wood; deforesting the tropics; and raising methane-producing livestock for food. Degrading the quality of the air we breathe causes climate change. Change the molecules in the air and you change the behavior of the atmosphere. Scientists have understood this relationship for more than one hundred years. Though some of the climate change we see today is a result of nature’s normal variation, most climate change is caused by human activity. Each of us inhales air 12 to 18 times per minute. When the molecules in our air are degraded, it has a ripple effect throughout our lives, from our respiratory health, to our food and water supply, to our economy. Dirty air and changing climate impact every child, woman and man. Worldwide, hundreds of thousands of people die each year from climate-related stressors. We all have a right to clean air and a stable climate. No society or institution should deny people that right. The fossil fuel industry funds a widespread disinformation campaign to keep the public confused about climate change. Manufacturers of DDT and cigarettes tried similar tactics—yet truth eventually prevailed. Understanding climate change is not a question of what you “believe.” It’s about what you KNOW, based on the rational evidence around you. American military planners think that climate change will become yet another geopolitical stressor and could lead to war. The American military is an innovator in clean energy technology, waste management and water conservation. Humanity already possesses the economic, technological and policy solutions to deal with climate change and provide workable, economically viable alternatives to the way we live now. What’s missing is clear perception that our civilization has a climate change problem. The Extreme Ice Survey and Earth Vision Trust were founded to shift perception. There’s no such thing as a tipping point when it comes to climate change. IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO TAKE ACTION. anni dananallo Annadanam Minna lal salam |