Solutions for Climate Change

 Here are some web pages that have suggestion for making changes for climate change.

• Solutions Global Warming by the Energy Committee of the Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club
• Project Phin - Clean My Ride, Flex My Fuel"You'd think that after all the news on global warming, an academy award-winning film and an international rock concert, politicians would be climbing over each other to pass a big energy bill that does some big stuff. Maybe tell the automakers that if they can figure out how to get DVD players and swiveling cup-holders into cars, they can increase fuel efficiency for cars and light trucks. It has been 32 years since they made 27.5 miles per gallon the standard for cars. Can't they tell the Big Oil companies that they should use some of their billions in profits from high gas prices to install the pumps that can deliver alternative fuels (ethanol, aka e85) at more gas stations? But guess what - nothing has happened. Yet."
• LiveEarth’s efforts to get the world’s attention on this issue will matter. Maybe making a commitment to LiveEarth’s to “Answer The Call”
• Lots of things you can do at http://www.climatecrisis.net/
• On April 14, a new organization called Step It Up 2007 is inviting organizations to hold rallies and events across the country. So far, over 300 events are planned in 39 states. Please go to http://stepitup2007.org/ and join one or create an event in your community. It can be as humble as a sign, as entertaining as theater, or as bold as a mass demonstration.
• Always good now to keep abreast of the ways to save energy and share your information with friends and family. A major source for information online that you can count on is the Union of Concerned Scientists’ GreenTips Home (Index) Is Your Fridge Running (Efficiently)? February 2007 -Appliances account for about 20 percent of a household’s annual electricity use. Since most of our nation’s electricity is generated from fossil fuels (such as coal and natural gas), which contribute to global warming and air and water pollution, replacing older appliances with more efficient Energy Star-rated models can go a long way toward reducing your environmental impact. However, these appliances are only as efficient as the person using them.

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