Hi friends,
I have done quite a bit of research into the urgent issue of global warming these few months.
Provide some links to the most updated news:
The following are some youtube documentaries about climate change and it's solutions:
Latest evidence of climate change:
Part I : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IPUttBunmg
Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwXJul6mLug
Climate change : A planetary emergency:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c-UwQ3OF0g
A climate change documentary by Jewish community:
http://www.asacredduty.com/
Global Warming Time to act [A scroll of the latest effects of global warming] http://www.suprememastertv.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=featured&wr_id=109
...........
The melting of Arctic and Antarctic Ice would speed up the raise in ocean temperature.
If the sea gets warm by a few degrees, it would cause the huge amounts of Methane Hydrates
in the ocean to melt and cause massive release of Methane gas.
The last time in history that this happens is 55 million years ago.
When that happens 94 % of life on Earth is wiped out : ( : ( : (
Problems of methane gas release from oceans:
Gas Releases Helped End Ice Ages:
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/02/26/methane-global-warming.html
Methane Bubbling From Arctic Lakes, Now And At End Of Last Ice Age: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071025174618.htm
Arctic lakes have already started to emit Methane gas. The Earth is in a perilous situation now.
: ( : (
.............
The good news is that we can still revise the effects now but will require the population
in the planet to adopt life style changes.
The way to save the planet lies in 4 steps.
1. Reduce Meat consumption. [Adopt a more plant-based diet]
Meat industry is very very destructive to the environment.
It accounts for :
20 % of green house gas emission.
70% of deforestation of the Amazon forest.
Extensive usage of food, water and land resources.
[In South America, 400 million hectares of soya crops are fed to animals for human consumption, only 25 million hectares would be needed be needed to directly feed
all the humans in the world. ]
Pollution of land and water resources. etc
As long as the demand is there, the meat industry would be there and continue to
cause destruction to the planet.
Only a major reduction in meat consumption can drop the demand and brake the meat
industry so that the land, water would have time to recover.
Government, Vege clubs, religious groups need to join in to help.
The UN knows about this and it's chief is urging the world .
"Don't eat meat, ride a bike and live fugally."
The world leaders [government] are listening, but their action is
really slow on this issue.
2. Plant trees. Large scale.
[The world is progressing on this one. With Billionaires like Warren Buffett coming in to buy large areas of Amazon forest, just to protect it. Countries like China, Taiwan, US is having many programs ' to plant millions of trees. ]
However, Brazil has announced recently that deforestation of the Amazon Forest would be doubled this year.[2008] The main reason for deforrestation is to create land for cattle grazing, create land for growing feed crops, and to create land to grow crops for Biofuels. This is truely depressing :( : (
3. Switch to clean/green energy.
[Solar power become more efficient, hybrid cars, biofuels, biowaste factory etc. ]
4. the 3 Rs [Reduce, Recycle, Reuse]
Reduce electricity, water usage. Use Energy efficient light bulbs, use less air-con, switch off
appliances when not in use. etc.
Conserve resources.
Recycle paper/plastics. Find ways to Reuse resources.
.....
Pls pass this urgent message to friends who are concern about the environment : )
Encourage them to make lifestyle changes. Everyone has to join in to save the planet
and all that live on the planet.
It's really that urgent.
Sigh. .. : (
Low ck.
No comments:
Post a Comment