Global warming is still having a devastating effect on the world. Make sure you are doing your part to tackle climate change.

• World’s leading scientists project that global warming will raise temperatures 3 - 11° F in the next 40 – 70 years or so.
• The UN sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects:
  • melting glaciers and disappearing snow cover;
  • sea levels are projected to rise from 6 – 36 inches in the next 100 years ;
  (sea levels have risen 4 – 10 inches over the past 100 year);
  • increased threat of infectious diseases (e.g. malaria);
  • drastic habitat shifts for plants and animals;
  • more common and severe winter floods, storms and summer droughts
• 60% of the world’s population lives in coastal areas
• On average 50 – 100 feet of beach are lost for every 12 inches of sea-level rise.
• We have increased levels of CO2 by 30% in the last 100 years.
• It took 200 million years to form all the oil. It has taken 200 years to consume 50%.
• At current levels of consumption, the world’s remaining oil resources will be used up in 40 years.
• Each gallon of gas used by a car contributes almost 20 pounds of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. A single car driving 1000 miles a month adds up to 120 tons of CO2 each year.
• Cars and light trucks in the US emit 20% of CO2.
• Lighting accounts for 20% of the total electricity consumed in the US
• On average, American food travels about 1200 miles from farmer to consumer
• In one day the sun provides more energy than our current population would use in 30 years

• next time, buy a car that gets at least 30 miles/gallon (Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, Honda Civic get >50 miles/gallon)
• Help raise MPG standards for cars to 45 MPG and SUV’s to 34 MPG
• when possible: walk, bike, carpool or use public transportation
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! (paper, glass and metal products made from recycled materials
in stead of new materials saves 70 – 90% of the energy and pollution)
• use fluorescent light bulbs (they last an estimated 13 times longer than incandescent bulbs)
• use energy-efficient appliances
• wrap water heater in an insulating jacket; turn down the temperature
• give your house an energy audit
• use best energy-saving models when you replace windows; insulate your ceilings and walls
• choose electric utility that does not use fossil fuels or nuclear fission to produce power
• consider alternative energy sources: solar panels, wind power.
• plant trees! They absorb CO2
• Buy food and products that are made in or near your community to reduce pollution caused by shipping