Climate Reality Project: September 14th, 2011

Let me be clear, this is NOT a political issue by nature.  If you believe that it is, consider yourself missinformed.  This issue has been made political in order to instill fear of things not related to taking careof the planet.  Please consider using an open mind as you watch this clip and then read on.  The Climate Reality Project has just announced the following:

What "big business" (oil, typically) and parts of the governing body would like you to believe is that this "issue" is political. They have done a great job of making you afraid of job loss and financial downturn versus the reality of the health of the earth and ourselves.  The truth is that this has become a polarizing topic, since there are a lot of politicians who have great stakes in the oil business...but is that reason enough to forget that it is still an important issue?

Unfortunately many people when faced with picking between health and money, choose money.  Many businesses, scientists, and normal every day people, however, are showing us more and more that ultimately neither has to suffer as it is right now. We can be responsible with the earth while there is a lot of money to be made in greener energy and moving away from big oil.

Recently I was at a documentary showing about Mountain Top Removal, which is really as bad as it sounds, in the beautiful Appalachian (typo earlier, sorry!) mountains. I encourage you to click on the link, type in your zip code and see how this coal collecting and nature wrecking procedure affects you (I looked mine up, one of the electrical companies in my town buys energy from a plant that uses coal from Mountain Top Removal).  Some places you don't have a choice, and some places you do.

The presenter said something really important...we need to be unified in bringing awareness and action around these important issues in order to not look like Green Wackjobs, but to instead be interpreted as a force of positive change.  So in this, I am really asking you to help spread the word, repost this post, and not leave me hanging alone in this fight.

Actually, I'm not alone.  The movement towards change is happening.  Is it enough yet? No, but with each person who speaks up, posts about taking care of the world, writes to their selectmen or statespersons, or starts a conversation about what they know, we grow.

Now I realize a lot of people when they hear the name Al Gore, instantly zone out.  I get it.  He made an ass of himself when he said he invetned the internet, and his marriage didn't work, but frankly he was almost our president and has been making big strides towards change on a very big level.  Not many people are doing this and for that I really respect him.  He's human, so he can be pulled apart, but he has done an amazing job with the Climate Reality Project (formerly The Climate Project). 

The Climate Reality Project is calling for a day of awarenress to blast out the naysayers, continue to show proof that this is NOT an oppinion, this is the reality of the world:  We can't continue to be reckless with carbon emissions, how we use water and containers, how it is important to buy local in order to save on shipping costs as well as transport emissions, smoking and poisoning not only ourselves and our loved ones, but our air, as well as with the speed of technology our growing disposable society.  

It can be different than it is.

To be fair, it is much easier to ignore this reality than to do something about it.  It is much easier to go along our days and not think about how our actions (or inaction) is affecting our world now, and even more importantly for our children.  It's much easier to not "see" any of the damadge when you live in places not affected yet, but in reality even if you aren't aware, everywhere has been affected. 

I will continue to post what I learn about other aspects of this effort such as changing access to owning, renting, or loaning your roof to electrical companies for solar pannels, wind power and how rediculous it is peole think that it ruins the landscape - if we don't do something the landscape will be ruined/gone and toxic, fracking (natural gas collection, affects the ground water, people can light their tap water on fire due to the amount of gas in it)...just to name a few.

So you ask, what can I really do, E?  I'll tell you.

1. Repost this blog entry, spread the word and support.
2. Keep an eye out for more information here, and in the news about the event on September 14th & 15th.
3. ****VERY important: Take 5 minutes and email your local government to see what changes can be done on a local level and tell them this is an important issue you will make deicions about in terms of re-election (every politicians primary goal). IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY: Message me I'll give you som examples!
4. Do some of your own research...take everythign with a grain of salt, but understand that even DIRECTIONALY all of the facts show this is a big F-ing deal.
5. Remember, being midnful of our health, the world's health and the future generations does not make you anti-American, it does not make you anti-business (large or small), it does not make you politcal.  It makes you a part of what needs to happen.
6. Check out this other post/blog for more info

Thank you and until next time,
E

Sources/links for this post:
http://www.ilovemountains.org/
http://climaterealityproject.org/
http://venturebeat.com/2011/07/12/sunrun-maryland-expansion/
http://www.awea.org/
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_11/b4219025777026_page_2.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U01EK76Sy4A
http://planetsave.com/2011/07/13/crazy-environmental-global-warming-politics/

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