Global Warming and Climate Change are Real

Global warming is not a hoax, it is here, it is real, it is affecting our planet today. The needs of our society to move and function are based exclusively on carbon based fuels. Coincidently it is this fossil fuel which is the main producer of CO2 gas and this gas is the one which is primary causing earth to warm up.

Do not be fool by those people who are trying to convince you that global warming is just a cry for liberals to get a bigger government or to squeeze more dollars out of you. It is a reality.

All these different organizations agree on it:
NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS): http://www.giss.nasa.gov/edu/gwdebate/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/index.htm
National Academy of Sciences (NAS): http://books.nap.edu/collections/global_warming/index.html
State of the Canadian Cryosphere (SOCC) – http://www.socc.ca/permafrost/permafrost_future_e.cfm
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): http://epa.gov/climatechange/index.html
The Royal Society of the UK (RS) – http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/page.asp?id=3135
American Geophysical Union (AGU): http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/climate_change_position.html
American Meteorological Society (AMS): http://www.ametsoc.org/policy/climatechangeresearch_2003.html
American Institute of Physics (AIP): http://www.aip.org/gov/policy12.html
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR): http://eo.ucar.edu/basics/cc_1.html
American Meteorological Society (AMS): http://www.ametsoc.org/policy/jointacademies.html
Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS): http://www.cmos.ca/climatechangepole.html

Every major scientific institution dealing with climate, ocean, and/or atmosphere agrees that the climate is warming rapidly and the primary cause is human CO2 emissions:
Academia Brasiliera de Ciencias (Brazil)
Royal Society of Canada
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academie des Sciences (France)
Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (Germany)
Indian National Science Academy
Accademia dei Lincei (Italy)
Science Council of Japan
Russian Academy of Sciences
Royal Society (United Kingdom)
National Academy of Sciences (United States of America)

All these great institutions and organizations, filled with the greatest minds concerning global warming and climate control, are working today to raise awareness on these matters. Professionals and scientists studying, researching, analyzing and testing their data as we speak, in order to lower emissions and reverse global warming so we can enjoy this planet for the centuries and millenniums to come. We need to get involved, we need to do our share.

Let’s work together. Believe. Pitch in. Save the Planet.

Pax

Do Your Share in Stopping Global Warming!

I have always believed in the following: every action, no matter how big or small, starts with a desire. Global warming is a reality and it is here to stay if we do not take action today. It is that simple. After living in Panama, in a country located in the rainforest, I have witnessed a lot of deforestation in the name of country development. Today I have a desire, a desire to take action and speak out, and a desire to let people know that global warming is happening and that we can reverse it! It is up to us, in our desire to start an action, to stop global warming.

There are many small steps you can do around your house in order to get involved in this matter, it is simple and it could go a long way towards helping our aching planet.

Plant a tree in your backyard/neighborhood. Planting a tree has many pros for our environment, it will absorb CO2 (green house gas) and convert it into breathable earth. This will even take back some of your own emissions, making you a direct collaborator to Mother Nature. It will also bring shade to your backyard/neighborhood. Trees have a cooling effect during summer; they can bring down temperature by as much as 4 degrees Celsius.

Reduce your energy bill. It is easier than it seems at first. Here are a few tips:
- Always turn off all appliances when you are not using them, especially TVs and computers.
- Always hibernate your laptop; the screen saver can be as costly as a 75 watt bulb.
- Don’t use the SLEEP function with your TV, just turn it off.
- Purchase appliances that are rated as “energy saving appliances”

Educate your children about global warming. Educating young ones is very important if you want them to care about environment issues when they are older. It is good to get them started early in their life so it will become a part of their identity and social behavior. It is the planet they will inherit after all. So teach by example and become involved, for your children’s sake.

I hope this few tips will give you a small guideline to get started and doing your share in stopping global warming. Always remember that one small action makes little difference, a million small actions will make a huge difference!