The solutions are very simple
(aNewsCafe) Climate Change is bearing down on us, accelerating month by month. Simply put, it’s all about carbon in the atmosphere. Carbon up = global warming; Carbon down = global cooling.
If only it was that simple. Especially since we’re discussing carbon dioxide, not carbon. But, hey, don’t let scientific facts get in the way of a good bit of moonbattery.
Individually, we can do some things, and collectively, some things we have to do. For those of us who are concerned but sometimes feel overwhelmed and perplexed, here are some ideas based on experience:
Here they are
- Grow lots of food. It saves money, provides exercise and, since we don’t use chemical fertilizers or pesticides, it’s friendly to the environment.
- Process lots of fruits and vegetables. We can and dry mostly because freezing uses energy and besides we often lose track of what we have in the freezer.
- Avoid packaged processed food. We mostly buy fresh or bulk, so we don’t have to worry about plastics leaching into our food or throw out tons of plastic packaging that often finds its way into the sea and fish.
- Prepare and cook from scratch so we have no need to heat up packaged food.
- Avoid factory-farmed meat because of the packaging and because of environmental damage at the feedlots.
- Reduce our water by using garden drip tapes and low-flow showerheads and toilets. Urban gardeners need to advocate for special water rates for growing food.
- Reduce electric usage with compact fluorescent bulbs and a low energy refrigerator.
Shop at and donate to Thrift Stores. - Practice the 4-R: ReUse, RePurpose, RePair, ReCycle.
- Reduce number of car trips. We bundle the need to travel, for shopping and meetings. No single purpose car trips.
- Study CC and organize presentations so I can write articles. Instead of talking, I would sing but I can’t carry a tune. (Use your individual talents to make a difference.)
- Vote Climate Change. We would like to identify politicians who will work to mitigate for climate change. As 350.org founder Bill McKibben says, “First change your politicians, then worry about your lightbulbs.†(pg 252 A. Leonard in Is Sustainability Still Possible?)
Can anyone guess what’s missing? That’s right, giving up use of fossil fuels in their own lives. Weird how they don’t actually want to stop the one thing they claim is the worst in their own lives.
As for the last, is it unsurprising that this ends with politics? That’s always the end point.
