Sunday, October 14, 2007

Save The Earth!

It was really scary to hear bad news about global warming from the national geographic.
"The planet is warming, from North Pole to South Pole, and everywhere in between. Globally, the mercury is already up more than 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius), and even more in sensitive polar region"
Yes, we all know that industrialization is the main cause of boosting the economy, and US is leading the global economy. However, Would US also take up the responsibility of contributing to the global warming of emitting the highest amount of Carbon dioxide and continues to generate the highest amount of greenhouse gas emission. It is also expected that China is going to overtake US in terms of their economy and also leading the country which emits most greenhouse gas .
Signals are everywhere! Sea level rise became faster over the last century.Precipitation (rain and snowfall) has increased across the globe, on average , and if this continues,
  • Sea levels are expected to rise between 7 and 23 inches (18 and 59 centimeters) by the end of the century, and continued melting at the poles could add between 4 and 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters).
  • Hurricanes and other storms are likely to become stronger.
  • and many more!!

Therefore, it's time for us, as a citizens of Earth to do something about it.Let's start our battle with our daily live, maybe you would consider to use a compact fluorescent lightbulb instead of halogen because it uses 80% less energy than incandescent bulb or halogen bulb .