The Cuckoos Nest

"...rebuilding unity..."

Clear and Present Danger

"They go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all powerful to be impotent. The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays, is coming to a close. In its place, we are entering a period of consequences."

Winston Churchill

A True Threat

GLOBAL WARMING

Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced.

Things you can do:

1-Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (cfl)

2-Move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer

3-Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner

4-Install a programmable thermostat

5-Choose energy efficient appliances when making new purchases

6-Wrap your water heater in an insulation blanket

7-Use less hot water

8-Use a clothesline instead of a dryer whenever possible

9-Turn off electronic devices you’re not using

10-Unplug electronics from the wall when you’re not using them

11-Only run your dishwasher when there’s a full load and use the energy-saving setting

12-Insulate and weatherize your home

13-Be sure you’re recycling at home

14-Buy recycled paper products

15-Plant a tree whenever you can

16-Get a home energy audit

17-Switch to green power

18-Buy locally grown and produced foods

19-Buy fresh foods instead of frozen

20-Seek out and support local farmers markets

21-Buy organic foods as much as possible

22-Avoid heavily packaged products

23-Eat less meat

24-Reduce the number of miles you drive by walking, biking, carpooling or taking mass transit wherever possible

25-Start a carpool with your coworkers or classmates

26-Keep your car tuned up

27-Check your tires weekly to make sure they’re properly inflated

28-When it is time for a new car, choose a more fuel efficient vehicle

29-Try car sharing

30-Try telecommuting from home

31-Fly less


"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on him not understanding it"

For more information please watch "An Inconvenient Truth"; you owe it to your children.
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