Fighting Climate Change!
The past year (2016) was the warmest on record in the past 35 years.
The outcomes of rapid climate change:
-Global temperature rise
-Warming oceans
-Shrinking Ice Sheets
-Glacial retreat
-Decreased Snow Cover
-Sea level rise
-Extreme Events
All of the listed outcomes of rapid climate change are already happening and are causing devastating results.
What can I do to help?
Get Involved!
-Contact your political representative
-Vote for candidates that support effective climate polices.
Energy Efficient
-Switch off light, when not in use.
-Change lightbulbs to LED
-Unplug electronic machine, when not in use.
-Look for Energy Star (products).
Choose renewable power
-Ask your utility to switch clean, renewable power.
Food
-Buy organic and locally grown food.
-18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from MEAT and DAIRY production.
Trim your waste
-Recycle!Recycle!Recycle!
In the end, we have so much power to help fight climate change. This fight is not over! Bring awarness to climate change and educate others about how help!
Sources:
https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
https://davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/top-10-ways-can-stop-climate-change/
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