Good News On Global Warming - 生態環境討論

1. Global Warming on the Hot Seat

http://www.care2.com/go/z/5882

Recently, U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Joseph
Lieberman (D-CT) included their Climate Stewardship
Act (S. 139) in the U.S. Energy Bill. This groundbreaking
Legislation, which *requires* cuts in U.S. emissions of
the heat-trapping gasses that cause global warming could be
the turning point in a fight against global warming. However,
President Bush, who has a lot of supporters in Congress, is
aggressively pushing a voluntary-only cuts in global warming
pollution from power plants.

Unfortunately, often the federal government is slow to take
action to promote positive environmental change. In the
meantime, there is a great deal that we all can do to help
mitigate global warming at the local level. Contact your state
governor and support strong & effective global warming
prevention policies at the state level. Sign this free
petition today and help keep global warming in the hot seat!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/5882

2. Global Warming Hits Seals and Polar Bears
Shrinking Arctic ice caps are threatening arctic animals.
Polar bears find it harder to find the food as icebergs, their
"highways" to a seal food supply, shrink away, or as ice
that normally forms fails to appear. The giant white bears
need the ice to gain access to ringed and barbed seals
which live and play away from land among the ice bergs,
yet the ice is breaking up two weeks earlier than normal
these days, and polar bears are on average between 176
and 187 pounds lighter. Scientists believe it is because
they cannot find food. Every day of ice hunting is critical,
as the bears must hunt to build enough fat to last through
the forced 5 month fast during winter.

Unseasonable warming can also lead to collapses of the snow
caves where female seals bear their young. The young as
yet have no blubber and die of exposure when cold
conditions return. Scientists suspect that declines in seal
populations will occur in this manner, and will ultimately
lead to further declines in polar bear populations.

3. Eco-Tips:
Global warming is a problem that we all contribute to...
consequently, we can all make small changes in our lifestyle
to help reduce the threat of global warming! I think saving
polar bears is worth it, do you?

* Don't purchase/drive cars with low gas mileage. Personal
Transportation on America's highways is one of the biggest
Contributors to greenhouse gases. When you can carpool or take
Public transportation.

* Don't miss your auto tune-ups. All cars run better, and more
efficiently when they are well maintained. It could save you
money at the gas pump AND reduce greenhouse gases.

* Recycle, recycle, recycle. Buy recycled paper products and
don't forget to recycle yourself. Deforestation contributes
even more to the accumulation of greenhouse gases. The more
trees we can save, the more polar bears and baby seals
we can save!

4. Inspirational Quote:
"Let man heal the hurt places and revere whatever is still
miraculously pristine"
- David R. Brower

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少吹冷氣 少吃肉 少騎車 節省用電
請保護大自然....
Love on Nature, mother of all.

Ptt生態保育版 版名: Ecophilia
C)分類看板 - 10)生活娛樂館 - 3)HappyLiving - 4)Ecophilia

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