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A list of things to do, items to buy, practices to observe and/or communications to make and projects to do regarding sustainability.
1. Sign the Greenpeace petition
Global warming is an environmental crisis the likes of which we’ve never faced before. And given the powerful forces who are actively working to delay action on global warming as long as possible, addressing it adequately will require bold leadership, not political dealing.
While President Obama and the G8 may have accepted an upper limit on warming of 2 degrees Celsius as a goal — a mark already endorsed by 109 nations — the critical question is whether they will take the action needed to keep warming below this threshold.
To do so, scientists say the United States and other industrialized countries must cut their emissions by 25-40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. Yet the Obama Administration, like Congress, continues to promote emission reductions that fall far short of this target, focusing instead on longer-term reductions.
We cannot put off for tomorrow what science tells us we need to do today. While the 2 degree commitment appears to recognize the severity of the crisis we face, the G8 has failed to provide any plan for staying below this critical threshold.”
2. Start a Neighborhood Recycling Evangelical group
Look for facts and figures about local waste practices and audits. Met with and get people talking about eco-friendly ways to live. Find others locally to get the word about your suggested project and sustainability programs.
3. Earn a (self-administered) Boy Scout Badge
But still Britain recycles just over a third of waste, with the rest going to landfill where it is heavily taxed. Even that which is collected for recycling is so mixed and therefore of such low quality that more than half of it is sent abroad to be sorted by cheap labor.
4. Redecorate with Re-Use Flair
Using thrift shop finds and old linens, decorations, and reclaimed household items, use redyed, retied and re-supplied accessories for your home. Look critically at garage sales, online junk, and Freecycle.com offerings.
Vintage china or polyglot pieces from older historic home design eras create a shabby chic motif. Use lighting, draperies, texture and clever ceramic and crystal touches, or silver, mirror, and gloss elements to strike the right balance between a new look and a sustainable shopping blitz.
5. Make Some Educational Youtubes
When all is said and done, people are more likely to enjoy a video on recycling or sustainable living than read the book. But some processes may need some video coaching too. Youtube members who scan your videos can suggest comments, add questions, and email the video onward, keeping the dialogic channels open for ongoing ecological health.
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