Time to think about Climate Change

If you had not noticed, the world is changing

Most people are too busy taking care of their own lives and those of their immediate family to be worried about climate change. But if you watch what is happening around the world, you will see more "Natural Disasters" on TV, Floods in Peru, draught and water rationing in California, Arctic ice melting at an every increasing rate, and limited coverage on the causes.

It has been forecast that as the Arctic ice melts, sea levels will rise, which is already happening, little is talked about the reduced weight this reduction makes on the earth structure beneath.

As the weight distribution is move around the globe, expect more earth quakes, tsunamis, draughts, floods, fires and increased desertification.

This all sounds very depressing, and it is.

What can a single individual make to stop this self created problem from getting worse. The answer, very little, so why bother, enjoy life, leave it to somebody else. There are more immediate problems such as no jobs.

Remember the Cree Prophecy:

Only after the last tree has been cut down,
Only after the last river has been poisoned,
Only after the last fish has been caught,
Then you will find that money cannot be eaten.

Collectively there is a chance to make a difference, so what would you suggest?

Aircraft do harm the environment

Just a post to make you think. How many aircraft are flying at the moment?. how many are overhead right now? Where did it come from and where is it going? All questions we ask our selves from time to time. There is now the opportunity answer all these questions in real time. Head over to Flight Information and see for yourself.

Sandy, is this the future?

Hurricane Sandy

The Hurricane Sandy, should show to everybody the power of Nature. Never has a Hurricane been more destructive or effected more people than Sandy. This is all part of the expected changes already taking place to our only climate.

Naturally there are many people that still claiming this is just a one off event, but is it? Time will tell but this could be a tipping point that makes ordinary people start to ask questions and demanding some answers.

On 20th January is a UK vote on moving clocks forward one hour

There is a compaign in the UK to change the UK clocks one hour forward. This will have an important effect on reducing CO2 emissions. A link is here for more information. Every country should consider adjusting the clocks to minimise emissions, it's cheap and effective.

It's just an idea

A major use of electricity is heating water. I used my electric kettle this morning and thought, do we really need to heat water to boiling point everytime? How about a small thermostat in each kettle so you could set it to switch off at a lower temperature. This could save a significant amount of energy without loss.

What do you think, have you ideas?

PS some business ideas at www.drachsi.com

What is just one person do?

One fills so insignificant when considering the problems facing the world on climate change. Yes, I have done most of the normal things, low energy lamps, insulated my property, reduced car journeys, transferred heat from a room heated by the sun, to other parts of the house. Now the big step.

I am installing 12.5Kw of photovoltaic panels, what I don't use is sold to the local energy company at a profit. I will be able to measure the C02 saved. My contribution to future generations and my own pocket.

Pete

If you are concerned about the environment, here is an idea for everybody

Create your own environmental website for free. The services is provided by Microsoft. I have created a simple example website, to show what is possible at Business Services. When you have your website ready, come back and post details here.

Enjoy