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from: A n c i e n t H i p p yS c i e n t i s t s e v e r y w h e r e s e e m t o a g r e e ; i f w e d o n t d o s o m e t h i n g t o s t o p o r s l o w t h e p r o g r e s s o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g , w e a r e g o i n g t o b e i n s e r i o u s t r o u b l e . S o l u t i o n s f o r g l o b a l w a r m i n g i n c l u d e f i n d i n g a w a y t o d e c r e a s e e m i s s i o n s a n d g a s e s t h a t a r e s e r i o u s l y a f f e c t i n g o u r p l a n e t . W e h a v e t h e t e c h n o l o g y a v a i l a b l e t o d a y b u t i t s e e m s t h a t t o o f e w p e o p l e a r e t a k i n g g l o b a l w a r m i n g s e r i o u s l y .
T h e e n d r e s u l t o f s o l u t i o n s f o r g l o b a l w a r m i n g w i l l b e n e f i t e v e r y b o d y . W i t h t e c h n o l o g y a n d r e s e a r c h w e w i l l b e a b l e t o d e c r e a s e o u r d e p e n d e n c e o n o i l w h i c h i s f o u n d i n o t h e r c o u n t r i e s . T h i s a l o n e c o u l d e n h a n c e o u r c u r r e n t e c o n o m y . F i n d i n g a l t e r n a t i v e s o u r c e s f o r e n e r g y w i l l h e l p p r o t e c t u s a g a i n s t f i n a n c i a l r u i n a s w e l l a s i n c r e a s e o u r i n d e p e n d e n c e b y d e c r e a s i n g t h e a m o u n t o f f o r e i g n o i l w e b u y .
N o w i s t h e t i m e w e n e e d t o e x e r c i s e s o l u t i o n s f o r g l o b a l w a r m i n g . T h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f o u r p l a n e t i s s t e a d i l y r i s i n g a n d w e a r e t o b l a m e . O u r d e p e n d e n c e o n o i l , c o a l , a n d n a t u r a l g a s i s s e n d i n g a n u n p r e c e d e n t e d a m o u n t o f C 0 2 e m i s s i o n s i n t o t h e a t m o s p h e r e . T h e s e e m i s s i o n s a r e c a u s i n g h a r m t o t h e o z o n e l a y e r w h i c h p r o t e c t s u s f r o m t h e h e a t o f t h e s u n . W i t h o u t r a p i d i n t e r v e n t i o n w e w i l l b e f a c i n g a s e r i o u s p r o b l e m t h a t c o u l d b e d e a d l y f o r h u m a n l i f e a s w e l l a s p l a n t l i f e .
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O u r c o m m o n s e n s e s h o u l d t e l l u s t h a t t h i s p r o b l e m i s n o t g o i n g a w a y ; i t h a s t o b e d e a l t w i t h n o w . W a r m e r a t m o s p h e r e t e m p e r a t u r e s m e a n m o r e h e a t w a v e s . P e o p l e w h o a r e s i c k , w e a k , o r e l d e r l y w i l l b e a t p a r t i c u l a r r i s k f o r h e a t s t r o k e o r e v e n d e a t h . D r o u g h t s a n d w i l d f i r e s w i l l i n c r e a s e a n d d e s t r o y a n y t h i n g t h a t g e t s i n t h e i r p a t h . I f w e d o n t s t a r t u s i n g s o m e s e n s i b l e s o l u t i o n s f o r g l o b a l w a r m i n g , o u r c h i l d r e n c o u l d v e r y w e l l e x p e c t a s h o r t e n e d l i f e s p a n .
O n e s e n s i b l e s o l u t i o n i s t o p u r c h a s e a u t o m o b i l e s w i t h g r e a t e r f u e l e f f i c i e n c y . T h i s o n e p r a c t i c a l s o l u t i o n s e r v e s t o b e n e f i t u s i n t w o w a y s , l e s s C 0 2 i s r e l e a s e d i n t o t h e a t m o s p h e r e , a n d l e s s m o n e y i s s p e n t a t t h e g a s s t a t i o n . C u r r e n t l y i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a l m o s t h a l f o f t h e C 0 2 e m i s s i o n s c o m e f r o m o u r a u t o m o b i l e s a n d o t h e r m o d e s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n .
I t i s a l s o t i m e t o s t e p u p a n d t e l l y o u r g o v e r n m e n t l e a d e r s t o c o m e u p w i t h s o m e p r a c t i c a l s o l u t i o n s f o r g l o b a l w a r m i n g . T a x i n c e n t i v e s m i g h t p e r s u a d e p e o p l e t o l o o k a t a u t o m o b i l e s t h a t a r e m o r e f u e l e f f i c i e n t . B u s i n e s s e s t h a t p r a c t i c e f u e l e c o n o m y s h o u l d a l s o g e t a b r e a k . T h e r e a r e m a n y a u t o m o b i l e m a n u f a c t u r e r s w h o a r e n o w p r o d u c i n g h y b r i d c a r s t h a t c o m b i n e g a s a n d e l e c t r i c i t y f o r p o w e r . T h i s t e c h n o l o g y s t i l l h a s a l o n g w a y t o g o b u t i t i s t i m e f o r p e o p l e t o s t a r t e m b r a c i n g t h e s o l u t i o n s f o r c h a n g e .
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Weekend holds little prospect of rain, with highs in the 80s - The Virginian-Pilot
 The Associated Press | Weekend holds little prospect of rain, with highs in the 80s The Virginian-Pilot, VA - So says the National Weather Service in Wakefield. Not even the looming prospect of Tropical Storm Fay will dampen the good weather, said weather service ... Seattle-like weather will stay a few more days Cooler weather pushes aside recent summer blast The Nation's Weather |
Agency eyes funding for weather sats - The Daily Yomiuri
Agency eyes funding for weather sats The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - The government has been operating the two Himawari satellites, hoping to prevent a glitch in one from hampering its satellite weather forecasting system. ... |
Resident concerned about lack of weather warnings - Kawartha Media Group
Resident concerned about lack of weather warnings Kawartha Media Group, Canada - Our community (Beaverton, Ontario) has serious concerns regarding the lack of weather warnings during last Thursday's (Aug. 7) waterspouts and tornado. ... |
Dry Weather Conditions Helping Spark Forest Fires - WYMT
Dry Weather Conditions Helping Spark Forest Fires WYMT, KY - They say the recent hot weather and no rain in the last week created a high risk for fires. So far, there are burning bans in Pike, Floyd, Martin, ... |
The Nation's Weather - The Associated Press
 Washington Post | The Nation's Weather The Associated Press - Wet weather was also expected to linger throughout the Gulf Coast states as humid air surges northward and meets with a stationary front set up across the ... The Nation's Weather The Nation's Weather The Nation's Weather -- August 16 |