Carbon Dioxide: The Enemy Around Us

There are a lot of words for what's going on around us: Global Warming, Climate Change, Climate Evolution, etc.  But the facts are clear.  

I have wracked my brain to think of a way to clearly describe what is happening.

Imagine that you're lying in bed on a cold night.  You ask your partner or your parent to get you another blanket to warm up.  While you're asleep, they add another blanket, and then another.  What these blankets are now doing is trapping your body heat and warming you way more than necessary, causing you to start sweating.  This is exactly what is happening to the earth.  Greenhouse gases are thickening the atmosphere and not allowing heat from the sun to escape, trapping it right here on our planet.  And carbon dioxide is the main culprit.  And what are the main sources of CO2?

What we can do about this is the subject of my blog.  

We do know this for sure: we can't keep going like this.  A warming earth has consequences and these consequences are not good.

There are things that everyone can start doing immediately.  Think about how we waste energy: driving when we can walk or bike; using inefficient light bulbs; recycling everything recyclable; composting waste.  As we go forward in our discussion, we will discuss ways to reduce energy waste.

Start simple:  recycle everything that is recyclable, especially plastic water bottles.  

Think Clean!