Taking Action on the Pledge

erin — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:16:25 -0700

If you're like most of us, you've taken the pledge because you are interested in taking personal action to solve the climate crisis but are wondering how you should get started. If you haven't taken the pledge yet, take the Pledge. There are a variety of impactful measures you can start with. Some take one minute and cost nothing. Some take a little time and money up front in order to reap the climate benefits and saved costs. Here are a few tips for each section of the pledge to help you get started on the pathway to a lower climate impact.

Stars Speak Out

emily — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:23:38 -0700

Some of the hottest celebrities are talking about and taking action on solving the climate crisis. They're asking you to take action too: check out the following video PSA's, featuring stars such as Naomi Campbell, and Julia Louis Dreyfus.

Know someone else who might be inspired by these videos? To share them with a friend, click "Tip off a Friend" in the green box on the right.

Sarah Hetznecker - a solar star

emily — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:32:26 -0700

"Follow Your Passion."

Sounds good, but what does this statement have to do with solar energy and climate change? In the case of Pennsylvania entrepreneur and business owner Sarah Hetznecker, everything.

We Count

emily — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:31:19 -0700

Every day, all over the world, we participate in activities that produce global warming gases. How much pollution are we generating? The global greenhouse gas emissions counter on the collage started from zero on January 1st, 2007 and increases at a rate of approximately 1,268.51 tonnes CO₂-equivalent per second. We refer to global emissions in metric tonnes (rather than short tons, with which we’re more familiar in the US) because metric units are the standard for global reporting and analysis.

Tune In: Podcasts about how you can make a difference

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:35:41 -0700

These podcasts are a joint podcast series between Live Earth and the Alliance for Climate Protection. Each episode provides information and resources to help individuals make real, meaningful, and measurable changes to their life to help address the climate crisis.

Podcast 1:

Introduction to Live Earth, Climate Science 101, what you can do, introduction to the Alliance for Climate Protection
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Podcast 2:

Tips for greening your home: appliance energy efficiency, washing in cold water, insulation, CFLs, thermostat
Greening of Live Earth concerts
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Podcast 3:

Tips for greening your transportation: check your tire pressure, public transportation, demand better public transport, carpooling
Offsets
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Podcast 4:

Greening your community: sharing, green investing, voting, staying informed, Live Earth calls to action
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Podcast 5:

Things you can do to save energy while shopping
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Podcast 6:

Town hall meeting
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Podcast 7:

Behind the scenes
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Black balloons: making CO₂ real

emily — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:32:54 -0700

Check out the Alliance for Climate Protection's first ad in our national advertising campaign. We are helping alert Americans about the urgency of the climate crisis and engage them in solving it.

You can see the first ad by clicking the video above.

The ads bring to life the contribution that each household is making towards climate change and demonstrate some very easy ways to help reduce it while saving money. You'll recognize the voice as that of the actor Tommy Lee Jones.

AC/DC Green Power

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:27:31 -0700

Consumer choice probably isn't what comes to mind when you think about your electric company. The grid is one-size-fits all: electrons work the same whether they come from organically sourced methane or strip-mined coal, and they don't care if they're pumping tunes from the stereo or milk from a cow.

Green is Green

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:37:15 -0700

The incredible economic progress of the last 150 years was made possible in part through the availability of cheap energy, energy deemed to be without significant global environmental consequences. Had we been able to read the fine print on fossil fuel, we would have seen the warning: "may cause climate change." Now the climate crisis is a full-blown threat, but it's also a great economic opportunity. It's a once-in-a-generation chance to innovate, to reinvent, to get creative, to rise to the occasion.

The Climate Crisis - the science

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:32:29 -0700

The Climate Crisis
No human challenge is so potentially uniting as the climate crisis. Our human drive to invent and build has led to extraordinary advances and great technological promise. It's also had grave, unintended consequences. And unless we face the climate crisis with ingenuity, resolve, and a sense of urgency, much of the world as we know it will begin to unravel before our eyes.

I pledge, you pledge, we all win

emily — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:09:52 -0700

Talk is cheap, but inaction is expensive, especially when the climate is in crisis. Take this pledge and then post it on your fridge, make it your screensaver, tape it near the back door or put a tiny version inside your wallet. Then explain to others why this is important so that they too will take the pledge. Hang it up in the coffee room at work. Post it on the community bulletin boards downtown or at the local library. This is all about doing something for yourself and your loved ones.