| | | | | earth. |
| | | | | Some of you might say, we won’t be there |
| | | | at that time, but did you all just forget your |
| | | | children, or grandchildren? If you all really care for |
| Vanamahotsava, Global warming and Climate | | | | them, please try planting atleast one sapling this |
| change | | | | year. You decide your vanamahotsava to plant it. |
| | | | | Please try following the below energy saving |
| As a great saying goes "Welcome, O life! I go | | | | measures. These energy saving measures can cut |
| to encounter for the millionth time the reality of | | | | down your expenses as well as cut your |
| experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul | | | | household CO2 emissions by 1.5 tonnes! |
| the uncreated conscience of my race." | | | | - Reduce-Reuse-Recycle |
| Vanamahotsava is the festival of life. It was | | | | - Replace your light bulbs |
| started in India, as a campaign to save mother | | | | - Drive less Drive smart |
| earth. BUT HAS THIS CAMPAIGN REALLY BORE | | | | - Buy energy-efficient products |
| FRUIT? We all might have heard, some of us | | | | - Use the "OFF" switch |
| experienced the dreadful effect of global warming. | | | | - And the last step is: |
| The reason, greenhouse gases. The solution, stop | | | | - Friends these are a few |
| emission. But is that possible? No country is ready | | | | steps we all can/must try to implement if we |
| to sacrifice its economy for the ecology! And | | | | care for our future generations live happily. |
| when fossil fuels are continued to be burnt | | | | Climate change due to global warming is not |
| everyday, the amazon forest that sustains life on | | | | reversible now. But what can be done is, its |
| earth is being destroyed at a steady rate! SO did | | | | effects can be minimised. So I kindly call upon all |
| we miscalculate the after effects? Yes we did | | | | of you to sacrifice a little now, which will surely |
| and now a lot of scientists tell that it’s | | | | make a big difference in the years to come. Do |
| necessary to develop forests. But with the | | | | this if you have heart in there, which says, "I |
| growing population, I doubt there would be enough | | | | care". |
| resources to do so. So I came up with this new | | | | Plant a tree in your backyard. : Save electricity |
| alternative when I was surfing the net one day. | | | | and reduce global warming by turning off the |
| It’s called URBAN FORESTRY, mainly involves | | | | lights when you leave the room. And remember |
| the development of green belts in cities. To do | | | | not to keep televisions, video players…in the |
| this you need not go and plant trees on the | | | | standby mode, as a lot of energy gets wasted. |
| roadside, start from your own backyard. So this | | | | When its time to buy a new car choose one that |
| vanamahotsava, are you all ready to do a little. | | | | offers a good mileage. Always buy home |
| Remember that one tree in your garden, can | | | | appliances that have a good energy efficiency |
| surely make a difference, because a single tree | | | | value. If you reduce your household garbage by |
| can absorb about one ton of CO2 in its | | | | 10% you can save 600kgs of CO2 emissions |
| lifetime!Remember if the current rate of emissions | | | | annually. Try not using a vehicle to ply small |
| goes on, the current rate of melting of ice | | | | distances, use your feet. Remember every litre |
| continues, within a span of 30 years sea levels will | | | | of petrol you save, prevents about 2.5kgs of |
| rise by 20 feet. Now some people will say this is | | | | CO2 from entering the atmosphere. with low |
| all a hoax, but scientists prove it! If the sea levels | | | | energy consuming CF bulbs. These not only use |
| rise by 20feet, all coastal cities will be wiped out. | | | | less electricity, but also last 15 time longer. |
| And those cities like Bangalore high up there will | | | | Do your part in reducing wastes by choosing |
| have acute water shortage, food shortage, and a | | | | reusable rather than disposable products. Try |
| 200% rise in diseases! | | | | using recycled paper and plastics as much as |
| My dear friends if you think I’m a fool, please | | | | possible |
| see the movie "AN INCONVINIENT TRUTH". Hats | | | | Royston Fernandes ,Author,‘Shall we save |
| off to AlGore for his efforts to save mother | | | | the earth? |