Vanamahotsava,globalwarming and Climate Change

 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 Climatethem, please try planting atleast one sapling this
changeyear. You decide your vanamahotsava to plant it.
 Please try following the below energy saving
  As a great saying goes "Welcome, O life! I gomeasures. These energy saving measures can cut
to encounter for the millionth time the reality ofdown your expenses as well as cut your
experience and to forge in the smithy of my soulhousehold 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 readysteps we all can/must try to implement if we
to sacrifice its economy for the ecology! Andcare for our future generations live happily.
when fossil fuels are continued to be burntClimate change due to global warming is not
everyday, the amazon forest that sustains life onreversible now. But what can be done is, its
earth is being destroyed at a steady rate! SO dideffects can be minimised. So I kindly call upon all
we miscalculate the after effects? Yes we didof you to sacrifice a little now, which will surely
and now a lot of scientists tell that it’smake a big difference in the years to come. Do
necessary to develop forests. But with thethis if you have heart in there, which says, "I
growing population, I doubt there would be enoughcare".
resources to do so. So I came up with this newPlant 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 involveslights when you leave the room. And remember
the development of green belts in cities. To donot to keep televisions, video players…in the
this you need not go and plant trees on thestandby mode, as a lot of energy gets wasted.
roadside, start from your own backyard. So thisWhen 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, canappliances that have a good energy efficiency
surely make a difference, because a single treevalue. If you reduce your household garbage by
can absorb about one ton of CO2 in its10% you can save 600kgs of CO2 emissions
lifetime!Remember if the current rate of emissionsannually. Try not using a vehicle to ply small
goes on, the current rate of melting of icedistances, use your feet. Remember every litre
continues, within a span of 30 years sea levels willof petrol you save, prevents about 2.5kgs of
rise by 20 feet. Now some people will say this isCO2 from entering the atmosphere. with low
all a hoax, but scientists prove it! If the sea levelsenergy 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 willDo your part in reducing wastes by choosing
have acute water shortage, food shortage, and areusable 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, pleasepossible
see the movie "AN INCONVINIENT TRUTH". HatsRoyston Fernandes ,Author,‘Shall we save
off to AlGore for his efforts to save motherthe earth?