wash some fruit in a bowl? Instead of
pouring leftover water down the
drain, keep it in a watering can for
later use on plants.
Green Today or Gone Tomorrow
1. Deploy electrical energy efficieny measures to reduce demand by 33 percent.
2.Replace all coal and oil electricity generation with renewable electricity.
3.Increase plug-in vehicles(hybrid and electric cars) to 90 percent of new car
sale in 2030.
4. Increase new confuel efficiency from 31 to 45 miles per gallon in 2030.
5. Accelerate the turnover of the vehicle fleet from 19 to 13 year.
Pro: If the rule are right, it
works as a transition.
Con: It's not
the final solution.
Emissions must still fall.
Pro: The sun is always shining.
Con: The efficiency of solar
panels still lags behind.
Pro: Wind is abundant.
Con: Landscape blight.
Pro: Using waste for biofuels
makes it a part of the solution.
Con: Biofuels from food are in-
creasing food prices.
Pro: If everyone did their bit,
the savings would be huge.
Con: Individual action alone
can't solve our climate crisis.
Pro: Ostensibly "clean".
Con: Expensive, dangerous.
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