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Al Gore and
Climate Crisis
WHAT IS GLOBAL WARMING?
Carbon dioxide and other gases warm
the surface of the planet naturally by trapping solar heat in the atmosphere.
This is a good thing because it keeps our planet habitable. However, by
burning fossil fuels such as coal,
gas and oil and clearing forests we have dramatically increased the amount of carbon dioxide
in the Earth’s atmosphere and temperatures are rising.
The vast majority of
scientists agree that global warming is real,
it’s already happening and that it
is the result of our activities and not a natural occurrence.
The evidence is overwhelming and undeniable. We’re already seeing changes.
Glaciers are
melting, plants and animals are being forced from their habitat,
and the number of severe storms and droughts is increasing.
You
may have seen the movie, or seen him on TV.
Keep up to date with his web
site.
http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/
David Suzuki
works for our quality of life, now and for the future.
The David Suzuki Foundation works through science and education
to protect the diversity of nature and our quality of life,
now and for the
future.
With a goal of achieving sustainability within a generation, the
Foundation collaborates with
scientists, business and industry, academia,
government and non-governmental organizations.
We seek the best research to
provide innovative solutions that will help build a clean,
competitive
economy that does not threaten the natural services that support all life.
An independent charity, the Foundation does not accept government grants and
is supported
with the help of some 40,000 individual supporters across Canada and around the world.
Keep up to date from his web site.
http://www.davidsuzuki.org
WWF Australia
"WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the
planet's natural
environment and to build a future in which humans live
in harmony with nature, by:
* conserving the world's biological
diversity;
* ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources
is
sustainable; and
* promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful
consumption.
We achieve this by working on the ground with local
communities, and in
partnership with government and industry, using the best
possible
science to advocate change and effective conservation
policy."
Keep up to date from their web site.
http://wwf.org.au
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