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How to Make Al Gore Proud. Al Gore wants you to start taking global warming seriously.
And in a 2006 speech, he offered specific tips on how to do so. You will need An eco-friendly
home Eco-friendly products A hybrid car A willingness to engage in political activism
and a commitment to reduce, reuse, and recycle whenever possible. Step 1. Reduce emissions
created by your home with better design, more insulation, and green electricity. Try installing
solar panels on your roof. Step 2. Reduce your car emissions by buying a hybrid car,
taking trains instead of planes for regional trips, carpooling, biking, and walking. Urge
government officials to pass laws, create policies, and enter treaties that recognize
climate change as a “planetary emergency.” Step 3. Buy energy-efficient appliances and
products. Look for the U.S. government-sponsored Energy Star logo. Step 4. Calculate your impact
on the environment with a carbon-footprint calculator. You can find them on such sites
as the one for the film An Inconvenient Truth, www.climatecrisis.net. Step 5. Live a carbon
neutral life by reducing the energy you use and offsetting the rest with positive actions
such as planting trees. Step 6. Be green at work by bringing your lunch in reusable containers,
using a ceramic mug, and printing documents only when necessary. If you own a business,
make it green by using recycled paper and energy-efficient fluorescent light bulbs.
Step 7. Put your money where your mouth is by only investing in green companies. Write
to businesses that are not eco-friendly and let them know why you are not supporting their
products and services. Step 8. Become a catalyst for change in your community by teaching others
about the climate crisis. Step 9. Vote for candidates who believe in capping and trading
carbon emissions, and who have articulated clear policies for dealing with global warming.
Did you know In February 2007, Al Gore and Sir Richard Branson offered $25 million to
the inventor of any device that can remove substantial amounts of greenhouse gases from
the atmosphere.