for a Change in the Climate
4th September 2007
The fourth day of September 2007 : a date with destiny - and an empty plate.
We all have to give up something in order to make a change. Climate Change means we have to reconsider everything,
from dinner to democracy to holidays to homes.
The Climate Emergency Council have called a 24 hour fast for 4th September 2007
Check the blog, here :-
http://climateemergency.org/blog/2007/08/29/why-are-you-fasting
Remember, if you do go without food on 4th September 2007, please keep drinking fluids throughout the day.
Here are other ways to Give Up Some Thing on 4th September 2007 :-
1. STOP SHOPPING
Commercially traded manufactured goods are the main reason for economic development and environmental destruction around the world. Just keep your money in your wallet. Make up your mind to ignore advertisements for cars and air travel from now on.
2. STOP BORROWING
Citizens in debt are paying back big-time in terms of interest. This is creating a massive injection of wealth into banks, and this is turned into bank loans made to private enterprises that continue the "growth model" of economy. Your debt equals environmental destruction.
3. STOP MEAT
Eating animals is perhaps the second largest impact that your diet has on the ecology of the biosphere. Become a vegan. a vegetarian, or an ovo-lacto-pesco vegetarian at the very least. It really cuts down on the energy used to make and deliver your food.
4. STOP AT HOME
Tired of arguments about train versus bus versus plane versus car ? In the end, the biggest factor is : how far do you actually travel ? Move less by machine and more by muscle. Or even stay at home for a while.
5. STOP BURNING
Cut your energy use. Full-stop.
6. STOP IMPORTING
Cut the food miles, the product miles, the clothing miles. Buy local, live local. Grow your own - and I mean food.
7. STOP MOANING
Stop blaming other people and governments and corporations/companies and get on with democratic change.
* Issue your local council with a challenge to demonstrate sound Carbon policy.
* Write a bag of letters to MPs and important rock stars.
* Join a local allotment scheme.
* Ride with the local cycling club.
* Push some buttons. Make some noise. Be irritating and get expressing.
We clearly need an international treaty to reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and everyone and every organisation needs to do their part.
And we need to call for it.
Energy Rations are the future, people. Make that call.
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