Good to Know

T WO THUMBS  WAY UP TO  THE  TOWN OF BANFF IN CANADA   Banff, town of   8,000 nestled among the Rocky Mountains   is trying   significantly reduce its carbon footprint and help slow down global overheating by erecting solar panels, replacing its fleet of municipal vehicles like street sweepers and ice resurfacers with hybrid and electric models, anti-food waste initiatives, wildlife awareness, and environmental rebates. The mayor of Banff, Karen Sorensen states, “ As long as we can continue to create programs that make it easy for  people  to do the right thing ... I don’t know why somebody wouldn’t.” Oct. 22, 2019

CLIMATE CHANGE PUSH-BACK On October 10, 2018 report from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that to keep the Earth from warming no more than 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels , rather than 2 degrees Celsius,   global emissions of green house gases would need to fall to net zero by 2050. Apparently, the difference of   ½ degree is colossal and would have far reaching alarming impacts of extreme and very chaotic weather events, Arctic sea ice, and our coral reefs. Five simple acts you can do right now that can have monumental impacts if everyone participated are:   *      Compost all organic materials.   *      Plants as many trees as possible on your property or in the community.   *     Do not drink any fluids from plastic bottles.    *    Stop eating beef.   *    Do not order anything online from Amazon.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR MOTHER EARTH You get one Earth.  If you permanently damage your Earth, you will not be able to trade it in for a new one! Earth is not supposed to get too hot.  If you think Earth is overheating, DO NOT assume there is a big fan inside Earth to cool it down like a computer.  Earth is NOT a computer.  Earth is also NOT a computer simulation!