POLL: In response to the GLOBAL WARMING climate crisis you have.....

[Harper_is_Bush]

Poll question: POLL: In response to the GLOBAL WARMING climate crisis you have.....

We're facing a huge challange, and our responsibility is to future generations. What are you doing about it?

[SCDem]

1. People also need to press their leaders

Even at the County level - Does your county have a landfill - do they have a landfill gas to energy initiative - trapping the methane gas and using that.

We need to press our leaders - we need to take initiative for ourselves but we also need to press for macro reforms.

[Harper_is_Bush]

2. Yes, but individual action needs to preceed that. n/t

[SCDem]

7. Yes I agree -

But as I am going out and giving my Climate Crisis presentations I am also pressing those who are the biggest tree huggers to do more and a way in which they can do that is contacting their leaders and also calling their power companies and ask if they offer green power alternatives - if not why.

I agree whole heartedly that individual action needs to take place but we can't let our leaders and the major corporations off the hook.

[PDJane]

3. Recycling,

Buying CFL's (everything in the house), not using heat this winter (per usual; I actually don't need it much), taking transit, having things delivered instead of taking a car or cab, walking, doing a large grocery shop once per month, buying at the farmer's market, recycling electronics, using rechargable batteries, keeping "stuff" to a minimum, baking and cooking more, and not using the a/c in the summer (which is a huge deal for me.......I hate the heat.), not flying, don't drive, take the train, keep cabs to an absolute minimum, use net or fabric shopping bags, recycle my screw-top pill bottles instead of getting those safety cap things from the drugstore.

[NYCGirl]

4. What about people who use CFLs and don't drive AT ALL because they live

in Manhattan and don't have to and or have no place to park a car?

Edited to add: RECYCLING IS THE LAW IN NYC.

[Harper_is_Bush]

10. Good point. Changed poll to make "something else" "something better" instead.

thx

[LSK]

5. CFLs, drive less, I never flew anyways

Looking to get involved with the Arbor Day Foundation

http://www.arborday.org/index.cfm

[evlbstrd]

6. The numbering is messed up, so Other.

Driving much less, recycling, flying not at all, all bulbs are CFLs and I'm working to draft Al Gore for 2008.

[Harper_is_Bush]

8. all options might not be available, but the numbering is good to my eye

what's the trouble?

[evlbstrd]

9. It really isn't numbered.

And only limited possibillities are available. I also hate standardized tests.

[Harper_is_Bush]

11. anything else you want to complain about?

Most people are smart enough to do the numbering themselves, and if you hate "standardized test" then don't do them. I tried to have some open-ended options.

[evlbstrd]

14. I did use the "Other" option.

And, granted, I'm being really nitpicky. I meant no offense. I am but a jester.

[Harper_is_Bush]

12. Global Warming topics sink like stones here.

[Harper_is_Bush]

13. which is why they need kickin'.