Today is the first day in the rest of your life and that of our beautiful and suffering planet. With all the resent extreme events in our weather and the frequency of them its hard to understand how the debate regarding Global Warming still exsists. There will always be those who deny the facts. It reminds me of the Beginning of the Iraq war,when the Public information minister of Iraq kept telling the Iraq people that they were winning the war and that the blood of the invaders was being spilled out into the desert. The most memorable scene was while he was making that anouncement in his office in Bagdad you could see the American flag on the tanks go by his window!Denial just like the Global warming na sayers weathering a "Freek" storm and still not believing. "Wheather" we all belive its man caused or a "normal cycles" the fact is that our planet is radically changing, and not in a favorable direction.There is So much information that only a fool would disregard it. We must change the way in which we live and how we view our relationship with the the planet. Mankind has proven its ability to identify and modify behavior that causes neg. impacts. I again mention my youth and the gorgaous surroundings i was blessed to grow up in.(Adirondack Park) It also gave me an early and first hand look at Earth and mans fragile relationship. Because of the position of the park, it was in the direct path of Acid rain and payed the price.One of my first proactive involvements was to recieve bags of lime from the Apa(Adirondack park agency) in the winter. Using my snowmobile and a simple play sled with holes drilled in it,i would drive out onto the lake and spread lime to neutralize the acid. That type of mobilization by gov. and simple folk. and regulations imposed on the plants in the mid west causing the emmissions was a success. the problem has all but dissappered. The damage to the Ozone layer caused by CFCs in arosale and frion gas used in refrigeration was devastating. The Ozone level in our planet prevents Ulta-Violet light from reaching you and me causing Cancer, birth defects,srteliztion and lose of life forms Like Cril in the ocean thats one of the most important foods in the food chain. After much debate, action was taken and another example of how we can not only cause a problem, but recognize and correct it.The hole in the Ozone layer is CLOSING! There are so many little things that we all can do to be part of the solution, that cost little or no money and minimal effort. AS of today Earth Day 2007 look at your self and others arround you and decide are you going to be part of the problem or part of the solution???Its time we give Earth more than one day a year. Earth day should be every day from now on... I will be back to this post often in the days ahead. First, to give you some of those simple things you can do. But, also to "Illuminate" the connection between Global warming our dependancy on Oil, the war in Iraq, the dangerous increaese and severity of Diseases on the Globe, and many other events that are intertwined. HAVE A GREAT EARTH DAY! April 22 2007- Has anyone noticed a strange fact regarding the worlds weather, the fact is that almost all extreme weather in the world occurs in the US. I monoter global weather and i have noticed the frequancy and intensity of the storms here are by far the worse. In fact CNN has added a savere weather center to their network and its now one of the busiest dept at CNN.So, is mother nature striking back? The US is the biggest emitter of Green house gas among other serious crimes agianst humanity and nature! Do you think "Mother Nature" could actually "rain down evil" when and where she chooses? Does Pinocio have a wooden pecker? May 3 2007- I have suggested mother natures ability to "Rain down Terror", well, she is now using Laser guided weopens(wonder where she got the idea for those?)I have suggested for a while now about the connection of the X-treme weather to the location of it. The top two producers of Greenhouse gsses in the US are 1)Texas2)Florida. Now look at the Xtremly extreme weather that they are both suffering from. Texas is experiencing deadly weather on a dayly bases like never before. Florida is also experiencing its own form of life altering weather. Normally, weather that comes thru Texas would eventually effect Florida. That would be great because Florida NEEDS rain, but those storms are being effected by a unusual low pressure system that forces that weather up to the north that does not the need the rain, flooding is becomeimg a major problem. The extreme drought is creating a perfect environment for wildfires.Florida is currently fighting OVER 200 INDIVIDUAL fires and without help from mother nature,in the form of rain,Florida could become a burnt, aired wasteland.A relavent fact regarding wildfires-for every acre burned,approx. 39 million tons of CO2 is released,and the trees that were once there use to absorb those gases are no longer there. If this isnt Mother Nature then maybe Pinoccio wasnt all wood! So, what can we do? Remember part of the problem or part of the solution. Ck you tires to ensure proper inflation, car pool when ever possible,use public trans, wash cars only in car washes that recycle water and use env. safe soaps, bring plastic bags back to stores or buy a cloth bag.Take one less shower a week and use your towel more than once(you are the cleanest after shower so its just water) Consider landscaping that requries less watering or none cactus and viens need less water. stone gardens need none. weather proof your windows or buy upgraded insulated ones.only do laundry when you have a full load it takes the same energy as one pair of pants!Unplug appliences when not using, they draw as much energy off as on, so unplug(hint if you get a power base that you can plug multiple things into it then you only have to unplug one cord).Get water saving fixtures for house, flush toilet only every other time used(if its yellow let it mellow, if its brown flush it down)If you dont have a water saving tank place a brick or large stone to diplace as much water as you can. turn off shower or sink while soaping up or brushing. Start to use only companies or store that care and make the necessary changes. They will eventually comply one way or another. Begin a "Grass" roots campaigne in you local community to start recycling and become a green town. plant trees clean up vacant lots and plant flowers in them there are so many more free and easy things we can all do. start now! And maybe mother nature will feel better and see we care, im sure once she lends a hand it will make a major difference, show"her" Florida and she may "shower" you. Texas you too can help and maybe she will stop Caughing and sneeezing on you! June 27 2007 I dont like being right when i predict pain and suffering..... Texas needs to kick the oil companies out.