How the Earth Was Made: DVD Giveaway

1. We need to use energy far more efficiently and generate that energy through renewable technologies.
2. We need to get rid of genetically modified crops.
3. We need to get more people reducing, reusing, and recylcing.

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A radical positive from where I sit:
1.Required recycling across the states
2. A wide bike lane road in every town
3. The return of small farm, local buying that makes them mainstream.

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1) renewable alternative energy
2) accessible & effective recycling
3) organic food production

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1. Food addiction is ruining our health.
2. TV addiction is ruining our bodies and minds.
3. Those two addictions are ruining our relationships with each other and the environment.

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1. Outlaw any packaging that isn’t recyclable and require recycling, like in Germany.
2. Begin a global initiative to teach the significance of locally-sourced food and water conservation.
3. Create a coalition of countries to penalize the planet’s top polluters.

The time for change is now, before it’s too late.

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1. Retrofitting all existing buildings with solar panels, small wind turbines, and rain water collection and recycling while being compulsory in all new building projects.

2. Inexpensive Cars built with light weight plastics and synthetics to raise fuel economy: Electric/compressed air powered cars in this mold should be highly subsidized.

3. Sorry to say, but: TAXES should be levied on all non-green items. Similar to a smoking tax or an obesity tax (taxing fattier foods more) which is used to give economic incentive for people to change bad habits. Taxes would be placed on all fossil fuel powered cars, non-green energy (including petrol), and the heaviest polluting industries based on a weighted scale of how much pollution they contribute.

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1. The Government and the Media need to push Green Power, even on a small scale (like having buildings fitted with solar panels). If it’s in the media, and will save people money, they’ll flock to it. Everyone I see who has off-the-grid housing is tickled with it. No electricity bill, and you’re helping the environment, how cool is that?

2. Banning of “one time use” plastic shopping bags. Some people reuse them, but there are much greener and more durable options out there. Paying for plastic bags like the grocery stores (and some hardware stores) in my city are doing is a good start, but they need to be banned altogether or be made to be compostable and biodegradable (like the bags from Bulk Barn).

3. Better awareness and convenience of ecologically friendly practices. In talking with people who don’t recycle or reuse or reduce energy consumption, those are the two major stumbling blocks: they don’t know what to do, or it’s too difficult (or expensive) for them to want to do on a regular basis. Education is the key. Show people the way, make it easier for them to do, and they’ll do it.

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1.) Single stream recycling in every city
2.) Educating on the value of moments and people versus consumerism
3.) Every household producing a portion of the produce they consume

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Make recycling mandatory.

Encourage more local farm stands.

Educate more people on the very real dangers of global warning and abuse of our planet. Need to better counteract the corporate PR machine.

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change one habit each week, e.g., ride your bike to work every Tuesday, or carpool every other week

plant more trees and grow a garden, even if it’s small

make a positive contribution daily, whether it’s to voice your opinion, or encouraging others to go green; just help others to think about their own efforts to go green

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1) A complete return to self-sufficient living, with all possible foods being produced by the individual(s) who will consume them.
2) The elimination of ‘fossil fuels’ from our vocabulary and reality
3) A switch from dependence on pharmaceutical medicine (chemicals) to total holistic, herbal wellness where people have the knowledge to heal themselves.

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1) Progressively cut our humungous arms & war budget every year for 10 years by 5% annually. Our government and its special interests are addicted to these no-bid, unaccountable contracts and we need to start “War Detox” immediately. Use these war budget cuts to invest in green and quality of life initiatives – aquifer & fresh water cleanup, reduce pollution everywhere, green energy initiatives, green skills training & workshops, green business seed money, single payer healthcare, education … for all.
2) Promote a more vegetarian, less meat, minimal pesticide, organic, holistic agriculture and lifestyle using local farmers, and frequent farmers markets and cultural arts events.
3) Invest in our aging manufacturing and in new technology – e.g Europe & Japan have taken the lead in high-speed rail, efficient battery, wind, and wave technology – so the US maintains an independent tool and technology infrastructure critical for survival in competitive world markets.
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Unsolicited commentary:
These 3 initiatives are vital for our national security and our civil rights, as we approach ecological disaster on a world scale. Our dependence on “outsourcing” clearly makes us and our children vulnerable to collapses in other economies. E.g. China is on the road to ecological disaster and its subsequent economic collapse, with human rights violations, no clean water or air, insufficient food, yet we are totally dependent on China for manufactured goods, “Made in China” Dollar and Big Box Stores are everywhere.

Our huge War Budget perverts and undermines our values, our Constitution, our way of life. Cutting the War Budget is the “No-Brainer” first step, and a simple way to fund our weak economy with the required ethical investment in our future.

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