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Favorable Trends

People everywhere are recognizing the growing problem of manmade greenhouse gases and are seeking ways to shrink it back to a size in which our world can survive. Some of the actions include:

  • Public and private sector collaborators developing tools and processes to measure GHG emissions
  • Companies generating energy that either emit no CO2 (through use of wind turbines), or do not produce a net gain in atmospheric CO2 (through use of biomass fuels)
  • Public policies promoting climate stewardship and clean energy
  • Geologists investigating ideas for storing CO2 in depleting oil and gas reservoirs and other deeply buried cavities in the Earth
  • Cultural leaders who are using their influence to support reduction of greenhouse gases in purchasing decisions and lifestyle practices
  • Pedestrian-friendly communities that reduce sprawl and encourage walking, bike-riding, and taking the bus
  • Manufacturers that reuse, reduce, or recycle goods instead of being part of the pack that encourages consumers to throw away dated materials to purchase the newest trend
  • Organizations that support planting trees to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and saving mature trees that are storing carbon dioxide
  • Automakers that are developing fuel-efficient vehicles such as gas-electric hybrids


 

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