Jeyaganesh supports Earth Hour
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HBO supports Earth Hour, Discovery supports Earth Hour, Aamir supports Earth Hour, why not me. Go to “ http://www.earthhour.org/news/in:en” to know more about earth hour (if you don’t know). It’s really a good concept to conduct such awareness campaign on climate change and global warming. These two issues pose major threat for our future generations. Our Indian government is doing its part by cutting the power for two hours every day in the name of power crisis. You can track the root for this crisis as climate change. One can ask what one hour of voluntary power cut can contribute to climate change. Environmentally, answer in null. But psychologically, it impacts in minds of the people, not to pollute, if they participate. Following are some suggestions, which by following one can also positively contribute in fight against climate change,
1) Travel by sharing or public transport. By this way we can reduce as much vehicle emissions as possible and can save oil resources for future generations.Every drop you save today will help your grandsons or great great grandsons. It’s sad that oil resources take hundreds of years to replenish. Vehicle emission contributes 30% to the climate change.
2) Advice your neighbors’ not to use inefficient way of heating for cooking purposes. Some of the inefficient ways are cooking by burning wood, burning coal, etc.
3) Avoid using in-efficient ways of lighting. Try to use CFL bulbs and fluorescent tubes rather than candescent lamps, even though its comparatively costlier
4) Instead of using electric water heaters use solar water heaters.
5) Use solar panels for lighting purposes, which stores power in day time and uses that power in night times. Can reduce lot of power costs.
Many more ways are there but most of that are beyond individuals capability. First step before starting, one must not think how I alone can do this big thing. If you watched Evan Almighty, you may know “One Act of random kindness (ARK) at a time“, similar to that, “One Act of random Contribution at a time” can make this big thing happen.