school’s in- but it doesn’t feel like fall

well, it’s october here in the empire state, and it sure doesn’t feel like it. we have been in the 80’s and 90’s fairly consistently since july. yes, there have been brief respites of cooler weather, but the reality is- we are running about 20 degrees hotter than we should be for the second week of october. the cats don’t know whether to shed or grow hair- and now, they have fleas. we have been plagued with little fruit flies or gnats or something taking up residence- and don’t get me started on the spiders. i have lost at least 5 plants this summer because of the stress of the weather and my green beans died of blight.

and even the bushling reluctantly admits to there being something wrong with the climate. here are some basic tips you can do at home and in your daily life to reduce your own personal contribution to global warming- and a call to start thinking differently on long term goals.

go vegetarian, or vegan- most of the meat is tainted at any given time anyway, and livestock is a huge producer of pollution

cut back or cut out bottled water- making plastic is a huge polluter- and using up water resources for cosmetic reasons is irresponsible these days. bottle your own water from home.

consume less and with more thought. take a peek at where your goods are manufactured and ask if you need it more than the folks who made it need clean water and food. watch what you buy- what does the packaging look like? cut back on plastic purchases- many detergent manufacturers are making concentrated liquids now in small packaging. it is going to take all of us pushing for reform and changing our lifestyles to change the tide- and the truth is- we are running out of time.

tags: environment