…is the message we are getting loud and clear from climate change experts talking about the latest and greatest break in the world's largest remaining ice shelf.
When ice breaks away like this, it floats away and melts, flooding surrounding areas with water. This flooding drowns islands, limits access and destroys eco systems once separated from the oceans with thick layers of ice.
Rising sea levels, destroyed natural habitats, displaced people. If the melting continues to worsen, the consequences are endless.
As all of North America continues to struggle with rising fuel costs, solutions to end our dependency on foreign oil are crucial. Especially south of the border where though economic times are hitting hard. The latest is a plan from billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens.
After years of getting rich from Texas oil, Pickens urges us all to consider how important it is to invest in other energy solution – like wind. He plans to invest over $2 billion in the world's largest wind farm, to span from the Canadian border down through to West Texas.
If an old Republican oil baron from Texas can get behind renewable energy technologies, what's next?
Ever considered a "green" collar job? Everything from solar panel installation to sustainability research positions and scientifically heavy lab jobs are popping up all over the place.
Take California for example. The last few years has shown an crazy jump in the amount of jobs related to solar power. With over 7,000 solar jobs already, they plan to expand the industry by another 2,000 positions within the next year!
So for all of you worried about the dwindling American economy and scared about how it will contribute to your employability, think green. Think about greening your collar.
FLICK OFF knows it is crucial that we find opportunities to talk about the issue of global warming and learn ways to combat the greatest crisis of our time—together. So what better way to help spread the word than FLICKING OFF this Earth Day?
Both EARTH DAY and FLICK OFF are all about raising awareness and moving along the enviro dialogue. A match made in heaven, some might say. So, raise your voice, and raise it loud.
We all need to do our part. Think of starting your very own environmental club. Make climate change the topic of your next class assignment. Or just have fun with it and tell everyone you know to FLICK OFF—other students, teachers, even your principal. Now is the time.
And FLICK OFF can help. We have great Gear, Action Kits, Handouts and more, all available online. Just check it out. And if you need a little extra inspiration, take a look at MuchTalks Climate Change, an environmental documentary featuring Sum 41. It's fun, fast-paced, and you'll learn a lot.
The arctic has never been the same and will always be in a flux of change....just as the rest of the planet has been and is now and will always be. Just 10,000 years ago most of what is now Canada was under ice! That is a blink in the life of a planet. When will activists (guided by emotion and false facts) realize that the planet is just changing and we are not wrecking it?
Save the Arctic! =)