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The Real Arctic Circle's Ice is Melting

The Arctic ice is melting at an unprecedented rate. So much ice has disappeared that in the summer of 2007, the Northwest passage became navigable. At this rate, there may be no summer ice by 2030. This may be good for shipping, but it is not so good for polar bears, who need the sea ice to hunt for food.

Arctic temperatures are rising because of global warming - climate change brought about by emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. Human activity has increased the levels of greenhouse gases and human activity can decrease them.

A lot of people making little changes to their lives can have a positive effect.

Here are a few ways you can act (and often save money in the process)

  1. Drive less - walk, or bike or take public transport.
  2. Try to buy food which has been produced locally. Farmers' markets are a great way to get fresh, seasonal produce (which hasn't been transported huge distances and held a long time in cold storage).
  3. Choose products with less packaging. Some packaging is protective, but much of it is just for looks and is wasteful in production and disposal.
  4. Compost your food scraps. Even meat can be composted if you use a bokashi system.
  5. Turn off electrical appliances at the mains switch (not the standby button) when not using them.
  6. Use compact, fluorescent lightbulbs.
  7. If you eat meat, eat less of it.
  8. Buy less stuff. Upgrade your computer rather than replacing it. Buy one, locally made organic cotton top, rather than 3 cheap imported ones.

REDUCE * RE-USE * RECYCLE

every action counts

Further Reading on the loss of Arctic Ice

NY Times article
Guardian article
Washington Post article

Further Reading about Being Green

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - reviewing the science on climate change
The Daily Green - the consumer's guide to the green revolution
Plenty magazine - environmental news and commentary
We Are What We Do - authors of Change the World for a Fiver
Reduce Your Rubbish
How Bokashi Works to Compost all Food Waste
 
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