How to Make a Difference…………………
Global Warming
Become aware
Here…
 Learn more about it
 Recycle
 Take Care of the Environment
Participate in a fund raiser
Here…
Buy a global warming bracelet from
http://usa.roots.com/style.aspx?catid=130&dptid=7&sa
leGroup=
Around the world…
Buy a hat or T-shirt from
https://www.nrdc.org/joingive/give/gw.asp
For Adults
Buy WWF (World Wildlife Fund) cards,
beanie babies, or calendars from you local
Barnes and Noble
Check out the websites of national and
international world preservation, such as:
www.nwf.org/globalwarming
www.fightglobalwarming.com
www.stopglobalwarming.org
www.climatecrisis.net
For Kids
www.nwf.org/rangerrick
www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/
Volunteer
Here…
 Volunteer at the local recycling center
 Volunteer at the area state parks
 Volunteer at SMSU’s chapter of
Habitat for Humanity
Around the World…
- Go to
http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/gsteps.asp
to find more info about ways to fight global
warming
- volunteer at Habitat for Humanity or
Global Volunteers
Around the world:
Contribute to NRDC, Habitat for
Humanity, and the World Wildlife Fund
If you do contribute to one of these
organizations, wear the sticker, bracelet, tshirt, or whatever else you may receive to let
others know this is important to you
Make your views known
Here…
Write a letter to the SPUR or Marshall
Independent expressing your views on global
warming
Around the World…
 Email or write a petition to your
politicians telling them about your
concerns about global warming
 Get a WWF credit card from Chase
which will contribute 1% of every sale
to the WWF
Do an internship that
addresses global warming
Here…
Do an internship at a local state park
-Garvin Park (only 15 miles from Marshall)
-Camden State Park (only 10 miles )
Around the World….
Join the Earth Activist Network at
http://www.nrdcaction.org/join.html
Make others aware of the
problem and what they can
do to help
Here…
Invite a friend to check out one of the
many websites
Start a conversation with a friend or make
a comment in class about the topic
Promote recycling and walking instead of
driving or carpooling
Around the world…
Add information on your MySpace page or
Facebook page about your commitment to
addressing global warming and let others
know how they can be involved
Vote for anti-global warming
legislation
 Vote for mayors and representatives or
all kinds who support making changes in
the city or state to reduce carbon
emission rates
 Some communities already involved are
Duluth and Minneapolis
 Support the Climate Stewardship Act
because it could bring 800,000 new
jobs to the U.S. by 2025 with the
Midwest region, including Minnesota
getting the highest percentage
Support musical artists that
are committed to ending
global warming
 Listen to music you enjoy by dedicated
artists such as Taking Back Sunday, Jon
Bon Jovi, and Bonnie Raitt, just to name
a few
 Support music festivals like
Lollapalooza who support global warming
organizations such as the NDRC,
stopglobalwarming.com, and other
organizations dealing in various other
important issues (poverty)
Work for an organization
that supports ending global
warming
Gain some experience related to global
warming by volunteering for organizations
such as Habitat for Humanity and Global
Volunteers
http://www.globalvolunteers.org/1main/conservation_w
ork.htm
http://www.habitat.org/
Ask the organization you are considering
joining what (if any) kinds of socially
responsible investing they do
Watch a movie or
documentary about global
warming
Here…
Watch Al Gore’s personal history of
fighting global warming by buying the DVD
“An Inconvenient Truth”
Around the world…
Watch the documentaries about global
warming/ climate change on the BBC