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Money/Health ArticlesChanging the world, one bright idea at a timeMaterialistic lifestyles major factor in global warming, experts sayByYou're leaving home for the morning, making sure you remembered to feed Rufus and bring that English term paper due in the afternoon. But did you remember to switch off the lights? Did you turn down the thermostat? Did you shut off your computer? These are just a few of the things Garry Running, geography and anthropology department chair, recommends for individuals to decrease their ecological footprint, or environmental impact. What's causing global warming?Ramifications of global warming, climate change extensive; experts say individuals must act nowByIt's in the news constantly, and it's no secret the Earth is heating up. Glaciers are melting. The sea level is rising. Look at the shrinking of the Greenland ice cap and the Antarctic ice shell. Look at the expansion of tropical diseases that are no longer limited to tropical places. Alternative fuels best option for studentsHybrid vehicles still expensive, prices expected to drop as demand for efficiency risesByPresident Bush told the American public in his 2007 State of the Union Address, "It is in our vital interest to diversify America's energy supply." Naturally, this leads to the question of how best to go about doing this. The easiest and seemingly most practical way is to look at alternative energy sources, moving away from a dependence on foreign oil. |
