DON'T STOP THINKING ABOUT TOMORROW

If we want a good change for our earth, we must never stop thinking about tomorrow..
How to change our world to a better place..

On June 22, 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland , Ohio, caught in fire, apparently after sparks from a train ignited a surface oil slick. No one was injured and the blaze cause only about $50.000 worth of property damage. Still, the fire had a huge impact as it began focusing attention on environmental issue in the United states. Three years later, the Clean Water Act was enacted, and in time, other aggressive steps were taken to improve the quality of the country's air and water. and it's worked. Today, people fish and canoe on big stretches of the Cuyahoga River.

Unfortunately, there's still plenty of clean up work to be done. Again, the greenhouses gases are a major culprit. In 2004, per capita carbon dioxide emissions were nearly five times the worldwide per capita figure. and it's a trend headed in the wrong direction: Total carbon dioxide emissions grew by 22 per cent between 1990 and 2005.


A MOVE TO IMPROVE

To fight air pollution, the United States Congress boosted the average fuel economy standard for passenger cars from 18 mpg to 27.5 mpg between 1978 and 1985. It hasn't risen since. That's likely to change, but the US government should do more to improve energy efficiency, such as offering greater incentives for owners of alternative-fuel vehicles.