You can’t turn on the TV, read a magazine, visit a News Site, or talk to a friend without the subject of Global Warming coming up. It’s definitely the Hottest Topic these days.

But what do people really believe?

• Certainly the World has undergone many Global Warmings and Coolings..
• And certainly man can impact the environment in different ways.
• And certainly Solar Cycles must have some impact on the Earth’s temperature.

But seeing as Global Cooling was the preeminent theory 30 years ago, why should we believe in Global Warming today?

And often cited Global Warming warning is about the melting snow on top of Mount Kilimanjaro. But in the 1930’s (another global warming period), a large percentage of snow disappeared from Kilimanjaro as well. And certainly the clear cutting of trees at Kilimanjaro’s base is a major contributor to the snow melt.

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When possible eliminate the use of motor vehicles altogether by walking, biking or telecommuting. For the time when motor vehicle travel is necessary, when available take public transportation. Carpooling also saves money and reduces traffic congestion and pollution. Sharing rides with a co-worker can cut your commuting costs in half, as well as help preserve the environment. Ask your employer if there is a vanpool. Sometimes companies offer their employees the opportunity to multiply their carpooling savings by establishing vanpools.

Good driving techniques will help reduce your vehicles fuel consumption. It is reported that a good driver will get 20 percent more miles per gallon than the average driver and 50 percent more than a wasteful driver. Use the most energy efficient car. Drive at a steady pace. Always accelerate smoothly and moderately. These are just a few examples of actions that make someone a good driver.

It is important to regularly maintain your vehicle. Regular maintenance can mean greater fuel economy and dollars saved. Regular tune-ups also extend the engine life of a car as well as improve It is important to regularly maintain your vehicle. Regular maintenance can mean greater fuel economy and dollars saved. Regular tune-ups also extend the engine life of a car as well as improve a cars performance. A poorly tuned car can use as much as 3 to 9 percent more gasoline than a well-tuned vehicle.

Finally, for many Americans driving is more than a form of transportation; it is also a form of recreation. Family road trips are the traditions of many. For the times were road trips are necessary, make sure you pack carefully. Unnecessary weight can add to high levels of fuel consumption. You may want to choose a trip where you are only required to drive to the destination and once you arrive you do not need to drive. Just remember, when you can use other forms of transportation.

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Gregg Hall is a business consultant and author for many online and offline businesses and lives in Navarre Florida with his 16 year old son. Get quality car care products from www.carcarewizards.com

Sanford, ME (PRWEB) March 8, 2006 — The Awakening of Beijing. In his recent article The Integration of Giants Into the Global Economy, Gary Saxonhouse argues that China’s needs could create “potentially destabilizing demands for energy products.” Growth of such demand could easily cause the price of a barrel of crude oil to increase beyond its current rate of over $60 – which is triple its average cost during the 1990s.

Continued energy price spikes could well send shockwaves throughout the US economy, as the average consumer is not immune to ever-increasing hikes at the pump – especially given American demand for gas-guzzling SUVs over the past decade. Nor is the country’s public transportation infrastructure as progressive and developed as Europe’s – and able to accommodate a fundamental shift in our commuting model.

Oil – the Economic Snowball

What we learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is that when supplies tighten and demand remains the same, the price of a gallon of gasoline is sure to rise. And, as increased gas prices eat up more of consumers’ wages, there is less disposable income for other goods. When the higher cost of home heating oil is factored into the equation, it becomes a double whammy. This is the beginning of a downward economic spiral.

As companies across the country see a drop in consumer spending, their own performance declines correspondingly. Nor are consumers the only demographic impacted by higher gasoline prices. In the United States a significant amount of consumer goods are transported long distances by highway, rail and airfreight. Increases in these transportation costs in turn drive the cost of consumer goods up. The net result is that the average American has less money to spend, and the price of items is more expensive.

As the effect snowballs, many retail and production companies’ performance would begin to suffer. Forcing them to cut their expenses in order to meet earnings expectations, the most fluid of which is labor. And on it goes.

Energy Independence Is the Solution

During President Bush’s 2006 State of the Union address, he spoke of our need to limit foreign oil requirements. However, drilling in ANWAR and prospecting other sources of fossil fuels in the lower 48, is not the solution. A tremendous amount of research as been conducted over the past several decades on alternative fuel sources such as hydro, wind and bio fuels. The momentum to integrate these technologies has stalled though, given the tremendous sway that traditional energy companies and Detroit have in Washington. They have positioned these opportunities as economically unviable and destructive to the American economy. The argument can be made though that by developing and mainstreaming these solutions, we can gain a greater measure of energy independence as well as grow our economy by selling these solutions to developing nations across the world who lack natural reserves of fossil fuels and the economic where-with-all to purchase their energy supplies on the open market.

Alanna Vitucci is a contributing author to http://www.kilowattage.com; an alternative energy blog and directory that is part of the Got-Zip Site Network.

Alanna is also the President of Cactus Blossom Communications, a full-service marketing communications firm located in Ft. McDowell, Arizona. She can be contacted via her “Off the Grid” column on Kilowattage.com