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Laurie david
Founder of StopGlobalWarming.org and producer
of An Inconvenient Truth talks about everyday changes.

Do you think this past summer’s extreme heat helped open people’s eyes to the crisis at hand? Every extreme weather event that happens is a connect-the-dot moment for people. Americans now see the connection between Hurricane Katrina, our recent heat waves, and the everyday weather. People are finally getting that this is really happening.

of our household complain about it as a sacrifice, because that means that the toilet paper we’re using is not as soft. I’ve stopped prerinsing dishes before loading them into the dishwasher. In summer, we let our towels line-dry. I take my own garment bag with me to the dry cleaners; this way I take home no paper or plastic or additional Read more >

what can the average person do
to combat global warming?
I’m not a perfect person, and
I don’t tell people to do everything
possible. However, I do want
them to do something. We have
a whole list of resources to combat
our carbon footprint on our website,
and people can do a little or a lot.
My book Stop Global Warming: The
Solution Is You! that’s coming out
in September offers more information
on what people can do every day.

what have you changed
in your lifestyle?
Everyone in our family drives
a hybrid. We use fluorescent light-
bulbs throughout the house.
I’ve switched to post-consumer
paper products—some members

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