• Did you know ?
• Bike Trail ?
• 26 Things You Can Do
• What Happened to All of our tree Trimmings?
• Stop Mail Order Catalogs
• Your Savings with Fluorescent Bulbs
• Unplug Vampires
• Does Recycling Work?
• Carbon Update: Facing Worst-Case Scenarios by Ray Grigg
• CIPCC report - The Scientists Speak
• "60 Seconds to Save the Earth" Ecospot Contest In Tahoe Donner

Did you Know....

1. That the fluorescent light bulbs use about 1/4 the amount of energy and last 6 to 15 times longer than the incandescent bulbs, depending on the bulbs, which makes switching your light bulbs to fluorsecent one of the best financial investments one can make.

2. The Tahoe Truckee Public Utility District or TTPUD gives a $2/bulb rebate for switching to fluorescent bulbs. Save your receipts, fill out a TTPUD Rebate application form and send it back to the TTPUD. You will get a credit to your account.

3. If every household in the U.S. were to even change 5 light bulbs to fluorescent we would save in the reduction of air pollution the equivalent of taking 400,000 cars off the road.

4. That the majority of our electricity comes from dirty coal burning plants. Less than 5% comes from pollution free production. Keeping your electric use to a minimum will reduce pollution.

5. Ace Hardware, and Radio Shack take old A-C batteries for recycling. Throwing batteries in your trash increases the chances of poisoning the ground water if they end up in the land fill.

6. Philips, the world's largest lighting manufacturer, has announced plans to discontinue marketing incandescents in Europe and the U.S. by 2016. They must understand the importance of switching from incandescent to fluorescent.

7. A study for the U.S. government calculated that the gasoline equivalent of the energy saved over the lifetime of one 24 watt compact fluorecent bulb is sufficient to drive a Prius from New York to San Francisco.

8. 44 of the 50 states in the U.S. have issued mercury intake advisories limiting the consumption of fish from freshwater streams and lakes due to the mercury released into the air by the coal burning power plants which then poison our waters. Changing your light bulbs from incandescent to fluorescent will reduce the amount of coal used to fuel our electric power plants.

9. With each bulb you change to fluorescent reduces coal use by more than 210 pounds over the life of the bulb.

10. There is a website called www.18seconds.org - www.18seconds.org - (The name derives from the time it takes to change a light bulb), provides a running tally of compact fluorescents sold nationwide since 1/1/07. As of May, it totaled nearly 37 million bulbs, yielding a reduction in carbon emissions comparable to taking 260,000 cars off the road.

Potential Bikeway Linking Tahoe Donner to Down Town Truckee and the Trails Network

Summary

Truckee and the surrounding communities boast an ever expanding number of bikeways. The focus here is on paved bikeways suitable for road bike users and others. Unfortunately access to this trail network from Tahoe Donner is difficult. Bikers must proceed down either Alder Creek or Northwoods Boulevard.
There is an opportunity to create a dedicated bikeway to provide a safe, pleasant ride with a reasonable gradient.

Town of Truckee Trails and Bikeway Master Plan

The Town of Truckee developed a Trails and Bikeways Master Plan several years ago. Over time several trails and bikeways have been built although there are many that are still only a plan on the map. The town has placed greatest emphasis on the Legacy Trail with an ambition for it to extend eventually from Donner Lake to Glenshire. The plan can be found on the town's web site:
Trails and Bikeways
They have a map at: Existing and Proposed Trail and Bikeway Network Zoom in to 200% on your pdf viewer to see the detail.

Current Tahoe Donner Access

Access to the bikeway network and downtown Truckee from Tahoe Donner is either down Northwoods Boulevard or along Alder Creek Road. Although Northwoods boasts a bike lane the gradient is such as to deter all but the most athletic bikers. The traffic volume is high. On reaching Donner pass road the biker has to negotiate traffic lights and high volume traffic along Donner Pass Road. Alternatively a biker can proceed down Alder Creek Road and eventually reach a bikeway in the new "Grey's Crossing? sub division. Alder Creek lacks a bike lane and is simply dangerous.
There are bikeways on the newer subdivisions often constructed in response to requirements established during the planning process. Of course Tahoe Donner predates these and although we have a fine system of hiking trails we are deficient in terms of bikeways. Many streets in Tahoe Donner provide fine biking opportunities. In particular the streets of Lausanne and Hansel are sign posted as recommended bike routes for bikers to get up the hill. The problem is the steep gradient on the lower section of Northwoods.

Opportunity for a Connector Trail

A connector trail is shown on the Towns map designated as number 11. It leaves from where Basel intersects with Mougle and proceeds for a mile and a third eventually passing under I80 and reaching Bridge Street. It meets the Pioneer bikeway and gives reasonable access to the Legacy Trail.
Walkers and adventurous mountain bikers currently use this trail. It is rugged and rather eroded. It is proposed to pave it to create a "Class I bikeway with an unpaved element". There may be a separate dirt trail following the same route. Tahoe Donner bikers would have convenient access along the Hansel and Lausanne bike routes to Basel and the proposed bikeway.

Current Status - November 2009

A small advocacy group has collectd the endorsement of around 200 people representing 150 Tahoe Donner propery owners. The proposal has beem presented to the General Plan Committtee. It is anticipated that it will be reviewed by the Tahoe Donner Board of Directoros.
Of course funding is always an issue. The intent of these notes is not on funding but simply to present the opportunity to have a connecting bikeway from Tahoe Donner to Truckee and beyond.
For more information contact any officer of the Tahoe Donner Green Club or send an email to webmaster@tdgreen.org.

26 Things You Can Do To Help The Planet

If you are like me, you are sickened by all the news about global climate change. I hate to think that over the past 100 years we humans have brought about the destruction of our beautiful planet that took billions of years to create. At this time we are the only planet of its kind that we know of in the whole universe! A true miracle. And man has managed to cause thousands of species to go extinct, depleted the number and diversity of fish in the ocean, dramatically reduced the protective Ozone, poisoned the air, ravaged the landscape, and over populated the earth, all accumulating to cause global warming, which may in itself do even more catastrophic destruction.

At least I find some hope when I hear about potential solutions to this catastrophe. I know the really big solutions lie with new technologies, and new governmental policies, but I need to know that I can do something to be part of the solution. Because of hardly any public transportation where I live I can't give up driving my car, and I can't afford to go out and buy a new hybrid yet, and I don't think that I can put solar panels on my roof because of snow accumulation. So what can I do?

After reading every article that comes my way I have put together these easy and fairly inexpensive actions which can be accomplished in a short amount of time, or by just changing a habit. And if everyone did them, the combined impact would be sizable.

1. For the most bang for your buck changing your light bulbs from the familiar incandescent bulbs to the new florescent bulbs will not only immediately save you money on your electric bills, but for every bulb you change, you will save the environment from burning 500 pounds of coal over the life time of the bulb. 75% of the energy used in the old incandescent bulbs is lost in heat. In the fluorescent bulbs nearly all the energy used goes towards creating light, and they last 4 to 8 times longer depending upon the bulb. They use far less energy for the same amount of light. You can replace a 60 watt incandescent bulb with a 15 watt fluorescent bulb and get the same amount of light. This is perhaps the easiest and most cost effective thing that everyone can do to make a huge impact. If everyone were to change their light bulbs, it is said that we in the United States would reduce our energy consumption by 25%. That is huge! I just changed my light bulbs (approximately 50 bulbs) paying about $1-2/bulb by buying my new fluorescent bulbs at Costco. Besides their usual low price, Costco has been giving an added rebate at the checkout counter which really brings the price down. Thanks Costco. I am sure that there are other stores out there that are also giving rebates. Inquire. This is such a big issue, and a small thing like using the more efficient bulbs can make such a big difference that it is my feeling that the old incandescent bulbs should no longer be sold in stores and only energy efficient bulbs should be available. So talk to your stores and Congresspersons about this issue.

2. Cancel catalog mailings you don't want. Be aware that every time you buy something through a catalog that you will immediately be put on the list for probably 10 others unless you ask at that time not to be put on their mailing list. So think twice about ordering through catalogues. The amount of trees we would save with this action alone would be huge, besides the reduction in pollution from the transportation.

3. Turn off any electronic equipment which you are not using, like your computers, printers, copiers. The little "stand by" lights which stay on drain energy on a constant basis. Even though this sounds minuscule, the combined effect of everyone making sure that unused equipment is totally turned off would make an impact. Think about changing your electronic clocks to the old fashioned wind up clocks.

4. Lower your thermostat by 2 degrees. Turn off your heat at night. Close doors to rooms that you are not using so you don't waste energy heating them.

5. Lower your hot water heater to the point where it isn't burning you as it comes out of the tap. 6. If your stove is electric, it is more energy efficient to use a counter top broiler, or plug in water boiler than your stove.

7. Put curtains, blinds or shades over your windows to keep the heat in during winter, and out during the summer.

8. Check your windows and doors for air leaks and use insulating strips to block the leaks.

9. Change your heater filter once a month. The cost of my heater filter is $1.29 at the local hardware store. Dirt and neglect are the top cause of heating and cooling system failure. By having a cleaner filter, the heater works more efficiently and therefore costs less money and uses less electricity. Schedule an annual checkup of your system to make sure your equipment is running properly. That will also help on repair bills too.

10. Don't buy bottled water. Think of all the plastic which is used and thrown away just for a drink of water. Use recyclable containers. And if you don't have good tasting tap water, get a portable water purifier. $20. Even high scale restaurants are doing this.

11. Think about what you eat. Buy locally grown produce and meats. Studies show that the production, processing, packaging and transportation of food may contribute up to one third of the greenhouse gas emissions each year. Instead of, say, a Tilapia fillet (frozen using electricity from a coal-fired power plant and flown in from China on a carbon dioxide emitting jet, you can choose a dish using locally produced ingredients.

12. Walk or ride a bike instead of driving the car when possible. It's healthier.

13. Separate your garbage - recycle. If your trash company does not have a recycling program, help get one started. It's wonderful seeing all the products made from recycled garbage.

14. Use cloth shopping bags. Recycle plastic bags.

15. Create a neighborhood sharing program. There is no need for everyone to have a lawnmower, leaf blower, tree trimmer, hedge clipper, air-compressor or chain saw. Meet your neighbors and share equipment.

16. Car pool when possible. Wouldn't it be nice to see more than one person in each car during the rush hour commute.

17. Reuse paper, containers or packaging which you may otherwise throw away.

18. Plant trees. With the destruction of the Brazilian rain forest the earth needs new trees. Trees are our life blood, they suck up carbon dioxide, and give off oxygen. Unfortunately not all trees are alike. I have heard that what we need are deciduous trees, more than evergreens. Evergreens tend to hold heat and deciduous trees reflect heat. Trees also provide shade for cooling your yard and house, and besides, they are beautiful. Reno, NV is a city which has shown what a concerted tree planting policy can do. When you drive into Reno from the Sierras you see a huge swath of green trees covering hundreds of square miles instead of the desert which used to be there. Instead of being a hot dusty desert town, Reno is a cool, beautiful, shaded city. Help your town to create a tree planting policy, and begin with your own yard, or help with a eplanting program after a forest fire.

19. Garden. All plants give off oxygen, and suck in carbon dioxide. So it is just plain good. Whether it is vegetables or flowers you plant, the process brings you closer to the earth. I love going out to my garden every morning just to see what has changed-what flowers have just bloomed, what bulbs are poking out of the ground. Plant what is native to the area then there is a higher probability of survival and usually lower water requirements. Gardening is just plain good for the soul.

20. Think solar, wind, geothermal. Most people don't realize where their energy comes from. They turn on the heater or light switch and don't think anything more about it. Most of our energy for electricity in the U.S. comes form the burning of coal and that is not an earth friendly source of electricity, meaning that it creates a lot of pollution just to produce electricity. We need to be more supportive of alternative earth friendly electric plants and be willing to pay more for non polluting energy.

21. Add ceiling fans to help circulate air. Push the hot air down in the winter and pull the hot air up in the summers. Many more houses would stay comfortably cool in the summer with just the use of ceiling fans and open windows. If you can't install ceiling fans, window fans also help a great deal. Attic fans also work wonders.

22. Add insulation to your house especially in the attics or basements. It will reduce the costs for both heating and cooling. If you are now building a home or addition, insulation is the cheapest part of a building project, and you will end up saving thousands of dollars just by doubling the required insulation. By spending hundreds of dollars now you can save thousands of dollars in the future in energy bills. Building requirements should be changed to insure that any new construction adds this much needed and cheap energy saver.

23. When you are ready to buy a new car, buy an energy efficient model. Pay the extra bucks to save the planet. Every year there will be new technologies which will make our cars more earth friendly. But we will have to support these technologies to encourage them and speed up the process. (Do you want to address the buying of huge cars and trucks just because you like them - maybe don't buy anything larger than you really need??)

24. As you can afford solar electric devises for your home, install them. Solar technology is our greatest hope (an overstatement - lots of new forms of energy are being explored including fuel cells, but solar is great. Solar energy is everywhere and free. I have a friend who built a house using the newest in solar technology and receives a check back each month from the electric company for her contribution to the "grid" (this is solar photoelectric, not what people think of as solar - do you want to clarify). Wouldn't it be great if all buildings could actually create more electricity than they consume (they don't consume any energy except in production which takes quite a bit of energy and toxic chemicals). I think that is in our near future.

25. Change your refrigerator if it is over 10 years old. And get rid of any old garage refrigerators if you don't absolutely need them. The refrigerator is generally a household's our most energy consuming appliance. Eventually replace all appliances with "Energy Star" rated appliances which are the most energy efficient.

26. Above all, live consciously. Think globally, act locally. The more we are aware of our wear and tear on the earth in our daily lives, the more likely we will do things which make us contribute to the solution to global warming climate change. The planet is truly our home, and it is the only one we have. Just like in our own home in which we live, we all need to do our part to clean up the messes. We have to be the stewards of the earth. We really have no choice.

I hope this article has given you some ideas which you can implement right away. Just reading this article shows that you are concerned, and that is a start. If we all do our part I have a strong belief that we will save this planet. I have to believe this, or I couldn't go on.

Your Neighbor, Judy Gelwicks jgelwicks@aol.com

What Happened to All of our Tree Trimmings?

The Tahoe Donner Forestry Department was busier than they have ever been this past summer. With 1/4 of the lots in Tahoe Donner being inspected for fire safety and everyone being busy cleaning up their property there were (28) 18 wheeled truck loads of wood chips generated. For those of you who saw the sky high piles of chips on the corner of Slalum and Northwoods know that there were a lot of chips, what you saw was just a fraction of the total.

So, what ever happened to all of those chips? Of course, you know that property owners are allowed to help themselves to truck loads of chips and there is no accounting of how many homeowners took advantage of that. Then there were 8 loads that were used to cover the exposed ground from a PUD project under the transmission lines to the east of Skislope across the road from the boat and trailer storage. Tahoe Donner was kind enough to give our neighbor, John Euer, in the Euer Valley 5 loads to cover dusty areas. But the most interesting thing was that we were able to take 15 loads to the biomass plant in Loyalton. According to the Loyalton spokesperson, each 18 wheeled truck load generated 10 million watts of electricity. This electricity can supply power to approximately 7,500 homes for one hour. The Loyalton plant states that the utilization of the wood biomass in their facility is 98% cleaner for the environment than open burning. So not only do we help the environment by not burning all of these clippings, we also help produce electrical power.

So, did Tahoe Donner make any money on this deal. The Loyalton plant did pay for the wood chips, however, what they paid basically just paid for the cost of trucking the chips to the plant. This was better than what has happened in the past where Tahoe Donner had to pay to dump trimming in the land fill. The Town of Truckee is trying to come up with a better system so everyone would benefit. At least it is a first big step in helping the environment.

I would say that was a good collaborative effort and a job well done for the Tahoe Donner Forestry Department.

written by Judy Gelwicks

Energy Bill Savings from Fluorescent Bulbs.

You can use the spread sheet here to calculate the savings achieved by replacing incandescent bulbs with fluorescent ones in your home. Down load the spreadsheet by clicking here. You will need to have Microsoft Excel installed on your computer.

Unplug Vampires.

Unplug any electrical appliance you are not using to save more than 1000 pounds of carbon dioxide and a good chunk of cash. "Energy vampires" that should be disconnected when not in use include phone chargers, computers, TVs, DVRs, hair dryers, and microwaves.
check out sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife/

Does recycling work?

Yes, according to Kreigh Hampel, who runs the Burbank, CA Recycling Center, a nationally recognized, award-winning facility.
Out of 300 tons of garbage a day 80 percent of everything goes overseas! Mostly to China. China is expanding so fast that they have invested in paper mills and recycling plants. It is actually cheaper for the U.S. to send it's garbage over to China, about $600 a shipping container, than to recycle it here. Of what is recycled here we all benefit from the water and trees saved per year. He estimated that one million trees are saved yearly in this country alone in recycling paper, and millions of gallons of water is saved in the recycling of glass and plastics rather than creating products from scratch. When you include labor and excavation costs for raw materials, recycling is an economic no brainer.

Other approaches to the creation and recreation of goods go by such names as product stewardship, producer responsibility and cradle to cradle design. Product stewardship calls for shared responsibility throughout the life cycle of the product-from design and manufacture to retail and eventual disposal - to reduce its impact on the environment. A good example is batteries - there are now laws which require battery manufacturers to be responsible for the collection of batteries. Since 1994 over 22 million pounds of rechargeable batteries have been recycled.

Recycling is still like wind power, according to Hampel, fast-growing but not yet a large enough proportion of the whole to ease the angst. To ease the energy crisis will take a combination of efforts: expanded recycling programs in every corner of our society, consumer demand for products made from recyclible materials, but over all reduce product consumption.

Carbon Update

Carbon Update: Facing Worst-Case Scenarios by Ray Grigg

In 1987, when scientists were using early computer models to predict the effect of increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide on global temperatures, their conservative estimate was a warming rate of 0.06°C per decade. Their high estimate was 0.3°C. As a totally improbable but worst-case scenario, they estimated 0.8°C. The actual temperature rise measured in 2005 confirmed a rise half way between their two highest estimates (The Revenge of Gaia by James Lovelock, 2006).

This trend of underestimating climate change effects has again been confirmed by new reports from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in studies published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and in a report from the Global Carbon Project (GPC). All confirm that atmospheric carbon dioxide rates are rising faster than predicted, partly because the world's oceans and land are absorbing proportionally less CO2 than expected, and partly because we are burning more fossil fuels than anticipated. For anyone concerned about the future, the results are sobering.

Surprisingly, despite our recent efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, we are not succeeding. The average annual increase of 1.3 percent in carbon dioxide emissions during the 1990s has actually increased to 3.3 percent since 2000, the highest rate of increase since the Industrial Revolution 200 years ago. And since the 1970s, the actual amount of carbon dioxide emitted to produce a unit of goods has risen rather than fallen, probably due to industrial growth in China, India and other developing nations. Besides becoming less efficient, we are not correcting the trend toward higher levels of atmospheric CO2 - certainly the highest in 650,000 years and likely the highest in 20 million years - simply because there are more people to consume more goods.

As for the other part of the equation, the carbon sinks that have been removing about half of our emitted CO2 from the atmosphere are performing at a lower efficiently than predicted. Warming oceans absorb less carbon dioxide. Weather changes in the Antarctic are reducing the absorbtion capabilities of the southern oceans. Mid-latitude droughts are decreasing plant vitality and their carbon uptake. Of the 10 billion tonnes of CO2 emitted from deforestation and the burning of coal, oil and gas, about 5 percent more is staying in the atmosphere than expected. This is bad news.

Other factors are also tipping the climate struggle against us. Initial research by Dr. Tom Gower in northern Manitoba suggests that, over a 60 year period, the vast boreal forests are now emitting more CO2 rather than they are sequestering - instead of collecting 0.1 tonnes/hectare/year, they are releasing 0.1 tonnes (Quirks and Quarks, CBC radio, Nov. 1/07). Gower attributes this to the positive feedback loop of higher temperatures causing higher insect infestation and larger, more frequent fires. Melting permafrost is also releasing methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

Says Dr. Ken Denman, a lead scientist on the IPCC report, "If the trends of the last few years continue, [the effects of climate change are] going to happen faster than we thought, based on our model projections." And Britain's Dr. Corinne Le Quéré adds, "It's not good news." During the last seven years, the increase in atmospheric concentrations are "beyond our worst scenarios". Professor Martin Parry, co-chairman of the IPCC committee, notes that,"Ten years ago we were talking about these impacts affecting our children and our grandchildren. Now it is happening to us."

Most climatologists agree that, if we are to avoid runaway consequences, we must keep the global temperature from rising above 2°C, or an atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration of 450 parts per million. As Australia's Josep Canadell of the Global Carbon Project reminds us, we are presently at a global temperature of 0.8°C above pre-industrial levels with CO2 up from 280 ppm to 382 ppm. At the current increase of 2 ppm/year, we have a cushion of 68 ppm and less than 35 years to avoid the 2°C appointment with the unthinkable.

As if this challenge were not sobering enough, Professor Parry reminds us that the time delay between existing CO2 levels and climate consequences means we already have "a stock of major impacts" waiting to occur. "[We] cannot mitigate [our] way out of this problem. The choice is between a damaged world or a future with a severely damaged world."

All these warnings are still couched in the emotionally reserved language of scientists committed to a rational and objective appraisal of our planet's environmental condition. Because of discipline, their predictions tend to be conservative. Because of character, they tend to assume a calm detachment that fails to convey the actual ramifications of their message.

Their real message is that we heading toward serious trouble - faster than earlier predictions. Everyone who reads and considers their words should be worried - very worried. This is not a time for public panic. But it is a time for urgent measures. Politicians at all levels of government must be told in the most unambiguous terms that constraints and controls on carbon dioxide emissions must be implemented immediately if we are to curtail this slide toward disastrous climate change. We need science-based caps on CO2 release, carbon taxes, an end to aviation expansion, ecologically sound agricultural practices, and stringent new emission standards for vehicles, vessels and industry. All these measures should be coupled with a whole regime of tax shifting to encourage green options while discouraging CO2 emissions.

If we succumb to our human inclination to postpone reductions in CO2 emissions until an actual crisis is upon us, we will be too late. Avoiding a future of worst-case scenarios requires action today.

IPCC report - The Scientists Speak

NEW YORK TIMES November 20, 2007

Editorial

The Scientists Speak

The world's scientists have done their job. Now it's time for world leaders, starting with President Bush, to do theirs. That is the urgent message at the core of the latest - and the most powerful - report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of 2,500 scientists who collectively constitute the world's most authoritative voice on global warming.

Released in Spain over the weekend, the report leaves no doubt that man-made emissions from the burning of fossil fuels (and, to a lesser extent, deforestation) have been responsible for the steady rise in atmospheric temperatures.

If these emissions are not brought under control, the report predicts, the consequences could be disastrous: further melting at the poles, sea levels rising high enough to submerge island nations, the elimination of one-quarter or more of the world's species, widespread famine in places like Africa, more violent hurricanes.

And it warns that time is running out. To avoid the worst of these disasters, it says, the world must stabilize emissions of greenhouse gases by 2015, begin to reduce them shortly thereafter and largely free itself of carbon-emitting technologies by midcentury.

As Rajendra Pachauri, a scientist and economist who leads the I.P.C.C., noted: " What we do in the next two or three years will define our future."

Deep in all this gloom is a considerable ray of hope: significant progress toward stabilizing and reducing emissions can be achieved using known technologies. This a hugely important message for policy makers and for those who say there's no point in spending money on the problem because the game is already lost. The world does not have to rely on pie-in-the-sky technologies, the report insists. What it really needs is a policy structure to encourage major investments in cleaner technologies that are already at hand or within reach.

The report's urgent warnings and its message of hope could not be more timely. Nations will gather in Bike Trail next month to begin framing a successor to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, which expires in 2012. Under normal circumstances, Bike Trail would be the beginning of a long, contentious process; Kyoto, negotiated in 1997, did not take effect for seven years. What the I.P.C.C. is saying is that the world cannot afford to wait for another grand agreement, and certainly not for another seven years. It needs action now.

Every member of Congress should read this report. The Senate has begun hearings on legislation that would put a mandatory cap on carbon emissions. The bill is not perfect and, to some critics, not strong enough. But it is a worthy start and would move the United States toward the cleaner fuels and carbon-free technologies essential to the task of changing the way the world produces and uses energy.

Mr. Bush should also read it and order extra copies for members of his staff. After years of denial, the president now concedes that a problem exists. But he still insists on voluntary remedies and still worries about the costs to the American economy of anything more ambitious. If there is one message Mr. Bush and other world leaders must take away from the scientists, it is that the price of more delay will be far greater.

"60 Seconds to Save the Earth" Ecospot Contest.

The Alliance for Climate Protection and Current TV are proud to announce that the grand prize winner of our "60 Seconds to Save the Earth" Ecospot Contest is Dave Schlafman for his video entitled Sky is Falling. Watch it now at: http://current.com/items/87610321_ecospot_grand_prize_winner_sky_is_falling

Those elephants are pretty great messengers, eh? Forward this email to friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors so they, too, can step into Dave's streetscape.

You can watch all of the winners and runners-up at: http://www.current.com/ecospot

The winners will be featured on Current TV and MySpace, and featured in the Alliance for Climate Protection's upcoming campaign. Be sure to tell your friends about these exciting videos!

Thanks to everybody who submitted their videos and to everybody who voted. It's through the efforts of people like you that we can spread the word about solving the climate crisis.

Congratulations again to Dave Schlafman for Sky is Falling: http://current.com/items/87610321_ecospot_grand_prize_winner_sky_is_falling

Sincerely,

Cathy Zoi
CEO
Alliance for Climate Protection
www.climateprotect.org