Did you know that in Mohenjo-Daro, Pakistan, the thermometer peaked at 53.5 C or 128.3 F at the end of May? If the kids in your life think its hot now, ask them how they think it would feel at 128 F?According to NOAA, the last three months have been the hottest three months consecutively on record since we began recording temperatures in 1880. It’s getting hot out there! This week, President Obama told the nation that our addiction to fossil fuels needs to end and we need a new energy plan in the USA. Okay, we agree, so lets move on it! If you live in the USA, call your senator and congressman to tell them to support the legislation in the Senate on climate change and clean energy. Tell them to rise above the partisan politics and lets make something positive come from this horrible tragedy in the Gulf!
Meet our newest partner, Catalog Choice. Tired of getting all those catalogs that you haven’t requested, in the mail? Catalog Choice is a free service that lets you the consumer “opt out” of those unwanted mailings in an easy and straightforward way. Another recent partner is 100 Months, which began in 2008 counting backwards from 100, each month until we eventually hit “0”. Will this be the point of no return with human induced climate change? Scroll down and watch the latest eco-news from Planet Green and The Planet 100; this week find out who are the the Top 5 Celebrity Eco-Dads! Don’t forget to take the Climate Mama Energy Star Pledge and reduce your carbon emissions’; it’s easy, free and will save you money!!
In Climate Mama news this week, we ask if a fuel efficient Limo is an oxymoron, what do you think? Check in with us next week as we introduce our newest contributor to Climate Mama, our Green Guru, Lisa from Giving Gifts. Giving Gifts will offer new ideas and unique products for our products and services database that come from environmentally sustainable and thoughtful companies, and provide an eco-alternative to products and services you are already using! If your kids visit some of the major network sites when they are web surfing, introduce them to Project Green at Disney, where they can learn more about positive steps they can take individually for our environment, as well as ideas for projects they can do with their friends this summer!
