It’s soapbox time, folks.  Don’t think that you can do anything about global warming?  How about following these simple tips from A Beautiful Lie and It’s Your Nature:

1. Slow down to cut costs and cut carbon! Slowing down from 75 mph to 65 mph will drop your highway gasoline consumption 15 percent.
2. If everyone took 30 seconds to inflate their tires to the proper pressure we would save 200,000 barrels of oil a day!
3. Bring Your Own Bag: You’ll save one mile’s worth of petroleum for every 14 plastic bags you don’t use. Not to mention cut down on pollution-we throw away over 30 billion one time use bags each year.
4. The paper industry is the world’s 3rd largest contributor to global warming. Choose Recycled TP next time you’re at the store.
5. Unplug your electronics! At the end of the day shut down your computer, unplug your cell charger, coffee bean grinder, and hair dryer. It only takes 30 seconds and it all adds up.
6. Take shorter showers, turn off the water while you brush your teeth and shave, and run washing machines and dishwashers only when they’re full. If you wash dishes by hand, fill the sink or dishpan with water, rather than running the tap continuously as you scrub.
7. Put on a sweater and lower the thermostat in the winter. At night, add an extra blanket to the bed and turn the heat way down.

 
And here’s the video from 30 Seconds to Mars. Good song, great message.