WE can solve the climate crisis!
April 5, 2008 by Epiphany
Filed under Environment, Featured
Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore has launched his new WE Campaign website www.wecansolveit.org. The ultimate goal of this site is to halt global warming and they are taking the first step by educating people about the climate crisis, emphasizing that it is urgent, and reminding us that it is solvable. WE is about coming together to solve a problem that effects us all.
The WE website offers you many ways to take action. You can sign a petition for a global treaty on climate change, you can tell you friends about their latest video, you can urge the press to ask about global warming, and even ask lenders to consider climate impact when funding new coal plants. And they offer some great solutions to the crisis:
- Clean Energy Economy
- Personal Choices
- Adoption of Renewables
- Enhanced Energy Efficiency
- Innovative Leadership
If you haven’t already started seeing the WE media blitz, you won’t have to look too hard. You’ll begin seeing TV spots, print ads, social networks and more buzzing about it. Al Gore is giving this his all. On March 30, 2008, he appeared on CBS’s 60 Minutes to discuss the launch of the We Campaign. You can check out a short clip from the piece below.
[Download the Al Gore on 60 Minutes Video here]
Happy Easter!
March 23, 2008 by Epiphany
Filed under Inspiration
May you and your family feel the blessings of this glorious day! ~Epiphany
Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts
Did you know that heart disease is the #1 cause of death for American women? I didn’t! Cheerios did a survey recently that found while heart disease ranked highest in terms of chief health concerns among women, only 50 percent of women have had their cholesterol level checked in the past year. Women with low incomes are even less likely than others to get their cholesterol checked. So, Cheerios is raising money to provide cholesterol screenings for women in need with their Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts program.
Specially marked boxes of Cheerios have codes that can be entered at the site. For every person who enters a code on that site, $1 will be donated to WomenHeart to support women’s health education and provide cholesterol screenings for women in need. They’ve pledged to donate up to $300,000! How awesome is that? WomenHeart is the nation’s only patient advocacy organization serving women with heart disease. They report startling statistics such as the following:
- 267,000 women die each year from heart attacks, which kill six times as many women as breast cancer.
- 43% of deaths in American women, or nearly 500,000, are caused by cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) each year.
- 38% of women and 25% of men will die within one year of a first recognized heart attack.
Obviously this is issue that deserves your attention. So, what can YOU do? The easiest thing would be to buy some Cheerios! This cereal is delicious for both breakfast and snacks and now they have a number of different flavor varieties so you’re sure to find one that you enjoy. If, for some reason, you’re just not fond of cereal, you can also donate to WomenHeart directly.
