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Mentor Monthly #100 - Special 100th Issue

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

1. Announcements/Offers

What People are Saying About ‘First Fifty Clients’?

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I listened to the disc for the first time on Monday and have already booked 45 people for exploratory sessions. I may have to extend my goal to 100 people in 100 days. I never knew I could inspire people to take advantage of a free session. You have motivated me into action and I wish to thank you for this. ” - Loretta Digger, UK

 

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2. FEATURE: Special 100th Issue

You might expect something for this centenary issue about getting clients, making money, or being a more effective coach.

But you know….let’s reach bigger than that. Let’s look at impacting….well, say, the planet?

Most of you know that I am passionate about the environment. So for our special 100th issue of Mentor Monthly, let’s look at how you can make a positive impact on the environment. You don’t have to do everything but the more you can do, the better for us all - yes?

I invite you to PICK THREE and implement them within a week:

What you can do

1. Replace all of your light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. 

Fact: They use only 1/3 of the energy of a regular bulb. Bonus- they last longer and lower your electric bill.

Bonus - Buy your bulbs and even holiday lighting here

2. Start a compost to fertilize your plants.

Fact: Enriches soil, reduces landfills, prevents erosion on embankments of lakes and rivers, protects water resources from chemical runoff.

3. Properly inflate the tires on your car.

Fact: Reduces 400 to 700 pounds of carbon dioxide per year and you can save up to 2 weeks of gas money per year.

4. Give your car scheduled tune-ups.

Fact: Keeping your engine properly tuned can save you up to 165 gallons of gas per year.

5. Recycle as much as you can.

Fact: Glass recycling saves over 25% of the energy necessary to make glass with virgin materials. Over 1 billion pounds of post-consumer plastics are recycled annually. Recycling aluminum saves about 95% of all the energy it would take to produce aluminum from its original source and recycling just one can saves enough electricity to run a TV for 3 hours! Producing paper from recycled paper reduces air and water pollution by 50%. Recycling one ton of steel (including tin cans) saves 2,500 lbs. of iron ore, 1400 lbs. of coal, and 120 lbs. of limestone.  

6. Carpool or use public transportation.

Fact: If everyone did this only once a week it would cut vehicle emissions by 20%.  

7. Combine your errands or outings- shop for groceries only once a week.

Fact: Cutting a 20 mile trip out of your schedule each week can reduce your global warming pollution by more than 1,200 pounds a year and save you over $100 in gas.

8. Switch to natural cleaning products.

Fact: Indoor air pollution levels can be 25% to 62% greater than outdoor levels.

Bonus- Cut to the Chase Cleaning

9. Eat local produce.

Fact: Shipping burns fuel- a 5 pound package shipped by air creates 12 pounds of carbon dioxide and 3.5 pounds if shipped by truck.

10. Buy on the internet.

Fact: Eliminates the need to drive so eliminates carbon dioxide.

11. Telecommute! 

Fact: If all commuters worked from home just one day a week, we could save 5.85 billion gallons of oil and cut over 65 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. Wow.

12. Fly non-stop when you travel.

Fact: Non-stop flights use less fuel because most of fuel use is during take-off and landing.

13. Turn off or unplug electronics.

Fact: Your electric meter is often adding up kilowatt hours when you don’t think you are using an appliance. Unplug toasters, cell phones, and other chargers when not in use. Cable boxes and video game boxes, and to a lesser extent TVs and DVDs, use almost as much energy when they are off as when they are on. Make it easy to turn them all the way off by plugging them into a power strip and turning off the whole strip. 

14. Weather-strip and/or caulk around windows and doors.

Fact: Uses less energy for heating and cooling.

15. Insulate house.

Fact: Uses less energy for heating and cooling. 

16. Turn off lights when not in use.

Fact: A great way is to install motion sensors that will turn lights on and off for you. Lighting accounts for 12% of home energy consumption. That equals just over a ton of carbon dioxide each year.

17. Think before you print; set printers and copiers to automatically print on both sides.

Fact: It takes more energy to make a piece of paper than to print the image onto it.

18. Bring lunch to work or walk to lunch.

Fact: Reduce traffic congestion, pollution, and get good exercise.

19. Stop junk mail.

Fact: Average adult receives about 41 pounds of junk mail in a year. Eliminating 80% to 95% will keep at least 100 million trees in forests cooling the planet, protect 28 billion gallon of clean water, and would prevent the equivalent carbon dioxide emissions of 2.8 million cars.

Bonus- http://www.41pounds.org

20. Eat less meat.

Fact: If you are a vegetarian, you save 3,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emission a year compared to someone who eats meat. Poultry is less green-house gas intensive than beef. So eat a few more chicken and vegetarian meals per week. Cutting back on meat even once a week can make a difference.

21. Use energy star appliances. 

Fact: Energy efficient choices can save families about a third on their energy bill with similar savings of greenhouse gas emissions.

22. Choose green electricity from your power company. (Really - call them up and ask for the green option if they have one).  

23. Write your elected officials about your interest in improving the environment. 

Want to know your carbon footprint?

You can calculate your carbon footprint here:

http://www.terrapass.com

I hope you have enjoyed the 100th issue of Mentor Monthly. We can make a difference, so let’s!

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Action

Choose three actions from the above list and post your commitment to doing them at the blog.
 

Enjoy!

P.S. Got a comment on this article? Please add it to the blog.

P.P.S. (I know we already sent issues #100 and #101, but those were articles we re-printed. We didn’t want to miss this opportunity to celebrate.)

California Sues Federal Goverment over emissions

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

As Bush seems to stand in the way of environmental responsibility, California sues! Go Arnold.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-me-epa3jan03,1,6968553.story

MM #90: Global Warming: The Results are IN! (Special Issue)

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Note: This edition is a ‘Special Issue’ because it’s not on the topic of building your coaching or other professional practice. And, it’s going to both the ‘Mentor Monthly’ and the ‘Create a Life You Love’ subscribers.

I mostly quote from Time Magazine - as it’s a bit more credible than me ;-) Anything not in quotes is from me.

“Our current respons to global warming is like jumping
out a 20 story window and counting each floor as you go saying
’so far, so good’ ….” - Anonymous

Conclusions

The Earth is heating up. Humans are contributing to it. Projections are bad to catastrophic. We’re seeing scary effects already. If we stopped all CO2 emissions today, we’re still probably screwed. Yet we’re making it worse. Any serious debate is largely over. Even in the face of uncertainty, it’s smart for us to take BIG action steps. The U.S. - as the biggest offender - must take action, instead of blocking action.

Is Global Warming really happening?

In 2007 the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has finally stopped hedging: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal”.

These findings have been endorsed by the Royal Society of Canada, the Royal Society (UK), the Russian Academy of Sciences, and a dozen other leading scientific bodies.

But are humans really causing it?

The above U.N. report stated there is “very high confidence” that humans have played a significant role by overloading the atmosphere with carbon dioxide (CO2). The report concluded that while the long-term solution is to reduce CO2 levels, for now we’re going to have to dig in and prepare, building better levees, moving to higher ground and abandoning vulnerable floodplains altogether.

Hang on…don’t ancient examples of global warming suggest that it’s occurrence in our time may be natural as well?

“Although this is certainly possible, it appears unlikely. While the causes…in earlier instances…remain unknown, scientists agree that the current rise in levels of greenhouse gases is largely of human origin.” - Time Magazine

But isn’t there a lot of debate?

“For years, popular skepticism about climatological science stood in the way of addressing the problem, but the naysayers - many of whom were on the payroll of energy companies - have become an increasingly marginalized breed.” - Time Magazine

And again, there are dozens of leading scientific bodies which have finally reached a consensus - not an easy thing in any field!

But if I have any doubt, I shouldn’t do anything yet, right?

As above, there is no serious debate anymore. But even if there was, wouldn’t just the chance that thousands of credible scientists are right, be reason to act - just to be safe? Call it an insurance policy. Here’s an 8 minute argument for acting that has had 3 million views on Youtube!

Well, OK. But will the effects be that bad?

Well let’s see. Floods. Droughts. Fires. Hurricanes. Sea level rising 20 feet. War. Species becoming extinct. More disease. Yes, it looks like they will be that bad.

But won’t it take hundreds of years for it to get serious?

Ummm….Hurricane Katrina?

We’ve been hoping that “the glacial pace of nature would give us decades ore even centuries to sort out the problem. But [nature] can move with surprising speed….global climate systems are booby-trapped with tipping points and feedback loops…..the slow creep of environmental decay gives way to sudden and self-perpetuating collapse.” - Time Magazine

But what if we take a bunch of action, and it turns out thousands of leading scientists were wrong? Or it was a plot by thousands of greenies to make money from scare tactics?

Then we might feel pretty silly. And the economy might take a hit. Oh no! Compare this to the option of not taking action because you’re waiting for everyone to agree, and the entire Greenland ice shelf melts.

Which course of action seems the most responsible to you?

The U.S., Asia, and the Rest of the World

The U.S. is home to less than 5% of the world’s people,

yet it produces 25% of the CO2 emissions on the planet”

- Time Magazine

174 nations have ratified the Kyoto treaty to reduce carbon emissions. (And I’m a little teary that the second-last developed nation to hold out, Australia, finally ratified it December 3, 2007).

The U.S. has not ratified the treaty, along with Afghanistan, Iraq, Brunei, and Tajikistan.

The explosive growth in China and India is scary - way scary - and in 50 years they’ll be the ones with the biggest impact. China and India seem willing to make moves, but Time Magazine says “they feel Washington must take the lead.”

“Bush has called for a new international accord to fight climate change to be in place by the end of 2008. But most of the measures he supports involve voluntary , not mandatory, emissions controls, rather than the laws with teeth scientists are calling for. …Bush explicitly rejected mandatory caps on emissions.” - Time Magazine

This breaks his 2000 campaign promise: “We will require all power plants to meet clean-air standards in order to reduce emissions of…carbon dioxide within a reasonable period of time.” George W. Bush

What can you do? 5 easy things:

  1. Change all your light bulbs to energy savers (CFL’s) - you’ll save money over the long run. Order them today.
  2. Move your thermostat down 3° in winter (wear a sweater!) and up 3° in summer.
  3. Call your utility company and ask for a free or low-cost energy audit.
  4. Turn off electronic devices you’re not using them, and unplug devices from the wall (yep - standby power accounts for
  5. Take public transport (and trade your car for a hybrid)

Conclusions

The Earth is heating up. Humans are contributing to it. Projections are bad to catastrophic. We’re seeing scary effects already. If we stopped all CO2 emissions today, we’re still probably screwed. Yet we’re making it worse. Any serious debate is largely over. Even in the face of uncertainty, it’s smart for us to take BIG action steps. The U.S. - as the biggest offender - must take action, instead of blocking action.

ACTION

If you’re not yet convinced that action is required:

  1. Watch ‘The Most Terrifying Video You’ll Ever See‘ (8 min)
  2. Read ‘How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic‘, and The Royal Society’s guide, to get your biggest questions answered.
  3. Post your conclusion (or remaining questions) on the blog here. (Hint: If you like to debate - that’s the place to do it)

If you believe action is required:

  1. What can we, as a 70,000 strong SolutionBox community, do to impact the issue? Post - in bullet point form - the top 5 actions you think we should or could take. Post on the blog.
  2. Invite everyone you know to participate in this discussion by forwarding this newsletter with a personal note, or inviting them to the blog.

Cheers,

P.S. Got a comment on this article? Please add it to the blog.


Announcements/Offers

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Is Global Warming really happening?

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

If you like to debate, this is the place to do it.

Respectfully. If you feel anger, be responsible for it, OK?

‘Flames’ will be deleted.

And your posts will have MUCH more meaning if you’re already read the arguments here. No use re-inventing the wheel, right?

Look forward to your comments.

David

Stop Global Warming - what’s our move?

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

I’m a newbie to the global warming issue, and committed to making a BIG impact by HELPING people to change mass behaviour.

My question is: HOW CAN WE BEST SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT?

Here’s my current thinking. Would appreciate you adding to it:

PERSONAL GOALS FOR ALL PEOPLE
a) watch one key video (call it THE VIDEO)
b) reduce their own carbon imprint to zero
c) contact their lawmaker on a piece of key legislation

LEADERSHIP GOALS FOR PEOPLE
a) have 100 friends watch THE VIDEO
b) have 100 of their friends to reduce imprint to zero
c) have 100 of their friends contact their lawmaker

I figure THEN we’ll have a movement, with integrity. Perhaps when people can check off the above list they can call themselves a ‘climate champion’ or whatever label we come up with.

HOW TO MAKE ALL THIS HAPPEN
Rather than start our own, or my own charity, I’m thinking to find an existing charity that:
a) uses publicity and email communication effectively
b) motivates people to take the above actions
c) is open to help re: strategy, internet marketing, etc (i.e. will listen)

…and then we can support that charity as much as possible, driving traffic to their site and email capture.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Craziness? Please post your comment below.

As I said, I’m new, and could use all your help as I clarify my thinking - and before we ask the 70,000 people on my list to act.

Thanks,

David