Happy Blog Action Day 2009! Today, all across the globe, bloggers are posting something about climate change in hopes of educating people about problems we are faced with. By creating debate, maybe some change will come to alter the current course of climate change. For a complete list of all the bloggers participating and additional information, check out http://www.blogactionday.org.

I have written about a lot of different issues related to eco-friendly living, and many of these topics are closely related to climate change. One of my favorite is driving and fuel consumption. Driving our cars releases carbon emissions that are a part of climate change. The more fuel we use in our vehicles, the more carbon entering the atmosphere. Slowing down to 55 miles per hour saves fuel, and over the course of your "driving life" you will cause less carbon to enter the atmosphere.

Slowing down isn't the only thing we have to do. We also need to figure out ways to get carbon out of the air. One way is to plant "green roofs." Instead of shingle or metal roofs, green roofs consist of plants that use carbon dioxide in the air and replace it with oxygen. Sure, these may not be possible for everyone, but every new green roof helps lower the effects of carbon emissions in the air. This is not a complete solution, but it may be the first or next step to a world unaffected by severe climate change. An article from Discovery News talks about this issue and sheds some interesting light on what green roofs are all about.

Environmental sustainability shouldn't all be serious; there is definitely room for some light-heartedness. Check out this video that Colin Beavan ("No Impact Man") posted on his blog. I loved it so much that I wanted to post it again on my blog. Hope you don't mind No Impact Man!