1. Business as usual “The death of our civilization is no longer a theory or an academic possibility; it is the road we’re on,” - Peter Goldmark
By Camilo Vanegas

2. Problems? Government Business Public perception
Fix economy and fix the world
Business
Capital growth and change
Public perception
Can we make a difference?

3. Broken leadership = Broken future
Government needs to do its part
Taxes on those that refuse to save the planet
Benefits for those that do there part in helping our ONLY planet!!
“a tax on coal that incorporates the increased health care costs associated with mining it and breathing the air it pollutes, the costs of damage from acid rain, and the costs of climate disruption would encourage investment in clean renewable sources…”

4. Taxes
“a 10-percent price rise typically reduces smoking by 4 percent, the health benefits of tax increases are substantial”
This taxation can be applied to a variety of known global polluters
Make going green cheaper and more efficient

5. $$$$
Greed
Why change?
Why change the billion dollar petroleum industry.
There is even more money to be made with green jobs
“a tax on coal that incorporates the increased health care costs associated with mining it and breathing the air it pollutes, the costs of damage from acid rain, and the costs of climate disruption would encourage investment in clean renewable sources”

7. Economy
reduced annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 20 million tons helped to create approximately 250,000 additional jobs.
2006 there were 82,100 jobs in the wind industry alone, a number that is projected to rise by another 60,000 jobs by

8. List of top 10 future green jobs
Farmer
Forester
Solar Power Installer
Energy Efficiency Builder
Wind Turbine Fabricator $$$$$
Conservation Biologist
Recycler
Sustainability Systems Developer
Urban Planner
Entrepreneur

9. One person can make a difference
Many people say to themselves that “I” cant change the world
There right
But changing this view can infact change the world
This isn't just a pep talk its real

10. Indifference Many people are still indifferent
They could care less whether they recycle, reuse or reduce.
This is the target audience!!!

11. FACTS
#1. Rank of the United States as a global warming polluter compared to other large nations.
# 6 Number of former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency leaders who say the U.S. is not doing enough to fight global warming.
#0 Number of bills passed by Congress to cut global warming pollution.

12. What can we do? Talk to leaders but not just boring letters!!!
Go talk to them
Spread the word to change social indifference
Update our understanding of global changes and share information collectively in order to actually have an impact on an audience

13. References http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=41988
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