2007 Youth Forum on Global Warming

Accept what is going on and work together because it is not just your world, it is ours

Give government, people and business financial incentives

Take this seriously - if you don't we'll lose valuable time and struggle for buy-in

focus grant money on environmental issues

Add global warming to school curriculum

develop economies that more efficiently use our resources with lower impace on the environment

Do solar and wind power NOW and in a big way all over New Mexico

Don't use nuclear power until we know what to do with the waste to make it biodegradable

Eliminate pesticides and look into alternative food sources (organic is cheaper)

Improve public transportation

Create car break holiday - no cars on the roads except as necessary

Dear Leaders:

We as future voters believe that a leader’s responsibility is to plan for the future and act in the present.

We are concerned about why legislation to decrease emissions and promote a cleaner environment has not been advocated in our State and National legislatures.

A recent poll in the New York Times found that 92% of Americans are willing to reduce their energy consumption.

Could you please find out what the barriers are to such clean/green legislation and do everything in your power to overcome those barriers?

Please shift some of our tax funding from non-essential, non-necessary expenditures to research on alternative energies, while implementing more incentives, for both corporations and individuals to go green.

If you do this, when you leave office, you will leave a lasting impression so that others will take on what you have started.

Sincerely,
“Those Who Care”