CO2 Nemesis

Carbon dioxide, also know as CO2 is a necessary part of our existence. However; like anything, too much of something turns into a deadly equation. Just like alcohol in moderation is suppose to be healthy for your heart – too much alcohol can cause liver damage, brain cell damage and other diseases. It becomes a poison to our bodies and can eventually lead to an early death.

The same is true with CO2. Our bodies take in oxygen to survive and we expel CO2 as a bi-product. Plants take in CO2 and expel O2. It’s a balanced equation.

What is the CO2 Nemesis?

Over the years, man has produced & manufactured products, that in the process of making great and wonderful things for mankind, have expelled BILLIONS of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.

As a result – an excess of CO2 is causing hazardous, atmospheric conditions which if left unchecked could result in severe and irreversible global climate changes.

We have created an imbalance in the levels of oxygen vs. carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. We breath in too much CO2 while our bodies fight to get the required O2 levels we need for healthy lives and for our immune systems to function properly. On top of that, we have continually harvested oxygen producing plants around the world at phenomenal rates causing an imbalance in our atmosphere that many believe is devastating to our planet.

In Oklahoma, coal-fired power plants emit over 55 million tons of CO2 into our atmosphere every year and there are plans on the board for another twenty-two power plants. That doesn’t take into account automobile emissions and all the other manufacturing plants that pour tons of CO2 into the air we breath.

The numbers are staggering and the scientific evidence is mounting at an alarming rate. CO2 gases are creating a deadly environment, and unless something is done the speed with which we produce carbon emissions will grow exponentially at a rate that we will not be able to control – kind of like the national deficit.

What can be done about it?

Oklahoma citizens, Americans across the nation and people around the world have concluded one thing: we must do something to slow down and reverse our carbon footprint and rely less on the burning of fossil fuels for our energy. But how?

The answers will not come from the Government!

The answer will come from the people of this nation joining together in an effort to reduce CO2 emissions. We, as a people, created the problem and only the combined effort of everyone will achieve lasting success.

In the meantime, CIDA Energy is striving to help reduce our nations carbon footprint. Since the United States is the biggest producer of pollutants in the atmosphere – it must be  the United States who stand up and take responsibility for her actions.

We must:

• reduce factory emissions by 40%
• reduce automobile emissions by 50%
• reduce home and office emissions by 25%
• reduce the amount of trees and agricultural land we destroy
• increase replanting of trees – and other plants that will absorb CO2 by 25%

This is just a start – but it IS a beginning.

Over the next few weeks I will be discussing in greater detail some of the harmful effects of CO2 buildup and how we can take steps to personally reduce our CO2 footprint.

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