Melissa, going back to strings and an inconvenient truth

The DVD release of Al Gore's award winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" is a must buy. It also includes the music video composed and performed by Melissa Etheridge for the film's soundtrack. The lyrics are just astounding and powerful most especially when it was played towards the end of the film when several suggestions and information on climate change, conservation and environmental moral responsibility were written if not stressed enough. The music video influenced me to try playing the guitar again. I have not plucked the strings for almost 16 years. Now would be a most apropos time. In Al Gore's final words in this documentary, he reminds us of our only home. In closing the song "I need to wake up" cascades the background as you read...

Are you ready to change the way you live?
The climate crisis can be solved
Here's how to start
go to www.climatecrisis.net
you can reduce your carbon emissions
In fact, you can reduce your carbon emissions to zero.
Buy energy efficient appliances and lightbulbs.
Change your thermostat ( and use clock thermostats)
to reduce energy for heating and cooling.
Weatherize your house, increase insulation,
get an energy audit.
RECYCLE.
If you can, buy a hybrid car.
When you can, walk or ride a bicycle.
Where you can, use light rail and mass transit.
Tell your parents not to ruin the world that you live in.
If you are a parent, join with your children
to save the world they will live in.
Switch to renewable sources of energy.
Call your power company to see if they offer green energy.
If they don't, ask them why not?
Vote for leaders who pledge to solve this crisis.
Write to congress.
If they don't listen, RUN FOR CONGRESS.
Plant trees, lots of trees.
Speak up in your community.
Call radio shows and write to newspapers.
Insist that America freeze CO2 emissions
and join international efforts to stop global warming.
Reduce our dependence on foreign oil;
help farmers grow alcohol fuels.
Raise our fuel economy standards;
require lower emissions from automobiles.
If you believe in prayer,
pray that people will find the strength to change.
In the words of the old African proverb,
when you pray, MOVE your feet:
ENCOURAGE everyone you know to see this movie.
LEARN as much as you can about the climate crisis.
Then put your knowledge in ACTION.


You remember the song and you remember ways on how to save our planet or you remember to be environmentally responsible and you remember the song.