Living the Live Earth Pledge

On Sunday, July 22, we'll post the first eco-friendly tip in The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook. All week, we'll green our lives accordingly, share our experiences, and ask you to do the same.

There are 77 essential skills in the book, so this Live Earth project will last for 77 weeks. And everything we learn and do will be in accordance with living the Live Earth 7-Point Pledge below.

Please read (and live) the Live Earth Pledge below and, if you haven't yet, be sure to sign it here: http://liveearthpledge.org/msn.php.

Live Earth 7-Point Pledge

1) To demand that my country join an international treaty within the next 2 years that cuts global warming pollution by 90% in developed countries and by more than half worldwide in time for the next generation to inherit a healthy earth

2) To take personal action to help solve the climate crisis by reducing my own CO2 pollution as much as I can and offsetting the rest to become "carbon neutral"

3) To fight for a moratorium on the construction of any new generating facility that burns coal without the capacity to safely trap and store the CO2

4) To work for a dramatic increase in the energy efficiency of my home, workplace, school, place of worship, and means of transportation

5) To fight for laws and policies that expand the use of renewable energy sources and reduce dependence on oil and coal

6) To plant new trees and to join with others in preserving and protecting forests

7) To buy from businesses and support leaders who share my commitment to solving the climate crisis and building a sustainable, just, and prosperous world for the 21st century.