We the people have the power to save or destroy our planet with our choices every day. Learn about practical actions you can take every day to help environment and climate and save the wildlife on planet Earth. Julie Smith, 9/16/26 This is a summary of Chapter 27, At The End Of The Day, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. If you've read my other blogs, by this time you’v

We the people have the power to save or destroy our planet with our votes. Learn about the impact of U.S. politics on the environment and why your vote is important for the environment and climate. Julie Smith, 9/13/26 This is a summary of Chapter 26, The Roller Coaster, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. Of one thing we can be sure. The government is not going to save

We the people have the power to save or destroy our planet with our dollars. Learn how you can take practical actions to save our planet with environmentally responsible spending. Julie Smith, 9/12/26 This is a summary of Chapter 25, The American Dream, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. Let’s face it. Money is at the bottom of everything. It buys everything we need.

We the people have the power to save or destroy our planet with our dollars. Learn how you can take practical actions to save our planet with environmentally ethical consumption and good consumer choices. Julie Smith, 9/3/26 This is a summary of Chapter 24, Consumpethics, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. Every single one of us makes choices every day either for or aga

Energy from consumption of general consumer dry goods in the U.S. is 10.5% of the total U.S. carbon footprint that is warming our planet. Here are ten common-sense ways you can help reduce the carbon footprint of dry goods with practical actions. Julie Smith, 9/2/26 This is a summary of Chapter 23, The Rest Of It, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. The remaining emissio

Energy from trash, including single-use containers, paper and cardboard, is nearly 6% of the total U.S. carbon footprint that is warming our planet. Here are 33 ways to reduce the carbon footprint of trash with practical actions. Julie Smith, 8/26/26 This is a summary of Chapter 22, What a Waste!, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. In the U.S., we send 266 million metr

Human carbon emissions is causing more wildfires and extreme weather events, and 15% of U.S. emissions is energy use in commercial buildings. You can help reduce carbon footprint of commercial buildings. Julie Smith, 8/21/26 This is a summary of Chapter 21, Energy in Commercial Buildings, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. Commercial buildings are basically every type of

Human carbon emissions is causing more wildfires and extreme weather events, and 14.3% of U.S. emissions is from personal transportation. Julie Smith, 8/20/26 This is a summary of Chapter 20, Transport Nation, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. Our planet is in trouble because of extreme levels of human carbon emissions. Our constantly increasing emissions are causing in

Human carbon emissions is causing more wildfires and extreme weather events, and 15% of U.S. emissions is residential energy. Julie Smith, 8/17/26 This is a summary of Chapter 19, Residential Energy, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. Our planet is in trouble because of extreme levels of human carbon emissions. Our constantly increasing emissions are causing increased wi

Construction is the second largest carbon emitter in the U.S. At 16.6% of the total U.S. carbon footprint that is warming our planet, 80% of construction is due to population growth. At 1,211 mmt/year, the U.S. construction industry emits more CO2e than the total emissions of 98% of the world’s countries. Population growth is 80% of the reason for construction in the U.S.

Here are 8 ways to reduce your carbon footprint. At 20.7% of the average U.S. carbon footprint, food is the highest priority of emissions reductions. It's easy to reduce the carbon footprint of your food with simple changes in diet that will help our planet and wildlife recover quickly. Avoid beef and dairy, and eat organic, unprocessed vegetables.

It’s easy to reduce your carbon footprint. You can help our planet and wildlife quickly with simple changes at home. Julie Smith, 5/23/26 This is a summary of Chapter 16, Reducing Our Carbon Footprint Per Capita, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. In 2019, global human activities resulted in 42 billion metric tonnes of CO2e emissions worldwide. With a human population

Oh, it’s real. The evidence is horrifying. We are in a global emergency that most of us are unaware of. We need to take action now to save humanity and wildlife. Julie Smith, 5/18/26 This is a summary of Chapter 15, The Skies Above, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. After decades of increasingly obvious man-made changes for the worse in our atmosphere from our uncont

The environmental impact of wastewater is significant, and we humans are responsible for poisoning wildlife with our wastewater. Julie Smith, 5/14/26 This is a summary of Chapter 14, Dirty Water, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. Like water, it’s unrealistic to have a complete discussion of balanced sustainability on planet Earth without including wastewater. Just like

The U.S. consumes three times as much water as the global average, as droughts increase and water tables drop. Drinking water consumes large amounts of energy to produce. Since water is absolutely necessary for life, we'd be wise to respect the limits of this extremely important resource. Julie Smith, 5/14/26 This is a summary of Chapter 13, Water is Life, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters.

Wildlife has just 9.5% of U.S. land. No wonder we've lost 70% of wildlife in the past 50 years. Let's give it back. Julie Smith, 5/13/26 This is a summary of Chapter 12, The Land, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. Of the 2.4 billion acres of total land in the United States, we humans have commandeered 90% of it, leaving a measly 9.5% of land for wildlife. Clearly, th

We can save what’s left of the wildlife on Earth with our personal consumer choices. Julie Smith, 5/7/26 This is a summary of Chapter 11, Can We Save What's Left?, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. If the past 50 years of actual experience and complete lack of results has taught us anything, it’s that we obviously need to completely change our ways, forever, to save our

Freshwater species are more threatened than terrestrial or marine wildlife, and each of us can stop it with our choices and behavior. Julie Smith, 5/6/26 This is a summary of Chapter 10, Freshwater Wildlife, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. 90% of fresh water ecosystems are being stressed by pollution, dam building and invasive species. The freshwater wildlife lives i

Three ways that we’re losing marine life and what you can do about it Julie Smith, 5/5/26 This is a summary of Chapter 9, Under The Sea, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. The decimation of oceans on planet earth is even scarier than the land, if you ask me. Why would I say that? Well, it might have something to do with the fact that oceans cover more than 70% of the p

Why Causing Wildlife Extinction is Dangerous for Humans and the Planet Julie Smith, 5/5/26 This is a summary of Chapter 8, The Intricate Web of Life, in the book, “2050: What’s it Gonna Be?”. You can download the full chapter, as well as other chapters. References are here. We should be proud of our earth and its diversity. We are very lucky to be here, to live here, to have the perfect ecosystem to match our needs. An ecosystem in which we humans have evol