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Progress, not Perfection

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Progress, not Perfection

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  1. CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS RISE * MERCURY CLIMBS * OCEANS WARM * GLACIERS MELT * SEA LEVELS RISE * SEA ICE THINS * PERMAFROST THAWS * WILDFIRES INCREASE * LAKES SHRINK * LAKES FREEZE UP LATER * ICE SHELVES COLLAPSE * DROUGHTS LINGER * PERCIPITATION INCREASES * MOUNTAIN STREAMS RUN DRY * WINTER LOSES ITS BITE * SPRING ARRIVES EARLIER * AUTUMN COMES LATER * PLANTS FLOWER SOONER * MIGRATION TIMES VARY * HABITS CHANGE * BIRDS NEST EARLIER * DISEASES SPREAD * CORAL REEFS BLEACH * SNOWPACKS DECLINE * EXOTIC SPECIES INVADE * AMPHIBIANS DISAPPEAR * COASTLINES ERODE * CLOUD FORESTS DRY * TEMPERATURES SPIKE AT HIGH ALTITUDES * *WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON? Progress, not Perfection Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates

  2. Global Warming

  3. More than 2,500 of the world's leading climate scientists, economists, and risk experts contributed to the panel's (IPCC) most recent report, Climate Change 2001: The Third Assessment Report. --------------------------------------------------------http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science/global-warming-faq.html

  4. The science textbooks had to be rewritten in 2004. They used to say “ It's impossible to have hurricanes in the South Atlantic.” But that year, for the first time ever, a hurricane hit Brazil.

  5. Old Habits + Old Technology Old Habits + New Technology Dramatically Altered Consequences = Predictable Consequences =

  6. Questions to Think About

  7. How many of you commute alone in a private vehicle? • How many of you walk to various locations throughout the day (i.e. the grocery store, the bank, etc.)?

  8. How many of your children can walk to school? • How many of your children can walk to a park?

  9. How many of you pay more than $300 a month for utilities? • How many of you spend 35 minutes or more driving to work?

  10. How many of you drive your children to school? • Who uses mass transit when making local trips?

  11. Georgia Facts

  12. Georgia Facts • Population: 8,829,383 people • Per Capita Income: $30,051 • Energy Consumption: 2.9 Quadrillion BTU • Petroleum Consumption: 22 Million gallons per day • Gasoline Consumption: 13.4 Million gallons

  13. Georgia Tree Facts • Rapid loss of trees in Atlanta • Atlanta’s natural tree coverage is being removed • The impact of 1acre of trees

  14. Atlanta Transportation

  15. Atlanta Transportation Facts • 86.1% of drivers in Fulton County drive private vehicles to work. • Dekalb – 82% • Gwinnett – 85% • Cherokee – 87.3% • In 1990, 25% of commuters in Fulton County took public transportation to work, in 2000 the statistic dropped to 18.1%

  16. Atlanta Transportation Facts • Average commuting distance – 29.2 miles • Individuals that travel alone and do not carpool spend $16.38 per day; $360 a month

  17. Sprawl

  18. Effects of Sprawl • Economically • Forces the government to provide new infrastructure for a dispersed population • FACT: the average American family spends 14%-18% of its total budget on transportation

  19. Possible Solution • Economically • Compact development arrange new homes together so services can be provided efficiently • Compact development provides people with the choices, instead of driving, decreasing the amount of money spent on gas. Downtown Woodstock City Hall East

  20. Effects of Sprawl • Environmentally • Longer distance driving = increase in air pollution • FACT: air pollutants from cars are responsible for 20,000 – 40,000 annual cases of chronic respiratory illnesses. • FACT: The World Health Organization estimates that 4.6 million people die each year from causes directly attributable to air pollution

  21. Possible Solution • Environmentally • Compact developments provide opportunities to walk, bike, or take public transit, therefore reducing air pollution Norcross Wade Green

  22. Effects of Sprawl • Socially • Traffic congestion takes away time from everyday life • FACT: the average American driver spends 443 hours per year behind the wheel. • An increase in driving means and increase in auto fatality rates • Absence of pedestrian friendly routes decreases the opportunity for exercise

  23. Possible Solutions • Socially • Getting to know neighbors increases the feeling of security • A town center will increase civic engagement, quality of life, and community solidarity Vickery Norcross

  24. Walking Distance Legend: ¼ Mile ½ Mile 1 Mile

  25. RURAL URBAN

  26. What You Can Do • Buy Organic Food • Put on a Sweater • Use a Push Mower • Plant a Tree • Carpool When You Can • Fill the Dishwasher • Inflate Your Tires http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_actionitems.asp

  27. What You Can Do • Fluorescent Lighting • Payoff Time : ± 3 years • Benefits • Lower watts result in lower cooling costs • $10 more for fixtures, but quickly recouped in yearly energy savings • Photovoltaic Panels (solar energy) • Payoff Time : 10 +Years • $6.50 - $8.00 per watt to install • Benefits – Reduces utility bills

  28. What You Can Do • Green Roofs • Payoff Time : 4 to 13 years • Benefits • Reduction in noise • Prolonged life of the underlying roof membrane by protecting it from ultra-violet rays • Extra insulation for building • Reduces air conditioning costs as much as 25%

  29. PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER

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