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The green movement is the modern political branch of the environmentalism ideology.  The birth of the green movement’s success is traced to the declaration of the Green party as a German political party in 1979. They cited four pillars of the green party which have been adopted by green parties worldwide since then. The green party had immediate success on a local level and won parliamentary seats in 1983. The German’s success spawned green parties in many countries. In the United States the green party has yet to achieve national prominence.

Despite the lack of outright political muscle wielded by the green movement the first decade of the millennium has seen an increase of awareness of green issues. This is largely due to the rise of global warming. Global warming is the increase in the temperature of the earth’s lower atmosphere. It started in the 1950’s and has risen approximately .8 degrees Celsius in that time. The result of this warming trend is a destabilization of many local weather patterns. Storms become more violent; hurricanes become more common, droughts become more frequent and worse in severity. Contrary to the indication of the name, winters can actually be colder because of the destabilizing effect of global warming.

Worldwide acknowledgement of global warming has been generally achieved. What is disputed now is whether mankind’s release of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere is the primary cause of global warming. Awareness of this issue has prompted new scientific research into the field of environmental impact. The term carbon footprint came into use; it is the amount of greenhouse gasses that your personal habits release into the atmosphere each year.

Because we are all aware of our personal contribution to a global issue, there is rising pressure to “go green” whether in your home, your car, or your business.  The compact fluorescent light bulb is a perfect example of this. It produces the same illumination of a 60 watt incandescent bulb on 12 watts of power. They hybrid gas electric car is another example of products introduced to meet the green demand.  They get nearly 50 mpg, greatly reducing fuel combustion.

Alternative energy is another great way to go green. Whether it is solar panels for your home, home wind turbines or hydro electric facility to power an entire city these power sources emit little to no carbon. Better still, wind, solar, and hydro power are renewable; we will not run out of supply! This is another important aspect of the green movement. One of its basic principles comes from the old Iroquois law: Consider the impact of our actions on the seventh generation. If we planned the implications of our decisions in this way, many of the crises in the past century could have been avoided.

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