What to do in the meanwhile

I think a good place to start would be to ask for the most fuel-efficient engines out there. Get rid of those old cars you’ve had since you were eighteen! In fact, go one better, buy one of those new-fangled electric cars. But for those of who don’t want to buy a new car, use catalytic converters. They are an ingenious way of curbing pollution. They convert that deadly gas, carbon monoxide into the less deadly, but still deadly, carbon dioxide.

Also, for those of you who still use old refrigerators: Buy a new one. Those new ones you see in showrooms use much less Chlouro-Flouro Carbons and also, are much shinier. So, you’ll be impressing your friends and saving the ozone layer. What more can you ask for?

Advice for all of you: OLD IS NOT GOLD ANYMORE, PEOPLE!

And, I know you’ve heard this a million times: Do not accept plastic bags! They cause major damage to soil. Therefore, if you reduce the use of plastic, you could be averting the next big famine! So, you could be saving lots of money used to buy pesticides, fertilizers, etc.

And, please, consider going organic. I know organic vegetables are ridiculously overpriced, so...don’t buy them, grow your own! In fact, a man in Bangalore grows all his vegetables on his terrace and here’s the amazing part: without ANY chemical fertilizers or pesticides! He only used ground neem leaves as a pesticide and gobar as fertilizer. And he even sells the excess, with a huge profit. It’s a wonderful hobby and a ingenious way of saving money!

And for those of you who have gardens, please plant a least one tree! It could really help. In fact, a survey conducted by Greenpeace shows that if at least one in twenty people planted a tree, rain patterns, pollution, destruction of the ozone layer and global warming could take a turn for the best.

In fact, if one in a hundred of us Indians protested against the mass cutting of trees in the major cities, the government WOULD listen! So, please, make a change, even a small change, for the ability to change is in our hands.