Quick Peeks

Lisa Devaney

Today 8,000+ bloggers from 144 countries, reaching 11 million viewers, are joining together to chime in with posts about one single important global issue of climate change. Did you post yet? Visit the Blog Action Day website to find out more about this event.

I take climate change personally. 

I live here on earth, along with you and millions of others, and the damage our planet is facing because of manmade, careless actions infuriates me and makes me sad. Nature has given me some of the most memorable moments in my life. Today in London we have a beautiful day and I am enjoying seeing the sunlight light up the green leaves on the plants I have on my balcony. I'm enjoying looking at the green trees I can see scattered across parks in my neighborhood, and I'm looking forward to pulling away from the computer soon and going outside to enjoy this day before it slips away.

Will these simple pleasures I have from nature be no more in the face of climate change?

What personal moments spent with nature will only be left to memory, if every one of us does not do something right now to prevent climate change from happening?

Will the world leaders gathering at Copenhagen in December for the United Nations Climate Change Conference think enough about their own special personal memories of enjoying the natural environment, to make a true difference in how we tackle climate change issues?

Climate change is personal for me, and for you.

I've shared three very personal memories about experiences I've had in the natural environment on my blog for Blog Action Day 2009 and hope to read other blogs that tell stories about why they care about climate change.

Please post on your blog about your thoughts about climate change, and let's see if collective blogging can make a difference on this issue.

Taking climate change personally,

-Lisa