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Around the world today, millions will vow to become advocates for saving the planet. Trees will be planted, a solar panel or two will be installed and everyone will feel good about themselves until the bedside lamp goes out. With the sunrise tomorrow logging companies in the Amazon and oil companies in Fort McMurray will continue to desacrate our natural resources using 10 litres of water to produce one litre of gas and 324 litres of water for one kilogram of paper. By 2050 its estimated that 4 billion people will have a water shortage many having little water at all. Our sustainability practices must be radically improved. Apparently, 84 % of us feel overwhelmed about the information being presented about climate change and the reason for that is because people would rather read about negativity than take some small action to turn it around. Today we all need to think about our actions. For example, buying a used purse can save 90% of the energy required to make a new one. I'm pledging to make a significant reduction in my carbon footprint . But most importantly, we all need to encourage the effort being put forth by concerned students in our own backyards. From kindergarten up to grad school many fine young people are at the forefront of developing new sustainability models and concepts. The very least we can do is pat them on the back and simply ask how we can help. A large part of the problem today are the newspaper columnists who spread their opinion as if it were gospel. Columnists like to let us know how much they've learned from the most recent book they grazed through at a garage sale. Don't fall victim to the hype, many have hidden agendas