Peter Mara — Want to Know More About Global Warming?

Peter Mara, currently the Vice President of Finance for Westerly Wind, LLC., has made it his trade to stay in the know about global warming. Such professionals actively fight global warming simply by arriving at work each day, as these companies are vital to changing the tides of renewable energy versus fossil fuels.

If you don’t know much about global warming, the efforts of those like Peter Mara might not make much sense, but facts like those below will help clarify the situation:

• The EPA and Its Duty — The EPA, also known as the Environmental Protection Agency, has the responsibility and authority through the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution from all electric power plants. This Clean Air Act was put in place in 1970.
• Sea Levels and Other Observable Effects — As of 2015, the average sea level is eight inches higher than it was in 1870. This is largely due to global warming and glacial melt. Other observable effects include trees flowering earlier; shrinking or shifting plant and animal ranges; and the ice on rivers and lakes breaking up sooner.
• Heat Waves and Temperature Increase — Global warming has caused heat waves that increase the risk of serious illness and mortality in young and old humans and animals.
• Oceans and Coral Reefs — Climate change has placed coral reefs and ocean life in peril. Coral reefs are unlikely to adapt quickly enough to the changing environment to prevent die off.

Renewable energy specialists like Peter Mara are not the only ones fighting issues like the ones outlined above. Many people have joined the battle by working to reduce their carbon footprints and to raise awareness, and you can too.