The Idiot's Guide To Using, Posting And Commenting On A Blog;
When Your On The Home Page, You Scroll To The Bottom Of The Selected blog You Want To Comment On, And Click The 'Comment' Button. There Is A Section Which Says;
'Leave Your Comment' At The Top Right Hand Side Of Your Screen And There Is A Box Where You Can Type In Your Comment And Post It. It May Say, 'Login And Publish' In That Case, Just Click That And It Will Publish Your Post, If You Want To Check How Your Post Looks Just Press The 'Preview' Button And It Will Let You See Your Post, And What It Would Look Like, If You Wish To Make Any Corrections Just Click ' Edit Comment ' If You Do Not Wish To Make Any Corrections Just Click 'Publish This Comment'
Note : A Comment Can Not Be Edited After It Has Been Published, So Watch Your Spelling.

Creating An Account ;

To Create An Account On Blogger, Look At The Top Of The Page And Click ; 'Blog This!'
After Clicking That You Should See; A Popped Up Window Saying
'Please Sign In Before Proceeding'
When You Open Up The Page To The Full Size Of The Screen There Is A Part Which Says;
'If You Are Not A Blogger User, Please Sign Up Here'
You Click That And You Will See A Page And Near The Top Of The Page There Is A Blue Number 1 Sign. All You Need To Do Is Fill In The First Page With Your Details, Once You Have Done That Click 'Continue' And You Have Successfully Made A Blogger Account
Once You have Done That, If You Do Not Wish To Make A Blogger Page Just Close The Page And Go Onto The Website That You Want To Blog On And Sign In And Away You Go.

Congratulations on the climate change blog-a-thon!

Here's a quick contruibution sent from a speeding train heading back to Edinburgh:

Climate change has been described as the biggest threat humankind fces in the 21'st century. Tackling it is a massive challenge , and all too often it can feel just too big for any of us as inividuals to do anything about it. The truth though, is that we can each make a big difference. Every time we leave the TV on standby or forget to turn the lights off we add yet more greenhouse gas to the atmosphere and so turn the global thermostat up another tiny notch. By saving energy at home and at school or work, avoiding travelling by car an plane wherever possible, and following the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" rule we can keep huge amounts of greenhouse gases from being released - as much as 1000 tonnes in a single lifetime. Today's young people face a possible future of dangerous climate changes because of the fossil fuels burnt by their parents and grandparents. They can deservedly be angry with us, but they can also help decide just how bad things get.

Best wishes,
Dr Dave S. Raey
School of geoscience - University of Edinburgh

Global warming is such a huge problem that individuals may adopt the attitude that there is very little an individual can do to affect the problem. Also, it's a bit like the car driver who believes that there are too many cars on the road but everyone else should go by bus! How do we convince people that the individual can make a difference and, yes, it is up to each individual to take responsibility for change. I wish I knew the answer! I'd retire on the proceeds!! Seriously, I think that no one initiative will cure the problem. More a combination of many minor changes in the way we live our lives. Educating young people is the key to long term reduction and believe it or not, I think we do this well. Unfortunately, it will not happen tomorrow.

Think this initiative is a really great idea. Good luck to everyone involved.

Jerry Taylor
Depute Head Teacher

Hi I'm John Cassidy the Head of Cathkin Learning Community. I am very interested in exploring ways in which neighbourhoods and wider communities, for example Rutherglen and Cambuslang can involve children and young people in ensuring that their communities get better and better and that the well-being of everyone in the community increases. How can communities show that their young people are valued and make a real contribution to the life and times of their communities?. I would very much like to hear from young people on this topic. Thanks.

Indeed I believe that young people are crucial in influencing today's enviromental problems.

I would like you to consider a system of 'Carbon Cards' (or DTQ's - Domestic tradable quotas) - a scheme designed to reduce emissions from all forms of energy use.

In such a scheme, everyone would have an emissions quota, meaning they would have a specified amount of untis of 'energy' to use per year.

Citizens would be issued with a 'carbon card', which would be swiped every time you buy petrol, diesel, coal, gas or elcetricty or every time you book a rail or plane ticket. Over half of adults are below-average emitters, and therefore would be able to sell their leftover units, so the scheme would be popular with the majority of the public for this reason.

Young people could become, quite literally, enviromental-stakeholders. They could get behind this idea and encourage adults to get involved. This could certainly represent a step in the right direction to solving the potentially huge impact of climate change in the near future

From Struan Stevenson, MEP for Scotland (Conservative).

'Whilst Decisions On Ways To Combat Such Things As A Global Warming Today are Taken By Politicians On The National And International Stage, I believe It Is Vital That Our Younger People Are Able To Take A Clear View On These Issues. I Also believe That Passage Of time As They Develop As Adults, But With Some Immediate Effect.
South Lanarkshire Council Is Committed To Making A Contribution To Addressing The Issue Of Global Warming. The Council Is A Member Of The Carbon Trust And Recently Agreed The Scottish Climate Change Declaration. This Is A New Agenda For Us Although Several Aspects Are Already In Place: Our Recycling Efforts Show A Substantial Improvement And Our Procurement Policy Is Focused On Energy, Efficiency, And Sustainable Goods. Our Efforts With Our Public Sector Partners Will Show Increased Focus On Sustainability, And This Is Gradually Pervading All Of Our Activities.
On Behalf Of The Council, I Wish You Every Success In Your Efforts To Raise Awareness And Achieve A Consensus From Your Students'

From Archibald Strang, Chief Executive Of South Lanarkshire Council...

Many pupils at Cathkin High School take their responsibility for the environment very seriously. They take advantage of the opportunities in school to learn about and fully understand the issues surrounding man's impact on the environment. They develop a range of high level skills including skills of evaluation and communication. They use this knowledge and these skills to inform their own behaviour as it impacts on the environment, realising that small changes in our behaviour like recycling and conserving energy have a large collective impact. These young people have a very important role to play in influencing both their peers and the wider community to make environmental issues a top priority. They have made an excellent start with this blogathon - I'm very proud of them.
Marion Arthur (Head Teacher)

On climate change, either we get real on this or we risk diaster. But the agenda is narrower than that as well. Scotland could lead the world in clean green renewable technology, but we need to get it together. Do I think young people can influence things? Yes, clearly. In my experience younger Scots are considerably more switched on and open to new ideas (and doing something about them) than older ones.

Step one, for me, is to fight to see energy policy come back to the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh, as I believe we in Scotland will make better decisions than allowing London to make them for us.

From Alyn Smith, SNP MEP for Scotland

More people everyday are becoming obese, and over-weight people should be getting more active and stop taking the car everwhere and buses... but people should be doing things like cycling and walking or jogging so I just think people should be trying to get fitter rather than getting where they are going quicker.

Gary

When we play football, it rains it gets water logged the pitches. We get all mucky and I wish we could have shelters over the pitches so that we could play for longer and not get as dirty it is rubbish that we have to get wet and mucky.

Alistair