Tuesday, March 6, 2007

The Advocate - Doctor tackles inconvenient subject, says global warming calls for 'day-to-day commitment'

The Advocate - Doctor tackles inconvenient subject, says global warming calls for 'day-to-day commitment': "Peter Libre pays nothing in gas or electric bills to heat his six-person home, and he does not want you to pay anything, either.

Libre, a Norwalk eye surgeon and disciple of former Vice President Al Gore's Climate Project in Nashville, Tenn., gave a talk on global warming yesterday at United Methodist Church in Rowayton. A change in lifestyle is not only good for the environment, it also is good for your pocketbook, Libre told the few dozen who attended.

State Sen. Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, and state Rep. Larry Cafero, R-Norwalk, also spoke about climate change at the meeting.

Libre, who used a slide show that resembled Gore's film 'An Inconvenient Truth,' said climate change is a large, abstract issue, but there are many things individuals can do to help the environment and save money."