For the first time, the World Meteorological Organization’s report asserted with 90 percent certainty that human actions directly contribute to global warming, according to a Feb. 2 New York Times article.

The last report, in 2001, stated it was “likely” that people had an effect on global climate change, but now the panel is nearly positive, as reported by the Times.

President Bush, who previously denied humans had a real impact on global warming, is changing his tune after the latest details emerged.

But still, some politicians are in denial.

Republican Senator James M. Inhofe from Oklahoma said the new data is a piece of political propaganda, and the WMO’s findings are not serious, calling it a “corruption of science,” according to the Times.

The public must reject Inhofe’s stance and that of others willing to dismiss the report. Though unlikely, even if people are not the main cause of global warming, there are plenty of simple, selfless things we can do to prevent it from happening.

As executive director of United Nations Environment Program Achim Steiner said in the Times article, we focus more time and energy trying to solve problems that will have less of an impact on our world and future generations than climate change.

This can be fixed. There are so many easy adjustments we all can make to reduce greenhouse emissions and save energy. The ideas are nothing new, but it is important to present them now, while our actions can still prevent the disastrous outcomes of global warming.

A bright idea is to use florescent light bulbs instead of normal ones. Doing so will lessen carbon emissions and electricity bills. They also last 10 times longer than regular bulbs, according to Energy Star.

Spend less time in the shower. Although showers can be relaxing, it takes a lot of energy to heat the water.

Try to purchase goods that don’t come with a lot of excess packaging. This reduces the amount of produced waste.

And while you’re thinking about reducing waste, recycle your papers instead of throwing them in the garbage.

When not using electronics, un-plug them.

If you’re in the market for a car, think about buying a hybrid. Or, if that’s too radical, at least consider fuel efficiency when making a purchase. If you already have a vehicle, try to carpool as much as possible, or think about using public transportation.

These, of course, are only a few of the things you can do to help prevent global warming. Doing a little can accomplish a lot. This phrase and these ideas are fairly tired, but if we all take them seriously, we literally can save the world.