I recently had my eyes opened to the severity of this issue and the urgent need for action on an individual level.  I'm working on reducing my personal footprint by going vegitarian, biking more, driving less, and continuing to educate myself on other ways to improve.  I'm also trying to educate and encourage the people in my life to do the same by starting an EcoTeam at work and at my apartment complex (contact me for more details on an EcoTeam), and basically just becoming 'that girl' who sends out the emails and constantly talks about it :)

In the next few years, I'd like to pursue a sustainability-related degree and shift my career in that direction.