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Earth Hour
Flick your switch off for Earth Hour
By Trystan L. Bass
Posted Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:10pm PDT
Related topics: Events, Lights, Activism
Do you want to show you care about energy conservation? Simply switch off your lights on March 28 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., local time.
This is Earth Hour, and Saturday is the third annual worldwide event. Earth Hour is both a symboli… Continue
By Trystan L. Bass
Posted Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:10pm PDT
Related topics: Events, Lights, Activism
Do you want to show you care about energy conservation? Simply switch off your lights on March 28 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., local time.
This is Earth Hour, and Saturday is the third annual worldwide event. Earth Hour is both a symboli… Continue
Posted on March 27, 2009 at 7:25pm —
How you can help the environment in your daily life
In your home:
-Turn off equipment like televisions and stereos when you're not using them. That little red standby light means they're still using power - and that means a contribution to global warming.
Save water:
- turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.
- collect the water used to wash vegetables and salad to water your houseplants.
Call your local government to see if they have a disposal location for used car batteries and other hazardous household wastes.
Help stop wasteful pap… Continue
-Turn off equipment like televisions and stereos when you're not using them. That little red standby light means they're still using power - and that means a contribution to global warming.
Save water:
- turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.
- collect the water used to wash vegetables and salad to water your houseplants.
Call your local government to see if they have a disposal location for used car batteries and other hazardous household wastes.
Help stop wasteful pap… Continue
Posted on March 8, 2009 at 5:43pm —
FACTS
Here is an interesting and enlightening assortment of hemp facts:
1) Hemp is among the oldest industries on the planet, going back more than 10,000 years to the beginnings of pottery. The Columbia History of the World states that the oldest relic of human industry is a bit of hemp fabric dating back to approximately 8,000 BC.
2) Presidents Washington and Jefferson both grew hemp. Americans were legally bound to grow hemp during the Colonial Era and Early Republic. The federal government subsid… Continue
1) Hemp is among the oldest industries on the planet, going back more than 10,000 years to the beginnings of pottery. The Columbia History of the World states that the oldest relic of human industry is a bit of hemp fabric dating back to approximately 8,000 BC.
2) Presidents Washington and Jefferson both grew hemp. Americans were legally bound to grow hemp during the Colonial Era and Early Republic. The federal government subsid… Continue
Posted on March 8, 2009 at 5:30pm —
Hemp - A Short Term Solution to Climate Change?
Hemp can be used as a short term solution to the climate change challenge, simultaneously increasing soil carbon, locking carbon into raw materials and replacing unsustainable raw materials across several industries. It is an adaptable, hardy, multi-purpose crop that can play an important role in reducing and repairing human environmental damage.
Since accurate records began in 1850, atmospheric CO2 had increased from pre-industrial levels of 280 parts per million (ppm) to 360 ppm, by 2000. Emi… Continue
Since accurate records began in 1850, atmospheric CO2 had increased from pre-industrial levels of 280 parts per million (ppm) to 360 ppm, by 2000. Emi… Continue
Posted on March 8, 2009 at 5:18pm —
The Solution for a Cleaner Environment is Hemp
The word 'hemp' for many people still conjures up images primarily related to the mood altering drug, Marijuana.
While Cannabis Sativa is certainly used extensively for medicinal, illicit and 'recreational'purposes as marijuana, Industrial hemp is a different strain containing very little of the psychoactive substance found in marijuana. You simply cannot get high on industrial hemp.
Industrial hemp is an extraordinarily useful plant that can provide more environmentally friendly food, fiber,… Continue
While Cannabis Sativa is certainly used extensively for medicinal, illicit and 'recreational'purposes as marijuana, Industrial hemp is a different strain containing very little of the psychoactive substance found in marijuana. You simply cannot get high on industrial hemp.
Industrial hemp is an extraordinarily useful plant that can provide more environmentally friendly food, fiber,… Continue
Posted on March 8, 2009 at 5:16pm —
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- About Me:
- I am an international student of the University of the District of Columbia, and as a college student, it is important that we realize that whatever we are doing now, is going to impact us in the future,either in the positive or negative way.
The young people are already suffering for the choices that were made by our past generations: global warming, excessful waste of water and natural resources, poor recycling, excessive pollution, and poor knowledge on how we can help the enviroment at home, at school, at work, etc.
One of my passions in life is photography, especially the ones that relate nature's details. How often do you let life pass by, and forget to pay attention to its small details?
Do as much as you can, even if it is a little bit, day by day. Incentivate people around you to do the same, and to be more conscious about what surrounds us.
The planet Earth, as many other things, has finite resources. It is up to us to make the best of it!
If you are interested in volunteering at a public school (DCPS) to promote a Green Environment and need some tips, send me a message and maybe I will be able to help you. If you think you can help me on the same subject, please also message me! I am always open to new ideas and/or suggestions!!!
- Website:
- http://www.myspace.com/afrociberlia
- My Home Country:
- Brazil
- Organizing an Earth Day Event This Year?
- Definitely - Ask me how!
- My Environmental Interest(s) (Climate Change, Solid Waste, etc.):
- climate change, excessful waste, recycling
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The Projeto TAMAR (Portuguese for TAMAR Project, with TAMAR being an abbreviation of Tartarugas Marinhas, the Sea Turtles) is a Brazilian non-profit organization owned by IBAMA. The main objective of the project is to protect sea turtles from extinction in the Brazilian coastline.
Please, check it out and support if you can at:
http://www.tamar.org.br/
http://usa.greenpeace.org/
http://www.worldwildlife.org/
"I am the Earth
And the Earth is me.
Each blade of grass,
Each honey tree,
Each bit of mud,
And stick and stone
Is blood and muscle,
Skin and bone.
And just as I
Need every bit
Of me to make
My body fit,
So Earth needs
Grass and stone and tree
And things that grow here
Naturally.
That's why we
Celebrate this day.
That's why across
The world we say:
As long as life,
As dear, as free,
I am the Earth
And the Earth is me."
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Feel Good = Do Good... Smile to yourself, laugh...
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But here in India..the day is getting over in 52 minutes...
Anyways... you enjoy! And yeah, thanks for the video.
Well, about anything on Earth Day, nothing decided yet. It's not like that I don't want to do, but resources are not sufficient. Anyways, I'll definitely try to contribute as best as I can.
So tell about yourself... What you gonna do? :) :D
I've just seen your message about your climate change project with the kids. Glad you've been able to get a few things from my site. You know, what I think is a beautiful book, not exactly related to climate change, yet i n a way exactly related to climate change id the Jean paul Gagnon story "The Man Who Planted Trees."
It's beautiful, uplifting and ultimately inspiring and if the kids have not heard it, i'm sure they will enjoy it. And if you've not read it, then you will love it just as much. I'll see if I can think of any others.
Go well
Great to read about you and to see what you are doing.
I am organizing a Campaign for a Sustainable America/US. I am a long time friend of Paul Coleman and Celebration Earth Day. I am wanting to encourage people to do something on Earth Day to promote our Campaign to create a Sustainable America, but I am not sure what yet. Do you have any ideas?? It would be great if we could get school kids from across the US involved somehow. We have a blog page about the Campaign at:
http://www.change.org/ideas/view/develop_implement_a_national_strategy_for_sustainability
And our own website is http://www.citnet.org. You can contact me at robineagle@worldcitizen.org.
By the way, I loved the Earth Day Poem about being the Earth. Did you write it?
Thanks,
Rob Wheeler
Thanks for joining Celebration Earth. Feel free to add to the group in anyway you can. By the way someone asked my wife Konomi recently what is Paul's philosophy, she replied 'Don't Worry, Be Happy!'
Thank you for the happy woman wishes..
I have to say I love your profile site.. the music is great..
I need to learn how to do that..
Sending Smiles and have a wonderful day..
Margie D
mdc.edbd
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