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- About Me:
- I am a student at the University of the District of Columbia who would like to do and learn more to save our planet, EARTH! I'd like to be green but I'm not fully there yet. I am a second year Accounting student who has been living in this country for almost three years.
Since I migrated from a tropical climate country, I had never seen snow and some of the weather I've experienced here in DC. When I recall my first experience of snow in 2007, I was very ecstatic although I didnt like the blistering cold days and winds. I had longed for days back in Trinidad, where there were only two seasons, rain and dry. However, my sisters and I rallied and played in the snow like children. Oh the glory! Of sledding the snow in our bare clothing and making snow angels...now we have fewer snow days and that old joy doesnt come over me anymore. I've been told that 2-3inches isnt really snow and I guess the future generations won't get to experience a winter like the one I had. Unless they move to the South pole...that is if we still have one by that time!
I am discovering soo much about what I can do to save the environment. There were some things that I did in my everyday life where I didn't realize just how much I was taking advantage of our earth! I've changed some things although little one by one, ounce by ounce, day by day. I will save more energy, conserve water and recycle. : )
- My Home Country:
- The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago >>>> This is a musician from my country pleading to save the environment...music from Trinidad called Calypso
- Organizing an Earth Day Event This Year?
- No - But I'd like to participate
- My Environmental Interest(s) (Climate Change, Solid Waste, etc.):
- Water Conservation, Recycling, Saving energy, Global Climate Change, Green house Gases
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Beautiful Mother Nature by Ziggy Marley
This song is soo touching! I had to put the lyrics so it can be read.
Beautiful Mother Nature
David "Ziggy" Marley
Appears on the album `Free Like We Want 2 B` (1995)
Beautiful Mother Nature
She looked at me with a smile on her face
Then she started to cry
She said why did my children forsake me
She felt like she was dying
Oh ungrateful children
When she was young she was beautiful and strong
The more children she had the more things went wrong
Now she's feeling old and cold
And her heart doesn't feel love anymore
Beautiful Mother Nature
She sat me down and told me to sing her a song
Maybe it would make her feel better
Maybe her children would sing along
And see the wrong we have done
Make amends to mend her heart
She still wouldn't hate none of her children
No matter what cruel things they've done
She'll always be there when her babies are crying
She's a mother a mother you can depend on
Beautiful Mother Nature
She's hoping her children will love her again
Like once she remember
Before skyscrapers and chemical plants
When she was all that we had
Before they polluted her sacred land
Now her tears are falling like acid rain
And her voice sounds like earthquake
I had to beg her Mother please don't leave
Give another chance I'll talk to the kids
Beautiful Mother Nature
She was my
Beautiful Mother Nature
Still is my
Beautiful Mother Nature
She is my
Beautiful Mother Nature
Still is my
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We Have Less than 100 months!!!
The Royalties are showing concerns for Global Climate Change.
Prince Charles of Britain visited business leaders of Rio DE Janeiro and warned that we have until the year 2017 or before, to change our ways to avoid disastrous effects of global climate change. He stat… Continue
Posted on March 14, 2009 at 8:00pm —
Pros and Cons of Human Activity
First of all, that was a beautiful and inspiring video! The images in the first and last part of the video displays a perfect world without pollution, the abundance of flora and fauna is simply breath-taking. It displays animals at peace in their habitat as well as the scenic natural beauty that surrounds us. The images convey of joy, peace and beautiful creations on the planet without human interference. However, the video transitions from beauty to beast because the pictures… Continue
Posted on March 8, 2009 at 11:30pm —
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Latikas Theme - A.R. Rahman
A Mother’s Pain
By Zakiya Francois
Take a minute and slow down, and read with ease
Like the calm oceans, rivers and seas.
Because when they go raging and tides are waving,
There’s no more excursion for swimming and sea bathing.
Look at Hurricanes Katrina, Ivan and Rita
It’s a marvel how some survived such warnings of the powers of nature.
Flash of lightning, roll of thunder
Sending us a coded message, I wonder?
She’s take our misbehavior and abuse for a very long time
Now she’s responding, like a mother disciplining her child.
Her showers of tears all for the same reason,
To show her more love for each and every season.
I can’t explain the pity of excess pollution in our cities
Instead we are sorry when plagued with water-logged valleys.
These rainstorms of weeping and dark skies of depression,
Reflects a distressed, withering mother on her offspring of nations.
Oh mother earth! Sweet beautiful creator,
Let’s to start saving our world to save Mother Nature!
Did a whole lot, and a lot of nothing...lol. How about you? How was your break? Our time is up. See you next week.
Coyan
Have a beautiful weekend!