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      ]]> <![CDATA[Journée internationale de la Terre]]> http://journaldelarue.wordpress.com/?p=2231 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:00:46 +0000 journaldelarue http://journaldelarue.wordpress.com/?p=2231 Journée internationale de la Terre Isabelle Burgun

    (Agence Science-Presse) - Irremplaçable maison de l’humanité, la Terre sera célébrée le 22 avril prochain par la Journée internationale de la Terre. Cette journée particulière s’inscrit au sein d’une Année internationale qui lui est dévouée.

    Pour souligner cette journée, l’Agence Science-Presse a rejoint : Michel Jébrak, professeur au département des Sciences de la Terre et de l’atmosphère de l’UQAM et représentant du Québec au comité canadien pour l'Année Internationale de la planète Terre proclamée en 2008 par l'UNESCO.

    ASP — Pourquoi avez-vous accepté d'être le représentant du Québec pour l'Année internationale de la planète Terre ?
    Michel Jébrak — Tout simplement parce que je souhaite sensibiliser tout le monde aux grands enjeux de notre planète... on n'en a pas de rechange ! Pour la journée du 22 avril, le Canada s'est choisi cinq thèmes qui dessinent la Terre: environnement, eau, énergie, ressources et risques naturels.

    ASP — Les sciences de la Terre sont un vaste chapeau qui regroupe plusieurs disciplines, comment nous touchent-elles dans notre quotidien?

    MJ — Le logo de l'Année internationale représente les différentes zones de notre planète:

    - Rouge pour la planète profonde, qui nous affecte par ses mouvements (séismes, tsunamis, volcans) et nous fournit ses ressources non renouvelables. C'est le domaine de la géologie, de la géodynamique;

    - Bleu pour l'océan et ses richesses, ses courants qui gouvernement les pêches; c'est le domaine de l'océanographie;

    - Bleu clair pour l'atmosphère, avec les changements climatiques, la météo;

    - Vert pour la vie.

    Nous sommes les enfants de la Terre, et cela nous touche tous les jours.

    ASP — Dans quels domaines scientifiques le Canada et le Québec possèdent-ils de l'expertise?

    MJ — Le Canada a une très bonne expertise dans plusieurs grands domaines, tels que :

    — Les ressources minérales. Nous sommes un grand pays producteur de quantité de métaux de base (nickel, cuivre, etc.) et précieux (or et platine), de produits minéraux, de pétrole, d'uranium et même de diamants — le 3e producteur mondial!

    — L'environnement, en particulier dans le domaine des l'étude des lacs, aussi bien naturels que des barrages. Le Canada possède le tiers des ressources en eau douce de la planète; nous travaillons beaucoup à les préserver.

    — La datation des roches : nous avons les meilleurs laboratoires du monde dont le GEOTOP à l’UQAM.

    — Les changements climatiques, avec par exemple le centre Ouranos à Montréal.

    ASP — Quelle est la contribution canadienne à l'avancement des sciences de la Terre et ses principales recherches actuelles?

    MJ — Il est difficile de résumer en quelques lignes les travaux de toute une communauté. Savez-vous par exemple que les plus vieilles roches du monde ont été découvertes au Québec? Que la connaissance du passé récent, le Quaternaire, y est l'une des plus avancée du monde? Qu'un réseau de senseurs ausculte en permanence le fond du Pacifique au large de Victoria?

    ASP — Quels sont les principaux enjeux et défis des sciences de la Terre?

    MJ — On manque terriblement de géologues et de personnel à tous les niveaux; on s'arrache les étudiants alors qu’ils ont à peine fini leurs études... et les salaires n'ont jamais été aussi bons. Le problème, c'est que ça prend du temps à former un géologue, au moins trois ans, et l’on en a besoin maintenant.
    ASP — On parle souvent d'épuisement des ressources. Quelle est la situation au Canada?

    MJ - Le Canada a des ressources immenses, mais il a négligé de les renouveler il y a une dizaine d'années. Ce qui fait que plusieurs mines importantes ont fermé et que la production a parfois baissé. Les découvertes actuelles laissent penser que nous rétablissons la situation. Il faut comprendre que la notion de ressources dépend du prix; quand les prix sont élevés, comme aujourd'hui, on peut exploiter beaucoup plus de ressources et mieux les gérer sur tous les plans.

    ASP — Pensons-nous également économie durable en matière d'exploitation? Existe-t-il un virage vert?

    MJ — Oui, très net, mais pas encore assez rapide. Les compagnies font des efforts; par exemple, des compagnies québécoises ont créé un fond pour nettoyer le Nord-du-Québec des déchets laissés par d'autres compagnies il y a longtemps. Il faut poursuivre cet effort et l'accélérer. Et il faut aussi responsabiliser l'ensemble du public en terme de gaspillage, de recyclage ainsi que de comportement économe d’énergie et de ressources.

    Pour en savoir plus

    22 avril, Journée internationale de la Terre :
    http://ww2.earthday.net
    2008, Année internationale de la planète Terre :
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    ]]>         <![CDATA[wellcome]]> http://bgtroll.wordpress.com/?p=4 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:24:26 +0000 bgtroll http://bgtroll.wordpress.com/?p=4 Earth Day

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    ]]>         <![CDATA[Valle del Titerno(Bn)- Titerno una riserva di emozioni naturali! Domenica nel verde18 maggio 2008]]> http://altocasertano.wordpress.com/?p=2407 Wed, 14 May 2008 19:37:00 +0000 ufficistampa http://altocasertano.wordpress.com/?p=2407 Valle del Titerno(Bn)- Nel cuore verde della Campania, scorre da secoli il Titerno, al quale il Gal Titerno che porta il nome del vorticoso fiume sannita e Legambiente in collaborazione con Earthday, il prossimo 18 maggio dedicheranno una giornata speciale che potrà coinvolgere tutti coloro che vogliono trascorrere una piacevole domenica nel verde.  Appuntamenti come questi ci dovrebbero spingere verso una migliore fruizione delle risorse naturali e del territorio e soprattutto convincerci ad avere più consapevolezza del nostro ruolo cercando di rispettare quella "madre" terra, spesso da noi, inutilmente maltrattata.  I siti di pregio saranno i protagonisti dell'escursione che sarà coordinata da guide esperte che sapranno raccontare la natura e il paesaggio suggestivo del Titerno. A bordo di una navetta si partirà domenica 18 maggio da piazza San Martino a Cerreto Sannita per recarsi presso luoghi incantevoli e poco conosciuti. In programma per la serata una festa all'aperto presso il Castello Medievale di Guardia Sanframondi con la musica popolare dei Discede e la partecipazione del bravissimo Nando Citarella. Di seguito si riporta il programma: Attraverso il Titerno escursione guidata e gratuita 9:30   Raduno in P.za San Martino- Cerreto Sannita; 10:00 Forre del Titerno- Cusano Mutri; 11:45 Monte Pugliano- San Salvatore Telesino; 13:00 Parco Rio Grassano- San Salvatore Telesino; 15:30 Oasi Faunistica- Guardia Sanframondi. Festa all'aperto- Castello Medievale Guardia Sanframondi( foto 2 a dx) . Musica popolare/Discede Acqua, cielo & terra tour . Special guest Nando Citarella. Video space+ food & drink. Segreteria organizzativa e prenotazioni GAL Titerno  Piazza Mercato, 8 Guardia Sanframondi (BN)info@galtiterno.it  (Comunicato inviato da Tabula rasa eventi)
    Pubblicato da red. prov. "Alto Casertano-Matesino & d"

     

    ]]>         <![CDATA[theGreenTax, show #35]]> http://thegreentax.wordpress.com/?p=108 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:17 +0000 thegreentax http://thegreentax.wordpress.com/?p=108 Recycling Laserjet Cartridges

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    ]]>         <![CDATA[slide show - Lucca, something different (Italy) - part III]]> http://altierjinga.wordpress.com/?p=144 Thu, 01 May 2008 20:58:06 +0000 Giovanni Grandi http://altierjinga.wordpress.com/?p=144 Here's the third part of my "different point of view" about Lucca, where I live (the first part is here, the second part is here )

    This time I made a small slide show about pollution and rubbish, even in a nice town full of art and monuments.

    This winter in Lucca the air quality was very bad, with a high level of PM10

    Do you know what does PM10 mean?

    PM10 is a mixture of materials that can include smoke, soot, dust, salts, acids, and metals. Particulate matter also forms when gases emitted from motor vehicles and industry undergoes chemical reactions in the atmosphere.

    How air pollution affects the human body?
    When you breathe in suspended particulate matter in it can attack and inflame your tissues all the way down the respiratory tract. Because these particles are so small, they can go deep inside your lungs and damage the smallest airways called bronchioles.
    As the particles approach the cells lining the lungs, they are attacked by macrophages, part of the lungs' defense system. In turn, the macrophages trigger the release of inflammatory cells from the bone marrow. In some instances, toxic particles can destroy macrophages. Some particles make it all the way into the cells lining the lung, causing further inflammation that can hinder breathing.
    Particles may also enter the bloodstream. Together with inflammatory mediators, they cause serious effects on the nervous system, as well as the heart and lungs.
    Air pollution has the greatest effect on children, the elderly and those with respiratory and heart problems. Here is what air pollution can do to our health:

    • Increase and aggravate asthma
    • Create disease in the airways of children
    • Increase respiratory illness in children
    • Damage the lungs
    • Increase deaths from respiratory and cardiovascular disease
    • Increase hospital admissions for lung and heart disease
    • Cause chest pain and nausea
    • Cause shortness of breath and (faster) laboured breathing
    • Permanently change lung structure

    Please click on the image below to start a small slide show with audio.

    ]]>         <![CDATA[theGreenTax, show #34]]> http://thegreentax.wordpress.com/?p=107 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:07:34 +0000 thegreentax http://thegreentax.wordpress.com/?p=107 La Vida Local

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    ]]>         <![CDATA[earth day tribute]]> http://randommel.wordpress.com/?p=341 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:53:56 +0000 Mel Kirk http://randommel.wordpress.com/?p=341 as i'm sure that you all know, this week saw the arrival of earth day. because i've had lots of comments asking if i'd recycle, i thought that i would use this opportunity to prove that i really am green (in the recycling sense, not in the incredible hulk sense, that would just be weird). so here are a few simple steps i think could help our wonderful world...

    good deed done for the day, i'm off to shine my halo. peace x

    ]]>         <![CDATA[Earthday......Poems by children in 1st Grade]]> http://sarahpuglisi.wordpress.com/?p=262 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:23:16 +0000 Sarah http://sarahpuglisi.wordpress.com/?p=262 Yesterday and today we were thinking/learning about Earthday 2008 at our school.

    We are working on a mural to tell the story of the Earth and to coordinate with our literature unit called Our Earth. Yesterday, on Earth day students painted the beginning of a public mural. Something like this makes a lovely announcement of the day for a school to share.

    Pairs of students worked to add painting and will be continuing to add to this all week. Wow, lots of talking communication, laughing. of course the sink broke so we really had a mess....mess. But it was fun.

    Lots of thinking about the earth rotating around the sun, stars, space, the number of planets, our galaxy, space flights. It turns out that these issues are very interesting and as we are involved in our Exploring Time and Space year long project lots of things are being put together. Time, it's relationship to our rotation around the sun and the solar calendar as well as just working on reading the clock filled parts of the day.
    So did celebrating life on earth, talking about ways to care for ourselves and our planet. We read the Lorax and we started reading poetry and talking about what poems are, how they work and what some really nice poems sound like. We shared 15 poems from this book:
    A Garden of Poems About Our Planet
    The Earth Is Painted Green: A Garden of Poems About Our Planet
    by Barbara Brenner (Editor), S. D. Schindler (Illustrator)
    I've used it for years because the poetry is such a great selection of pieces celebrating the ways life is expressed as well as having positive messages about Earthcare.
    It includes this poem, song that my children sang:
    This Pretty Planet
    This pretty planet, spinning through space
    You're a garden, you're a harbor
    You're a holy place

    Golden sun going down
    Gentle blue giant, spin us around

    All through the night
    Safe 'till the morning light


    So there were many ways to take the vocabulary of the unit and extend it into our realtime projects.
    In the afternoon students made chalk drawings. Today we made poems after talking about what a poem is. In some ways it's a definition that expands. Each student wrote from a frame and really did their own writing. Excellent poetry today, with lots of feeling about the earth.
    We came inside to paint when the wind kicked up.

    So onto the poetry....
    Remember we use our Pen-names
    Cars wrote:
    "Our Earth"
    Our earth is so pretty.
    The earth has water ad is a safe place to rest,
    This earth is beautiful because I am alive.
    The earth feels happy.

    Superman penned:
    earth
    our earth is
    like our earth
    the earth has trees and water
    this earth is oxygen with stars around
    Shamalangading-dong shared this reflection on our earth:
    On The Earth We Live Upon
    Our earth is beautifum
    The earth has islands
    The earth is a kind of island floating in a dark sea
    This earth is beautiful because it has the air to breathe.
    The earth is quiet.

    I just forget this students pen name so I will call him...little one for now:
    Earth
    Our Earth is
    The Earth
    The Moon is Cool

    Chelsea wrote this today:
    On Our Earth
    Our Earth is beautiful
    The Earth has God
    This Earth is beautiful because of St. John's Hospital
    The Earth makes me so happy and warm.

    The Fish was writing:
    A Beautiful Place
    Our Earth is beautiful
    The Earth has aliens,
    This earth is so wonderful because of flowers,
    The earth feels happy.

    Elephanturez was writing aligned with Bucky Fuller I think:
    On our Earth
    Our Earth is my rocket
    Earth has
    The earth is beautiful to use
    The earth feels kindaful.
    "Briana" says;
    Earth
    Our Earth is a prayer,
    The earth has oceans
    This earth, well, I like it.
    The Earth feels pretty and deep.
    Sharkboy wrote this today:
    Our Earth
    Our Earth is a people place
    We like to be on the earth
    On the earth are houses
    The earth has individuals but they are persons of people
    This Earth has kids like me.
    Children.
    We laugh.

    The Sponge said;
    Our Earth
    Our Earth is beautiful.
    Our earth is a place you can be happy.
    I like the earth!
    You can play on this earth.

    Lorna used her own "grown up" lined paper. She wrote this:
    the earth has
    people.
    the earth has kids
    this earth is beautiful because
    there are butterfleas
    the earth flees
    happy to me
    I like the earth
    Our earth is about the earth.
    This from The Flower:
    Cute is Our Earth
    Our earth is cute
    The earth has air
    this earth is beautiful because I love the world
    the earth feels quiet

    I love this one by A child I have renamed Marbles:
    Earth
    Our Earth is a sphere in space
    The earth had dinosaurs
    The earth feels
    i love my mom, my dad, my brother and me

    Lava Girl wrote seriously:
    Earth
    Our earth is beyond our knowings
    This place is a paradise
    This earth is beautiful because it has flowers and lights
    The earth is a happy Wind.
    The second Flower...yikes...said:
    Earth Is Pretty
    The Earth is a planet
    In a solar system.
    The earth has water.
    This earth is beautiful because there are stars.
    The earth feels quiet.

    Jelly fish shared:
    our planet earth
    our planet earth
    the earth has water
    this earth is beautiful because
    of shooting stars
    oh, i look up from here to there
    From the Apple:
    On our planet
    Water is on our earth
    Beauty is on our Earth
    Stars circle our earth
    Quiet love makes the earth grow

    Sharpee ended our writing with this last poem:
    Our Earth
    The Earth is so fruitful
    This earth is safe
    well, maybe.
    The beauty is because life exists.
    The quiet of the earth is heard everywhere.
    If you want to know more about Exploring Space and Time, a project to observe the earth's relationship to the sun here are some ways to go read more.
    The Project is talked to here in my blog:

    Sun and Shadows

    The 2nd observation, Shadows, ChalkArt

    The 1st Observation, Explaining that watching Shadows has interesting meanings

    .
    To see an awesome video on this project please hope I get this right..
    http://mesaschool.org/images/public_media_library/1.wmv
    ]]>         <![CDATA[Earth Day - Colbert's Response]]> http://greennav.wordpress.com/?p=87 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:29:45 +0000 greennav http://greennav.wordpress.com/?p=87 Yesterday was Earthday. That means a day to celebrate earth... yes?

    Thanks to Colbert

    ]]>         <![CDATA[Green License Plates in April]]> http://earthrehab.wordpress.com/?p=266 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:14:31 +0000 earthrehab http://earthrehab.wordpress.com/?p=266 for the Environmentfor the environmentElectric Car and Green License Platefor the SkydiverHHR with Green License Plate

    New Photos of the Green License Plate campaign in April 2008.

    Visit EarthRehab.com

     

    ]]>         <![CDATA[Green License Plate; what happened in April 2008?]]> http://earthrehab.wordpress.com/?p=259 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:57:49 +0000 earthrehab http://earthrehab.wordpress.com/?p=259 Dr. Marr and William CleanupElectric Car at EXPOIYOR 2008 Reef Check and EarthRehabTreehuggers and Jumper

    Green Living Expo- April 11, 12, 13

    EarthRehab Founder William Djubin was in attendance for the Green Living Expo in Los Angeles.

    This was an International Year of the Reef 2008 collaboration with Reef Check, to promote Nature Research.

    Over 300 people signed the Declaration of Reef Rights for Mary Luna the NGO Coordinator for IYOR 2008.

    Reef Check Founder & President Gregor Hodgson was on site Saturday to meet with William at the Expo and talk about the Future of our Oceans. Reef Check is seriously contemplating an office in Florida soon. Thank you Gregor, we need all the help we can get.

    Green License Plates were seen on many cars in LA including the Electric Car at the Expo.

     

    EarthRehab brought to LA several brochures from various Nature Research Foundations, over 1500 total were passed out to guests.

    Nature Conservancy & Nature Conservancy Santa Cruz Islands- saving a place for you.

    Ocean Conservancy Channel Islands- protects this resource.

    Audubon Martin County- Bird counts and benefits of habitat research, we did discuss the Richardson’s Bay situation.

    Loggerhead Marine Life Center- Research on Migration Patterns and WQMS with rehabilitation for Turtles.

    Busch Wildlife Sanctuary- a place many wild animals call home due to development.

    Perry Institute for Marine Science- Ocean Acidification experts and Coral Reef Ecologists.

    Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative-the NOAA guardians of our Ocean Ecosystem from North Palm Beach to the Florida Keys.

    After the Expo EarthRehab decided to draft a petition, the Enforce the Federal Clean Water Act and posted it on Care2. It is available for download just ask.

    FAU Environment Awareness Day- April 17

    EarthRehab Founder William had a chance to meet with fellow Environmental Activists at the FAU Campus in Jupiter. A few who attended were ERM, FAU Environment Club with President Sarah Fannin, and EarthFirst. An Electric Car received a Green License Plate for technology.

    We discussed the future of our Oceans and Pollution; then urged support for the Enforce the Federal Clean Water Act petition. 38 signatures total from the 40 people we surveyed.

    Kite Beach to Corners Cleanup- April 19

    The Great American Cleanup for EarthDay on Jupiter Beach.

    Jupiter Middle School ‘treehuggers’ hosted this event with EarthRehab and Ocean Minded Sandals. We encouraged volunteers to sign our petition for Clean Water. Nearly 100 volunteers helped remove pollution from this now narrow stretch of Beach, including Dr. John Marr the Executive Director for Perry Institute for Marine Science and his Family.

    Everyone received a Green License Plate, and Hat with some an EarthDay T-shirt or Ocean Minded Sandals.

    At the peak of the activity the American Flag jumper parachuted onto a Runway made from Green License Plates jumping at 3500 feet from Capt. Jack Reisel's Star Spangled Stearman, A vintage Biplane.

    Lastly was the arrival of Jupiter’s Famous Vinny’s Pizza.

      You cannot get any better than Hot Pizza served right on the beach.

     

     

    ]]>         <![CDATA[Erfday Smurfday]]> http://ewesillygirl.wordpress.com/?p=78 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:27:36 +0000 jamilynnfitz http://ewesillygirl.wordpress.com/?p=78 Date: April 22, 2008

    Mileage: 3.8

    April Mileage: 82

    Year to Date Mileage: 180

    Temp/Weather: Sunny, 60'sF

    Days Until RAGBRAI Lottery: 9

    Days Until RAGBRAI: 88 days

    In My Mug: Brown Cow Cream Top Strawberry yogurt

     

     

    Believe it or not, I am actually torn about Earthday. Here in the Midwest, it really doesn't seem to be a big deal, and it should be. Out on the west coast, I know for a fact that it is a big deal, and it should be. But, to repeat a cliché, Earthday should be every day. Every single day we should celebrate our planet. Every single day we should be using cloth bags when we shop, not only at the grocery store, but at the mall, at the pet store, any where that we make a purchase that will be coming home with us. Every single day we should consider purchasing handmade and local, every single day we should recycle, and think twice about unnecessary purchases.

     

    I don't really believe in global warming, but I do believe in global killing. We have a stranglehold on this planet. We need to do our part to turn that around. I heard on a forum somewhere that some people don't think using cloth bags will make a difference. But if everyone used one cloth bag, used paper instead of plastic, we would have that many fewer plastic bags filling up landfills and floating in trash islands in middle of the ocean.

     

    If I forget my cloth bags, and I frequently do, I will opt for paper. I know that we are "wasting" paper when we use the paper bags, but I use them as recycling containers in the kitchen. When they fill up, I take them out to the recycling bin in the garage. That way I am not always cleaning out a gross plastic bin, and they don't hold more than a couple of days of recyclables, so I don't have a weeks worth of trash in the kitchen (the dogs think old trash is a delicacy, so you can see where that would be a problem.)

     

    I think Earthday is great, but we should try to focus on the issues that are putting our world in peril on a daily basis. Earthday isn't Christmas. We don't have a mythical Santa-type figure that only comes out once a year, we live in this world every single day, what we do will affect our tomorrow, whether or not we want to admit it.

     

    So I rode my bike today, not in celebration of Earthday, but in celebration of life, and on celebration of the glorious weather we are having today. We are finally getting spring-like weather, and I will take advantage of it as much as possible.

     

    Are you making any permanent changes in honor of Mother Earth, or are you doing something differently just to day, just to see how it feels? Or could you care less, because it won't be YOUR problem in 100 years?

    ]]>         <![CDATA[What am I doing awake at this hour???]]> http://bojosmom.wordpress.com/?p=14 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:08:50 +0000 bojosmom http://bojosmom.wordpress.com/?p=14 Been up since 3 A.M. and now after my third cup of java and perusing the news I thought I would ramble on about things....I must admit I am disappointed in the low voter turnout [under 50%] and the loss by Barack Obama in the Pennsylvania primary election yesterday. Unfortunately, it confirms my view of Erie and the rest of PA in that for the most part they are conservative uninterested unmotivated narrow-minded people stuck in the past.  If I had the means I would relocate to an area of the U.S. that is more in keeping with my attitudes and opinions....like Kansas or Texas or Indiana or even move out of the country to Canada. But alas, it looks like I am here for at least the short term so making the best of it. It will be interesting to see the Democratic primary process play out the rest of the way now.  As a moderate Republican I still will be supporting Obama if he is the Democratic nominee for President. I find that I agree with his positions on healthcare, government reform, economic issues, and military issues more than the other candidates running this year. But enough about that....

    Earth day. I spent the day outdoors raking, planting, picking up litter, romping with our new puppy, Cricket. It was a balmy 74 sunshiny degrees in Erie and you could not have asked for a more perfect day weather-wise!!! The birds are slowly but surely returning to their regular visits to our birdfeeders and bird bath. My pair of cardinals are back. Unfortunately, so is the skunk that visits in the night. UGH! But hey, live and let live-that's my motto. He serves a purpose in this world as well and who am I to grouse about his lumbering across my neighbour's yard? Its nice to see the reduction in the amount of car traffic on my street. A good byproduct of the sky high price of gas! Maybe we'll see more pedestrians and bicyclists around town now.  I can't wait to begin planting the annuals. It is still too early here in northwest PA to plant them. I do not trust the weather gods to keep the night time temperatures warm enough to sustain them yet. I had to dig out the dead azaleas from my front yard garden and must decide what to plant in their place. Now that my front yard gets lots more sun [ a 100+ year old maple tree died and had to be removed last summer] I am not sure what will enjoy that area.

    Well, oh my! Its after 5 a.m. I best go wake up my husband for work... 

    ]]>         <![CDATA[Kentucky Horse Park - Rolex Three Day]]> http://pingpanther.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/58/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:18:03 +0000 pingpanther http://pingpanther.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/58/

    Dawn for Peace - Earth Day 2008
    Kentucky Horse Park - Rolex Three Day
    Equestrian Sunrise

    ]]>         <![CDATA[Cheers to Earthday, Everyday!]]> http://amigobahia.wordpress.com/?p=63 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:53:53 +0000 Amiga http://amigobahia.wordpress.com/?p=63

    ]]>         <![CDATA[earthday all day]]> http://mixtapemixtape.wordpress.com/?p=293 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:06:58 +0000 mixtapesmixtapes http://mixtapemixtape.wordpress.com/?p=293

    Today is EARTHDAY. Which kind of sucks because, c'mon, everyday is earthday. Let's sack up people.

    In honor of this planet that gives us life and love, we are gonna break the seal and give you the first reggae mix posted here on MM!!!. Don't ask us why it took us so long. We don't have a good answer.

    This mix one comes from our man ROCKER T, a Brooklyn born DUB/REGGAE DJ who is known for his work with the SKADANKS as well as his heavy influence on the New York Ska scene. A friend of ours chilled with Rocker heavy while living in Hawaii and was handed several personal mixtapes by him. Perfect for saving the world or for chilling with a mai-tai. Here at MM!!! we prefer to do both at the same time.

    LISTEN!!! - RASTAMAN CELEBRATION (ROCKER T SIDE)

    EXCLUSIVO DE MIXTAPEMIXTAPE!!!

    ]]>         <![CDATA[Dag van de aarde]]> http://arqetype.wordpress.com/?p=137 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:59:39 +0000 arq http://arqetype.wordpress.com/?p=137

    Vandaag is het dag van de aarde en dus het moment om even stil te staan op onze blauwe planeet. Niet dat ik dat zelden doe, wel in tegendeel. Ondanks de rotvaart waarmee onze samenleving blijft voort tollen, vinden we regelmatig momenten om tot rust te komen. Vaak zorgen net die uitgebreide rustpunten ervoor dat het leven ons even later weer tot haast en spoed noopt. Dat maakt dat we nadien weer echt van onze rust genieten. Zo voedt de rust de spoed en omgekeerd. Zolang dat evenwicht er is, ben ik best tevreden.

    De dag van de aarde is wel het moment om ons ook over het grote geheel te bezinnen. Over hoe dankbaar we mogen zijn dat de aarde ons al die rijkdommen biedt. Over hoe mooi de natuur kan zijn. Daarvan ben ik door de activiteiten op de bouwgrond de laatste tijd heel erg doordrongen. Ongelooflijk hoeveel wilgen ik de laatste tijd 'spot' sinds ik wilgentakken ben gaan snoeien. Vlaanderen lijkt wel het paradijs voor de wilgensnoeier.

    Ook de vele uurtjes die ik heb besteed aan het opruimen van ons eigenste stukje aarde, hebben me ondertussen dichter bij de natuur gebracht. En zo groeit de overtuiging dat het bouwen van een ecologisch huis de meest zinvolle actie is die ik kan ondernemen. Daarmee zullen we onze CO2 uitstoot en onze voetafdruk op de aarde nog kunnen verkleinen. Door daarover te vertellen hoop ik dat meer mensen ons voorbeeld zullen volgen. Dat is de boodschap die ik voor de wereld heb achtergelaten op google/earthday08.

    ]]>         <![CDATA[Happy Earthday!]]> http://thelibraryclub.wordpress.com/?p=162 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:38:24 +0000 thelibraryclub http://thelibraryclub.wordpress.com/?p=162 Happy Earthday!

    Earth Day/Eco friendly ideas:

    http://www.greengirlguide.com/previous/07/november/how_party.php

    http://www.ehow.com/how_2194620_throw-ecofriendly-party.html

    http://www.ehow.com/how_2192663_throw-earthday-party.html

    http://ideas.thenest.com/Dinner/Articles/green-party-tips/

    http://www.stylemepretty.com/2007/07/fabulous-find-e.html

    Some Earthday Videos

    - "Ali G Environment"

    - "Ali G Environment Republicans"

    [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XowEclEj-Ms&feature=related]

    - "Ali G Tree Huggers"

    - "And it rained all night" (a video about deforestation)

    By Meghan

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    ]]>         <![CDATA[free tree!]]> http://starbursidereus.wordpress.com/?p=273 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:07:32 +0000 starbursidereus http://starbursidereus.wordpress.com/?p=273 Actually, I was able to take two!
    The company downstairs came up and offered our staff a few leftover seedlings. I'm so thankful! I love trees and I was looking forward to planting one this week/weekend in the backyard :-)

    ]]>         <![CDATA[Día de la Tierra: el 'bio' de los biocombustibels]]> http://bolivida.wordpress.com/?p=56 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:58:04 +0000 bolam http://bolivida.wordpress.com/?p=56

    Cada año se celebra en todo el mundo el Día de la Tierra el 22 de abril. Este año el tema es 'Energías renovables' y siento que hay una gran confusión sobre este concepto. Entonces, decidí de publicar en Bolivida un artículo que escribí hace unos meses. Se trata de los denominados biocombustibles. Aquí va el artículo:

    El 'bio' de los biocombustibles

    Últimamente en Bolivia se está discutiendo la utilidad y la oportunidad de invertir en la producción de biocombustibles, sin embargo, es necesario reflexionar acerca de cuán ecológica es su producción como para considerarlos combustibles ‘bio’.

    Los biocombustibles más importantes son etanol (hecho de caña y maíz) y biodiesel (proveniente de soya y otras oleaginosas). Estos biocombustibles pueden sustituir gasolina y diesel, o pueden ser mezclados con estos. Los promotores de los biocombustibles ponen énfasis en el carácter ecológico de estos combustibles: son renovables y supuestamente son favorables al medio ambiente y producen menos gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) en comparación con los combustibles derivados del petróleo.

    En muchos países (por ejemplo Brasil, EEUU y algunos de Europa) se han puesto en práctica políticas favorables a los biocombustibles. Ahora, estas prácticas empiezan a tener efecto: más y más productos agrícolas se destinan a la producción de biocombustibles. En consecuencia, la demanda crece y causa precios elevados de estos productos agrícolas en el mercado mundial.

    Además, los cultivos utilizados para la producción de biocombustibles también constituyen los primeros eslabones en varias cadenas productivas y en consecuencia los productos finales de estas cadenas igual han subido de precio (por ejemplo la carne, el pan,…). Este proceso es una de las causas, entre otras, de la subida del precio de la canasta familiar boliviana. Para los productores, obviamente, los precios altos son una bendición. En cambio, para los consumidores los precios altos pueden ocasionar problemas económicos (sobre todo para la población urbana de escasos recursos).

    agrocombustibles

    Según un informe de la Organización de Cooperación y Desarrollo Económico (OCDE) recién publicado (Biofuels: is the cure worse than the disease?), el potencial para los biocombustibles es limitado: se calculó que hasta 2050 solamente el 13 % de la demanda mundial de combustible líquido podrá ser cubierta por biocombustibles. La oferta de los biocombustibles ni siquiera bastará para disminuir la cantidad de combustible fósil consumida, porque se proyecta un crecimiento más alto que el 13 % en el consumo de combustibles líquidos hasta 2050.

    Supuestamente los biocombustibles aportan en la reducción de la emisión de GEI, pero casi siempre se olvida que para producir biocombustibles se utiliza combustibles fósiles (diesel para maquinaria y transporte de productos, producción de insumos, etc.). Y se olvida también que la expansión de la frontera agrícola (causada por la demanda creciente de productos agrícolas) no reduce la emisión de GEI. Por el contrario, el bosque es una reserva de carbón y la conversión en tierra cultivada libera este carbón en forma de CO2 (el GEI más importante).

    Hay que considerar también que los insumos para los biocombustibles mayormente son producidos por una agricultura agroindustrial. Este tipo de agricultura, con sus grandes superficies ininterrumpidas de monocultivos, el uso indiscriminado de agroquímicos y la explotación excesiva de la fertilidad de los suelos causa contaminación de agua (con pesticidas), erosión de suelos, contaminación del aire (cuando se aplica el chaqueo) y pérdida de biodiversidad.

    Queda claro que el ‘bio’ en ‘biocombustibles’ por ahora, se debe poner entre comillas, o incluso entre signos de interrogación. Entonces, no se puede justificar y adoptar políticas de promoción y de apoyo para los biocombustibles basándose en argumentos ecológicos, ni en los países industrializados (donde quieren utilizar los biocombustibles) ni en los países en vía de desarrollo (donde quieren producir los biocombustibles, como por ejemplo Bolivia).

    Para que se catalogue como ‘bio’ a los biocombustibles, es necesario cultivar en suelos degradados y pobres no aptos para la producción de alimentos (los llamados ‘biocombustibles de segunda generación’). Así se evita la elevación de precios de productos alimentarios y se evita la deforestación. Un sistema de certificación internacional podría garantizar la sostenibilidad de las prácticas agrícolas utilizadas para la producción de la materia prima de los biocombustibles.

    Mejor sería dejar la pista de los biocombustibles ya que se demostró que no son favorables al medio ambiente y que nunca van a poder sustituir los combustibles fósiles. La solución la ofrece la tecnología independiente de combustibles líquidos (como energía solar y energía del viento), porque no emiten GEI, no ocupan tierra valiosa y no hacen subir los precios de los productos alimentarios.

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