Earth Hour 2008

Tomorrow Saturday March 29th, at 8pm local time, switch off your lights for one hour to make a stand against global warming. The idea came form Sydney, Australia where in 2007 thousands of people turned of the light. Here is a video

YouTube - Earth Hour 2007

Quote of the Day:
All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific.
--Jane Wagner

While writing this, I was listening to "No" by Shakira

Blog Action Day

Today is Blog Action Day 2007.

Thousands of bloggers unite this day to post about one issue, the environment.

As I previously posted in previous posts like the one about the World Water Day 2007 and I'm, I usually support the movements that remind us to take care of the planet.

Although I am not inspired at this time to write a long post about the need that we have to take a better care of the environment, I'll try to forward you to three places where you can find tons of info on how to protect the environment.

• Grist, your source for green news and commentary. You can receive daily or weekly newsletters. My favorite section is "Ask Umbra" where people send their environmental questions.
• The Green Guide, by National Geographic where you can find green living tips.
• TreeHugger, the best environmental blog out there.
• Or if you have some cents to spend, donate to a environmental group like Greenpeace International, The Nature Conservancy, or World Wildlife Fund among others.

You can find more info on the Blog Action Day at blogactionday.org.

Save Water! World Water Day 2007

Today, March 22, is World Water Day 2007.

We must remember that, as with all the non-renewable resources on Earth, we (E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E) are responsible for preserving it. It is not "ours" it is lend to us.

No water means no life (no brainier here), but sometimes we forget about it.

There are many ways to save water and to preserve it clean and free of pollutants:

1. Take shorter showers (I declare myself guilty on this aspect and try to shorten my showers);
2. Replace old high water-consuming toilets;
3. Fix any water leaks in the house;
4. If you see any leak at your work or at the street, notify it to the person(s) required to fix it;
5. Water your garden early in the morning or in the evening, it is more efficient;
6. Use less pollutant and fewer detergent to wash your clothes;
7. Use less electricity (most of the electricity needs water in various forms to generate it),
8. more, more more.

These are only a few ideas that came to my mind this moment but you can do a little research only in sites like Grist Magazine to find tips, solutions, and alternatives to preserve the vital fluid.

Quote of the Day:
You cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.
--Liz Smith