Thursday, July 10, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
This is me.... Baby Seal..Don't kill me
This is me.... Baby Seal..
Norway and Canada have a new kind of tourism.
Killing baby seals!!!! They call it 'hunting' and it's a sport
You want to call this sport ??
Is he a sportsman???
Why?
You're our only hope !!!
Please let it stop. This barbarism shouldn't be possible in our society
Don't turn your back on us, we are so defenseless, we have no guns
please help us..!!!
I know these images seem painful for you, but we feel the pain...!!
We are being slaughtered by ruthless people and it's going on RIGHT NOW...!!!
What gives him the right to kill us.
Who is he to decide about life and death
What kind of sport is this..?? I didn't harm anyone...!!
I was just swimming around doing nothing, now I'm dead...!!
Please help me and my friends...!!!
You can't just ignore these images...?? Keep silent and doing nothing makes you guilty...!!
Please help us...!!
Please don't leave us alone...!!
STOP THE KILLING OF SEALS
You can make a statement by forwarding this mail to as many people as you can.
Bring these murderers to the attention of world leaders.
Thank you... !!!!!
THIS IS THEIR HOME TOO.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Earth Day
Earth Day is one of two different observances, both held annually during spring in the northern hemisphere, and autumn in the southern hemisphere. These are intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth's environment. The United Nations celebrates an Earth Day each year on the March equinox, a tradition which was founded by peace activist John McConnell in 1969. A second Earth Day, which was founded by U.S. politician Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in the late 1960s, is celebrated in many countries each year on April 22.History of the April 22 Earth DayIn September 1969, at a conference in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin announced that in the spring of 1970 there would be a nationwide grassroots demonstration on the environment. Senator Nelson first proposed the nationwide environmental protest to thrust the environment onto the national agenda." "It was a gamble," he recalls, "but it worked."Five months before the first April 22 Earth Day, on Sunday, November 30, 1969, The New York Times carried a lengthy article by Gladwin Hill reporting on the rising tide of environmental events::"Rising concern about the environmental crisis is sweeping the nation's campuses with an intensity that may be on its way to eclipsing student discontent over the war in Vietnam...a national day of observance of environmental problems...is being planned for next spring...when a nationwide environmental 'teach-in'...coordinated from the office of Senator Gaylord Nelson is planned...." Senator Nelson also hired Denis Hayes as the coordinator.Each year, the April 22 Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Among other things, 1970 in the United States brought with it the Kent State shootings, the advent of fiber optics, "Bridge over Troubled Water," Apollo 13, the Beatles' last album, the death of Jimi Hendrix, and the meltdown of fuel rods in the Savannah River nuclear plant near Aiken, South Carolina -- an incident not acknowledged for 18 years. At the time, most Americans were consuming leaded gas in massive V8 sedans. Heavy industry released smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity[citation needed]. 
Environment was a word that appeared more often in spelling bees than on the evening news. The 1970 Earth Day helped to change many peoples' minds.On April 22, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Denis Hayes, the national coordinator, and his youthful staff organized massive coast-to-coast rallies. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. Groups that had been fighting against oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wilderness, and the extinction of wildlife suddenly realized they shared common values.Mobilizing 200 million people in 141 countries and lifting the status of environmental issues onto the world stage. Earth Day on April 22 in 1990 gave a huge boost to recycling efforts worldwide and helped pave the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.As the millennium approached, Hayes agreed to spearhead another campaign, this time focused on global warming and a push for clean energy. The April 22 Earth Day in 2000 combined the big-picture feistiness of the first Earth Day with the international grassroots activism of Earth Day 1990. For 2000, Earth Day had the Internet to help link activists around the world. By the time April 22 rolled around, 5,000 environmental groups around the world were on board, reaching out to hundreds of millions of people in a record 184 countries. Events varied: A talking drum chain traveled from village to village in Gabon, Africa, for example, while hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., USA.Earth Day 2000 sent the message loud and clear that citizens the world 'round wanted quick and decisive action on clean energy. Earth Day 2007 was one of the largest Earth Days to date, with an estimated billion people participating in the activities in thousands of places like Kiev, Ukraine; Caracas, Venezuela; Tuvalu; Manila, Philippines; Togo; Madrid, Spain; London; and New York.Founded by the organizers of the first April 22 Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action worldwide. Earth Day Network is a driving force steering environmental awareness around the world. Through Earth Day Network, activists connect change in local, national, and global policies. Earth Day Network's international network reaches over 17,000 organizations in 174 countries, while the domestic program engages 5,000 groups and over 25,000 educators coordinating millions of community development and environmental protection activities throughout the year. Earth Day is the only event celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities. More than a half billion people participate in Earth Day Network campaigns every year.History of the Equinox Earth DayThe equinoctial Earth Day is celebrated on the March equinox (around 20 March) to mark the precise moment of astronomical mid-spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and of astronomical mid-autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. An equinox in astronomy is that moment in time (not a whole day) when the center of the Sun can be observed to be directly "above" the Earth's equator, occurring around March 20 and September 23 each year. Although astronomically they occur at the mid-point of the seasons, in most cultures the equinoxes and solstices are considered to start or separate the seasons.John McConnell [1] first introduced the idea of a global holiday called "Earth Day" at a UNESCO Conference on the Environment in 1969. The first Earth Day proclamation was issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto on March 21, 1970. Celebrations were held in various cities including San Francisco, in Davis, California with a multi-day street party, and elsewhere. UN Secretary-General U Thant supported McConnell's global initiative to celebrate this annual event, and on February 26, 1971, he signed a proclamation to that effect, saying:May there only be peaceful and cheerful Earth Days to come for our beautiful Spaceship Earth as it continues to spin and circle in frigid space with its warm and fragile cargo of animate life.[2]Secretary General Waldheim observed Earth Day with similar ceremonies on the March equinox in 1972, and the United Nations Earth Day ceremony has continued each year since on the day of the March equinox (the United Nations also works with organizers of the April 22nd global event). Margaret Mead added her support for the equinox Earth Day, and in 1978 declared:"EARTH DAY is the first holy day which transcends all national borders, yet preserves all geographical integrities, spans mountains and oceans and time belts, and yet brings people all over the world into one resonating accord, is devoted to the preservation of the harmony in nature and yet draws upon the triumphs of technology, the measurement of time, and instantaneous communication through space.EARTH DAY draws on astronomical phenomena in a new way - which is also the most ancient way - using the vernal Equinox, the time when the Sun crosses the equator making night and day of equal length in all parts of the Earth. To this point in the annual calendar, EARTH DAY attaches no local or divisive set of symbols, no statement of the truth or superiority of one way of life over another. But the selection of the March Equinox makes planetary observance of a shared event possible, and a flag which shows the Earth as seen from space appropriate." [3]At the moment of the equinox, it is traditional to observe Earth Day by ringing the Japanese Peace Bell, a bell donated by Japan to the United Nations.[4] Over the years celebrations have occurred in various cities worldwide at the same time as the celebration at the UN. On March 20, 2008, in addition to the ceremony at the United Nations, ceremonies were held in New Zealand, and bells were sounded in California, Vienna, Paris, Lithuania, Tokyo and many other locations. The equinox Earth Day at the UN is organized by the Earth Society Foundation [5]The April 22 Earth DayGrowing eco-activism before Earth Day 1970The 1960s had been a very dynamic period for ecology in the US, in both theory and practice. It was in the mid-1960s that Congress passed the sweeping Wilderness Act, and Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas asked, "Who speaks for the trees?" Pre-1960 grassroots activism against DDT in Nassau County, New York, had inspired Rachel Carson to write her shocking bestseller Silent Spring (1962).
Environment was a word that appeared more often in spelling bees than on the evening news. The 1970 Earth Day helped to change many peoples' minds.On April 22, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Denis Hayes, the national coordinator, and his youthful staff organized massive coast-to-coast rallies. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. Groups that had been fighting against oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wilderness, and the extinction of wildlife suddenly realized they shared common values.Mobilizing 200 million people in 141 countries and lifting the status of environmental issues onto the world stage. Earth Day on April 22 in 1990 gave a huge boost to recycling efforts worldwide and helped pave the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.As the millennium approached, Hayes agreed to spearhead another campaign, this time focused on global warming and a push for clean energy. The April 22 Earth Day in 2000 combined the big-picture feistiness of the first Earth Day with the international grassroots activism of Earth Day 1990. For 2000, Earth Day had the Internet to help link activists around the world. By the time April 22 rolled around, 5,000 environmental groups around the world were on board, reaching out to hundreds of millions of people in a record 184 countries. Events varied: A talking drum chain traveled from village to village in Gabon, Africa, for example, while hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., USA.Earth Day 2000 sent the message loud and clear that citizens the world 'round wanted quick and decisive action on clean energy. Earth Day 2007 was one of the largest Earth Days to date, with an estimated billion people participating in the activities in thousands of places like Kiev, Ukraine; Caracas, Venezuela; Tuvalu; Manila, Philippines; Togo; Madrid, Spain; London; and New York.Founded by the organizers of the first April 22 Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action worldwide. Earth Day Network is a driving force steering environmental awareness around the world. Through Earth Day Network, activists connect change in local, national, and global policies. Earth Day Network's international network reaches over 17,000 organizations in 174 countries, while the domestic program engages 5,000 groups and over 25,000 educators coordinating millions of community development and environmental protection activities throughout the year. Earth Day is the only event celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities. More than a half billion people participate in Earth Day Network campaigns every year.History of the Equinox Earth DayThe equinoctial Earth Day is celebrated on the March equinox (around 20 March) to mark the precise moment of astronomical mid-spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and of astronomical mid-autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. An equinox in astronomy is that moment in time (not a whole day) when the center of the Sun can be observed to be directly "above" the Earth's equator, occurring around March 20 and September 23 each year. Although astronomically they occur at the mid-point of the seasons, in most cultures the equinoxes and solstices are considered to start or separate the seasons.John McConnell [1] first introduced the idea of a global holiday called "Earth Day" at a UNESCO Conference on the Environment in 1969. The first Earth Day proclamation was issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto on March 21, 1970. Celebrations were held in various cities including San Francisco, in Davis, California with a multi-day street party, and elsewhere. UN Secretary-General U Thant supported McConnell's global initiative to celebrate this annual event, and on February 26, 1971, he signed a proclamation to that effect, saying:May there only be peaceful and cheerful Earth Days to come for our beautiful Spaceship Earth as it continues to spin and circle in frigid space with its warm and fragile cargo of animate life.[2]Secretary General Waldheim observed Earth Day with similar ceremonies on the March equinox in 1972, and the United Nations Earth Day ceremony has continued each year since on the day of the March equinox (the United Nations also works with organizers of the April 22nd global event). Margaret Mead added her support for the equinox Earth Day, and in 1978 declared:"EARTH DAY is the first holy day which transcends all national borders, yet preserves all geographical integrities, spans mountains and oceans and time belts, and yet brings people all over the world into one resonating accord, is devoted to the preservation of the harmony in nature and yet draws upon the triumphs of technology, the measurement of time, and instantaneous communication through space.EARTH DAY draws on astronomical phenomena in a new way - which is also the most ancient way - using the vernal Equinox, the time when the Sun crosses the equator making night and day of equal length in all parts of the Earth. To this point in the annual calendar, EARTH DAY attaches no local or divisive set of symbols, no statement of the truth or superiority of one way of life over another. But the selection of the March Equinox makes planetary observance of a shared event possible, and a flag which shows the Earth as seen from space appropriate." [3]At the moment of the equinox, it is traditional to observe Earth Day by ringing the Japanese Peace Bell, a bell donated by Japan to the United Nations.[4] Over the years celebrations have occurred in various cities worldwide at the same time as the celebration at the UN. On March 20, 2008, in addition to the ceremony at the United Nations, ceremonies were held in New Zealand, and bells were sounded in California, Vienna, Paris, Lithuania, Tokyo and many other locations. The equinox Earth Day at the UN is organized by the Earth Society Foundation [5]The April 22 Earth DayGrowing eco-activism before Earth Day 1970The 1960s had been a very dynamic period for ecology in the US, in both theory and practice. It was in the mid-1960s that Congress passed the sweeping Wilderness Act, and Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas asked, "Who speaks for the trees?" Pre-1960 grassroots activism against DDT in Nassau County, New York, had inspired Rachel Carson to write her shocking bestseller Silent Spring (1962).
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Melting Ice
Melting ice threatens march of the empire penguins at antartica
Fears about a rapidly melting Antarctic ice sheet can be put to rest for now, according to an international team of scientists whose study indicates a pretty stable situation.
The researchers analyzed five years of satellite radar measurements of the West Antarctic ice sheet and concluded that, for the time being, melting from the middle of the ice sheet does not seem to be raising sea levels more than one millimeter per year.
Some environmentalists have warned that global warming — which these scientists agree is occurring — could cause the world's ice sheets to melt with alarming results — tidal waves and large rises in sea levels.
Most of the West Antarctic ice sheet sits on dry land. Any melting that takes place pours new water into the oceans, raising sea levels. (The East Antarctic ice sheet is below sea level, so any melted water from it would have little effect on sea levels since the ice already displaces sea water.)
"We assume that global warming is under way now and it may be enhanced by human activities, but until now its effect on ice loss in Greenland and the Antarctic has been mostly speculation," said C. K. Shum, a professor at Ohio State University, who, along with scientists at University College in London and the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, analyzed the data from two European Space Agency satellites collected between 1992 and 1996.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administratio
news: http://www.fragilecologies.com/jan12_99.html
Fears about a rapidly melting Antarctic ice sheet can be put to rest for now, according to an international team of scientists whose study indicates a pretty stable situation.
The researchers analyzed five years of satellite radar measurements of the West Antarctic ice sheet and concluded that, for the time being, melting from the middle of the ice sheet does not seem to be raising sea levels more than one millimeter per year.
Some environmentalists have warned that global warming — which these scientists agree is occurring — could cause the world's ice sheets to melt with alarming results — tidal waves and large rises in sea levels.
Most of the West Antarctic ice sheet sits on dry land. Any melting that takes place pours new water into the oceans, raising sea levels. (The East Antarctic ice sheet is below sea level, so any melted water from it would have little effect on sea levels since the ice already displaces sea water.)
"We assume that global warming is under way now and it may be enhanced by human activities, but until now its effect on ice loss in Greenland and the Antarctic has been mostly speculation," said C. K. Shum, a professor at Ohio State University, who, along with scientists at University College in London and the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, analyzed the data from two European Space Agency satellites collected between 1992 and 1996.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administratio
news: http://www.fragilecologies.com/jan12_99.html
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Top 10 Countries - Most Polluted
1 Haiti
2 Saudi Arabia
3 Burundi
4 Ethiopia
5 Libya
6 Nigeria
7 Kuwait
8 Rwanda
9 Vietnam
10 Madagascar
2 Saudi Arabia
3 Burundi
4 Ethiopia
5 Libya
6 Nigeria
7 Kuwait
8 Rwanda
9 Vietnam
10 Madagascar
Best save earth slogans on yahoo answers
SAVE TREES. THEY ARE YOUR FOOD
SAVE TREES. THEY ARE YOUR CLOTHING
SAVE TREES. THEY GIVE YOU SHELTER
SAVE TREES. THEY GIVE YOU RAINFALL
SAVE TREES. THEY ARE PART OF YOU
POLLUTING THE EARTH IS LIKE POKING YOUR OWN EYES WITH YOUR OWN FINGERS.
DUMPING GARBAGE ON THE STREETS..? THAT IS ALSO IN THE SAME GALAXY WHERE U LIVE !! DO NOT POLLUTE!
CONCENTRATION OF POLLUTION DILUTES YOUR LIFE SPAN.
PLANT A SAPLING, ENSURE ONE DAY MORE IN YOUR LIFE
FOR EVERY TREE YOU FELL, PLANT THREE SAPLINGS.
DESTRUCTION IS EASIER THAN CONSTRUCTION. FROM THE TOP OF A TALL BUILDING THROW A POT FULL OF GOLD COINS, THEN TRY COLLECTING THEM ONE BY ONE. IT TOOK ONLY A FRACTION OF SECOND TO THROW IT, BUT HOURS TO COLLECT IT BACK.. STILL THE BROKEN POT NEVER COMES BACK.. THINK BEFORE YOU ACT..
Thank you Toxicologist of tomoro...(yahoo user)
SAVE TREES. THEY ARE YOUR CLOTHING
SAVE TREES. THEY GIVE YOU SHELTER
SAVE TREES. THEY GIVE YOU RAINFALL
SAVE TREES. THEY ARE PART OF YOU
POLLUTING THE EARTH IS LIKE POKING YOUR OWN EYES WITH YOUR OWN FINGERS.
DUMPING GARBAGE ON THE STREETS..? THAT IS ALSO IN THE SAME GALAXY WHERE U LIVE !! DO NOT POLLUTE!
CONCENTRATION OF POLLUTION DILUTES YOUR LIFE SPAN.
PLANT A SAPLING, ENSURE ONE DAY MORE IN YOUR LIFE
FOR EVERY TREE YOU FELL, PLANT THREE SAPLINGS.
DESTRUCTION IS EASIER THAN CONSTRUCTION. FROM THE TOP OF A TALL BUILDING THROW A POT FULL OF GOLD COINS, THEN TRY COLLECTING THEM ONE BY ONE. IT TOOK ONLY A FRACTION OF SECOND TO THROW IT, BUT HOURS TO COLLECT IT BACK.. STILL THE BROKEN POT NEVER COMES BACK.. THINK BEFORE YOU ACT..
Thank you Toxicologist of tomoro...(yahoo user)
Monday, May 12, 2008
What about the future of The Earth?
What about the future?
Due to the enormous complexity of the atmosphere, the most useful tools for gauging future changes are 'climate models'. These are computer-based mathematical models which simulate, in three dimensions, the climate's behavior, its components and their interactions. Climate models are constantly improving based on both our understanding and the increase in computer power, though by definition, a computer model is a simplification and simulation of reality, meaning that it is an approximation of the climate system. The first step in any modeled projection of climate change is to first simulate the present climate and compare it to observations. If the model is considered to do a good job at representing modern climate, then certain parameters can be changed, such as the concentration of greenhouse gases, which helps us understand how the climate would change in response. Projections of future climate change therefore depend on how well the computer climate model simulates the climate and on our understanding of how forcing functions will change in the future.
The IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios determines the range of future possible greenhouse gas concentrations (and other forcings) based on considerations such as population growth, economic growth, energy efficiency and a host of other factors. This leads a wide range of possible forcing scenarios, and consequently a wide range of possible future climates.
According to the range of possible forcing scenarios, and taking into account uncertainty in climate model performance, the IPCC projects a best estimate of global temperature increase of 1.8 - 4.0°C with a possible range of 1.1 - 6.4°C by 2100, depending on which emissions scenario is used. However, this global average will integrate widely varying regional responses, such as the likelihood that land areas will warm much faster than ocean temperatures, particularly those land areas in northern high latitudes (and mostly in the cold season). Additionally, it is very likely that heat waves and other hot extremes will increase.
Precipitation is also expected to increase over the 21st century, particularly at northern mid-high latitudes, though the trends may be more variable in the tropics, with much of the increase coming in more frequent heavy rainfall events. However, over mid-continental areas summer-drying is expected due to increased evaporation with increased temperatures, resulting in an increased tendency for drought in those regions.
Snow extent and sea-ice are also projected to decrease further in the northern hemisphere, and glaciers and ice-caps are expected to continue to retreat.
(Thanks : http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html#q11)
Due to the enormous complexity of the atmosphere, the most useful tools for gauging future changes are 'climate models'. These are computer-based mathematical models which simulate, in three dimensions, the climate's behavior, its components and their interactions. Climate models are constantly improving based on both our understanding and the increase in computer power, though by definition, a computer model is a simplification and simulation of reality, meaning that it is an approximation of the climate system. The first step in any modeled projection of climate change is to first simulate the present climate and compare it to observations. If the model is considered to do a good job at representing modern climate, then certain parameters can be changed, such as the concentration of greenhouse gases, which helps us understand how the climate would change in response. Projections of future climate change therefore depend on how well the computer climate model simulates the climate and on our understanding of how forcing functions will change in the future.
The IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios determines the range of future possible greenhouse gas concentrations (and other forcings) based on considerations such as population growth, economic growth, energy efficiency and a host of other factors. This leads a wide range of possible forcing scenarios, and consequently a wide range of possible future climates.
According to the range of possible forcing scenarios, and taking into account uncertainty in climate model performance, the IPCC projects a best estimate of global temperature increase of 1.8 - 4.0°C with a possible range of 1.1 - 6.4°C by 2100, depending on which emissions scenario is used. However, this global average will integrate widely varying regional responses, such as the likelihood that land areas will warm much faster than ocean temperatures, particularly those land areas in northern high latitudes (and mostly in the cold season). Additionally, it is very likely that heat waves and other hot extremes will increase.
Precipitation is also expected to increase over the 21st century, particularly at northern mid-high latitudes, though the trends may be more variable in the tropics, with much of the increase coming in more frequent heavy rainfall events. However, over mid-continental areas summer-drying is expected due to increased evaporation with increased temperatures, resulting in an increased tendency for drought in those regions.
Snow extent and sea-ice are also projected to decrease further in the northern hemisphere, and glaciers and ice-caps are expected to continue to retreat.
(Thanks : http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html#q11)
Sunday, May 11, 2008
How to Deep Water Plants
- Step1 Use a soaker hose around the drip line of existing landscape trees. Turn on the water to a very slow flow and allow it to run as long as overnight. Roots grow where the soil is damp. By driving the water deep into the soil, you encourage roots to follow.
- Step2 Purchase a deep watering tool that can be attached to the end of a hose. Turn on the water 1/4 strength - any stronger will wash the soil away from the roots. Plunge the spike end into the soil around the drip line of existing landscape shrubs. Move around the tree, watering in 8-10 places around the drip line.
- Step3 Wrap the end of a hose with an old cotton sock. Use a rubber band to hold it in place. Turn on the water to a slow trickle and place the sock end of the hose near the drip line. Allow the water to run for several hours, then move the hose 1/4 revolution around the drip line. Continue until the entire perimeter of the tree has been watered. The sock breaks the force flow of the water so that it doesn't wash the soil away.
- Step4 Set up permanent soaker hoses under redwood trees and cover with mulch. Although redwoods are shallow rooted and don't require deep watering, their wide, flat mat of roots will benefit from a biweekly application of water applied directly to the roots during the summer and fall. Allow the water to run for several hours at a very slow volume.
- Step5 For flowering summer annuals, such as marigolds, form an earthen bowl around the plant and fill it with water, allowing the water to soak into the earth. Do this once a week to encourage deep root growth and larger, stronger plants.
How to Save the Earth
- Step1 Consume less. Everything people do, including eating (especially meat), watering lawns, heating homes and driving cars, consumes resources. Everything people buy requires resources to produce and ship. Be conscious of all the small decisions you make in your everyday life that increase the total human impact on the planet. See related eHow articles How to Live With Less, How to Live Off the Land and How to End World Hunger.
- Step2 Choose to have fewer (or no) children. The pressure on Earth's resources by its ever-increasing human population is one of the most dire issues that the planet faces.
- Step3 Learn what types of fish are in danger of being overfished and don't buy them at the store or order them in restaurants. The United Nations site offers background information (see Additional Resources). For specific recommendations on which fish are caught and farmed in ways that support a healthy environment, check out Seafood Watch at the Monterey Bay Aquarium's site (in Resources).
- Step4 Consider driving a smaller or hybrid car. Of course, buying a new car equals more consumption, so approach this issue with some caution. But if you're already looking for a new car, get one that's energy efficient.
- Step5 Support international agreements to limit the output of greenhouse gases. Reduce your own energy use as much as possible. See the eHow titled How to Prepare for Skyrocketing Energy Costs.
- Step6 Downsize your life. See Related eHows How to Get Organized and How to Get Rid of What You Don't Want.
- Step7 Buy organic food. Pesticides take a toll on the environment and frequently spawn pesticide-resistant pests. Buying organic food directly from the growers supports small farms and promotes biodiversity. See the eHow on How to Prepare an Organic Vegetable Garden.
- Step8 Lend your energy to protecting the drinking water supply on both micro and macro levels. Access to and availability of clean drinking water is a growing global crisis. Cut back on personal water use with water-wise gardens (How to Design a Dry Garden) and promote development of sound water policies in your town or region (How to Manage Growth in Your Community). Or join forces with scientists working to perfect the difficult and expensive process of desalinization (waterdesalination.com).
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