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"A few simple ways to be gentle to our planet"Author:
Miriam Mannak
Time: 05/07/2007 23:03
Comment: There are many ways to be gentle on Mother Earth. This is what I do:
* Replace all light bulbs by energy saving bulbs * Do not leave the lights burning unnecessarily: switch them off when not in a particular room * Do not leave water running unnecessarily * Place two or three bricks in the toilet reservoir. This saves water. * Switch off your geiser when not at home for a longer period of time. * Consume wisely: Do not buy products with several wrappings for instance. * Only buy what you need, and leave specials such as "buy 4, pay for 3" for what hey are. In many cases you end up throwing away a lot, because you cant finish what you bought. * Get rid of one car if you can and explore the possibilities of public transport. * Think before you use your car, especially when you can do the task by foot / bicycle/bus. I walk to work, because it is close by. Using the car would be ridiculous. * Recycle paper and glass. Bring old clothes to the Salvation Army. * Do not leave your car's engine running when waiting for an open bridge or when waiting for someone. * Do not buy too many electrical appliances: They eat energy and the content of your wallet. If you are falling for a specific gadget, always ask yourself if you really really need it. * When going to sleep, switch off all electrical appliances and lights. |
"Avert Hunger and deforestation in the coming global warming"Author:
Alexander Custodio
Time: 05/04/2007 00:04
Comment: Agro forest farming has become more and more a viable solution, instead of cultivating rice with intensive water need. Agro forest (Orchard) farming in the Philippines is not the norm, it is high time to substitute the rice crop producing region of Central Luzon, since the rice crop production will decrease anyway due to increase in temperature. Even though increased CO2 concentration can stimulate crop growth and yield, that benefit may not always overcome the adverse effects of excessive heat and drought.
We have to go back to the basics and reforest what we have cleared for centuries in order to survive in this changing world. The North west Plain of Manila Bay Area is a good candidate for this agro forest farming, also the sidewalks of all cities can use some fruit trees. At least these will contribute to the greening of cities and food later on when world hunger is upon us. Nature has a way of getting back at us, when we feel that we are the master of the environment, when in actuality we are a very small part of the whole. We are only the steward of this earth, and should provide for the generations to come in the future. Man can either destroy his environment or be constructive by solving problems that occur within it. "With global warming there is an expectation that if conditions do set up right with droughts, that the droughts could be more severe and last longer than they have in natural conditions in the past" By increasing the population of trees in the agricultural zone, farmers become agents for the stabilization of their land. They then live in harmony with their environment in a symbiotic relationship where the land benefits from man's presence through the increased number of trees, and man benefits from his own active control of desertification. In the near future with precipitation gravitating towards the poles, the need for more fresh water will be dire and more groundwater extraction will be the norm in the islands , therefore accelerating the rate of subsidence. Salt water intrusion, will prevail in the absence of ground water, making the soil infertile. In this scenario, recycling of wastewater may augment the fresh water need for irrigation and groundwater recharge. This is the time trees will avert some of these dire conditions. Trees will hold water and soil during heavy rains. The trees will act like a reservoir for water, and will release (a mature tree will use up 350 gallons/day in the summer) moisture in dry periods in the soil and the air. That process, is called evapotranspiration, where moisture emitted will likely form clouds and shade, which will reduce ambient temperature, and will lead to increase in precipitation. Moreover, they purify the air and the water (trees can act as a waste treatment purification) in the soil by osmosis and absorption of toxic substances. We have to act fast, as time is of the essence to avert the coming disaster. The Philippines and all areas in the tropics with its few resources and growing population will resort to war and violence to satisfy the hunger of the populace in this climate catastrophe. ASC |
"climate change comment"Author:
oluseyi christiana olanrewaju
Time: 04/28/2007 00:15
Comment: My husband and i think that we need to seriously consider that time is not friendly this days as such we think that what is what doing at all is worth doing well.We think we should try to do things with caution and moderation and also ensure that we do not do things we consider as beneficial to us to hurt oher people around us.We have also consider that helping others to achieve their dreams is a good step in the right direction .So i think that for the world to be a pleasant place to live we need to at all times touch the life of people around us positively.
Regards. |
"Go Green Through Red"Author:
garima tiwari
Time: 04/26/2007 12:03
Comment: These days hoardings and sogn boards have become a major source of advertisemnet. To display the advertisemnt clearly in the night several halogens are put on the same, which consume a lot of electricity. If its made nadatory that these hoardings sholud be lighted only through solar tubes ,it'll certainly reduce a huge load over power houses. Along with it if all the road lamps/ street lights are converted into solar energy operated lights, it 'll effectively reduce the load on OUR MOTHER EARTH.
This should be followed all the goverments in each nation worldwide. |
"small footprint"Author:
Ken Stokes
Time: 03/31/2007 04:04
Comment: The most helpful step my wife and I have taken-- and the thing that speaks loudest to others-- is this: For the past 4 years, we have lived in a 750 s.f. treehouse.
This voluntary reduction of our footprint has had marvelous, salutary effects on our thinking about what we need. And even though we're in an urban setting, living in the upper branches of two big trees gives us an up close and personal view of our own ecosystem. Who knew there were so many bugs and birds around? Not to mention shade and sounds of rain... |
"seven commitments toward sustainability"Time: 03/29/2007 23:26
Comment: 1. If you have not yet had children, please seriously consider committing to either limiting your family to one biological offspring and adopting one or more additional, to using adoption as your sole source of offspring, and/or to giving of your time and compassion to provide for the safe and healthy care of the children of others.
2. Please seriously consider committing to living as simply as possible in as small a home as possible, perhaps by living in a collective household, in a land trust or in an intentional community. 3. Please seriously consider committing to eating a diet of locally and organically produced foods with as few animal products as possible. 4. Please seriously consider committing to living without a personal transportation source that runs on gasoline or to driving a vehicle that gets at least 30 mpg and car-pooling for at least half of your trips and also to living within a fifteen minute commute to work if you cannot work at home. 5. Please seriously consider committing to using only non-toxic and cruelty-free household and yard/garden products. 6. Please seriously consider committing to being energy efficient by using only energy-star appliances--including the smallest front-loading washing machine available and the smallest refridgerator available (with freezer on top or bottom rather than on the side), lighting with compact fluorescent bulbs, heating to no more than 65 degrees in the winter and cooling to no lower than 75 degrees in the summer, and drying clothes on racks indoors or lines outdoors. 7. Please seriously consider committing to conserving water by taking no more than three showers or baths a week (washing up with a cloth at the sink in between), filling a small pan with hot soapy water to wash dishes rather than a whole sink or wash tub, and setting up a gray water system to collect water from laundry, dishes and other washing for watering plants and gardens (rather than letting it go down the drain). Our family of two is almost there, and still striving. Blessings, Laelia (for some reason in preview mode I cannot seem to change the author from "anonymous") |
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