Yeah, it comes every year. Yeah, you may not like how it seems everyone is supposed to be switching off their lights for a whole hour. But whatever. You should and you know it.
Can't you even imagine how it would be like for that one hour if, instead of barely scraping the goal of "1 million votes for Earth", all approximately 5.5 billion people had this one hour when all of us just stopped what we were doing and worked together? That could possibly be a good starting point. To ending global warming that is.
Scientists have estimated that in just a few years, the effects of global warming will be completely irreversible. Impossible to undo. We're getting closer to that time.
Join us all in Earth Hour this year. I know that Ankita's already posted about this, but it was a short post and I wanted to say something, you know?
That upcoming one hour can be a lot or it can be very little. It all depends on how many people are willing to flick off the switch for just that tiny amount of time. What's one hour compared to how long Earth's been around?
Do your part to save the Earth.
I know I will be.
Because one hour may be a lot or it may be very little, but what it's worth... Is a whole lot!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Earth Hour
Hey people!!!
The Global Elections have begun! Do you vote Earth? Or do you vote Global Warming? Let me give you a little suggestion: VOTE EARTH ...or else...Okay, just joking. But Global Warming won't give you chocolate, you know. Seriously, it won't.
Go to http://www.earthhour.org/ for more information.
Ankita!
The Global Elections have begun! Do you vote Earth? Or do you vote Global Warming? Let me give you a little suggestion: VOTE EARTH ...or else...Okay, just joking. But Global Warming won't give you chocolate, you know. Seriously, it won't.
Go to http://www.earthhour.org/ for more information.
Ankita!
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Tree Huggers Celebration :)
Currently, we're going through an economic crisis...
TREE HUGGERS OF THE WORLD, CELEBRATE!
Do you know WHY?
Well,
to cut costs, everyone has reduced the wastage of electricity.
They have also reduced the consumption of petrol for their cars.
More people are using public transport (I'm not sure about that...)
Water is also being saved!
Therefore, they're saving money AND the Earth!
Isn't that great news?
HURRAY FOR THE ECONOMIC CRISIS!
Hello again everyone :)
Affy here.
On behalf of all the members of this blog,
we apologize for this dormant blog.
We are very busy with our sec school lives.
I know you're sad and you miss us but think about this...............
By not blogging so much, we're saving electricity!!!
So,
DON'T STOP SMILING :)
aFfY
TREE HUGGERS OF THE WORLD, CELEBRATE!
Do you know WHY?
Well,
to cut costs, everyone has reduced the wastage of electricity.
They have also reduced the consumption of petrol for their cars.
More people are using public transport (I'm not sure about that...)
Water is also being saved!
Therefore, they're saving money AND the Earth!
Isn't that great news?
HURRAY FOR THE ECONOMIC CRISIS!
Hello again everyone :)
Affy here.
On behalf of all the members of this blog,
we apologize for this dormant blog.
We are very busy with our sec school lives.
I know you're sad and you miss us but think about this...............
By not blogging so much, we're saving electricity!!!
So,
DON'T STOP SMILING :)
aFfY
Monday, February 9, 2009
Let's...
My earlier post might have had a bit of a haunted tone to it. Sorry, people. Just that it's hard to face facts, especially when they come right up and punch you in the face. So now, I'm going to help save the Earth.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
The GT has decided that we've done enough blogging. We'd like to do something BIGGER, you know? Something that will help the Earth more. It's still all tentative, but roughly we've got something laid out.
We're going to be doing lots and lots of work on it, and we need as much support as we can get. Love the environment? Come help save it.
Thanks to Rachel for coming up with the idea. She's an idea genius.
It's still kind of drafty, but we're going to do something big. Big actions speak louder than big words. Our actions are gonna be huge. Although they still won't get bigger than our dreams and hopes for this planet.
We're still coming up with ideas, so if you have anything - anything at all, any rubbish you think would never work in a million years - that you came up with, TELL US. We are going to do something about the condition the world is in. And if we help save even a single life, it will all be worth it, no matter how much trouble we have to go through for it.
We're cracking our heads open here, so join us....
Let's make this world a better place.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
The GT has decided that we've done enough blogging. We'd like to do something BIGGER, you know? Something that will help the Earth more. It's still all tentative, but roughly we've got something laid out.
We're going to be doing lots and lots of work on it, and we need as much support as we can get. Love the environment? Come help save it.
Thanks to Rachel for coming up with the idea. She's an idea genius.
It's still kind of drafty, but we're going to do something big. Big actions speak louder than big words. Our actions are gonna be huge. Although they still won't get bigger than our dreams and hopes for this planet.
We're still coming up with ideas, so if you have anything - anything at all, any rubbish you think would never work in a million years - that you came up with, TELL US. We are going to do something about the condition the world is in. And if we help save even a single life, it will all be worth it, no matter how much trouble we have to go through for it.
We're cracking our heads open here, so join us....
Let's make this world a better place.
Saving The Earth
The Green Team has been negligent in our duties as voices for Mother Earth. Our posts? They've deteriorated a lot. In quality, in quantity. Why I'm posting this, now, is because I want to apologize. To my team-mates, to my fellow inhabitants - ha, if that doesn't sound too weird - to everyone reading this and more. Because I haven't been doing enough.
And this is more than just regret that I haven't been able to get to a computer much for a while. At least, I hope it isn't. I haven't been completely inactive though. I've thought and thought and it's like the twin fires of writing, inspiration and perspiration, aren't enough to keep me writing. Like I have been.
Rest assured that there is still a spark there. Some hope, a buried ember?
I haven't written like this for months.
I just want to let everyone know that we're not done yet. Anybody who has ever read this website, even a single word. Every one of you, listen up. We are not done saying what we need to say yet.
I've put a lot of thought into this. I can only say that we've made a mistake in letting this blog remain so inactive, for so long. We have done what we've been telling everyone not to do. But every time you fall, you pick yourself up again.
Let's start again. Let's build this foundation.
There is no denying that we haven't been posting.
But it's not too late to save this effort. We're all human. We make mistakes. This is a big one. Maybe not earth-shattering, the-universe-is-going-to-end kind of big, but big all the same. Because in those few months, someone - or more - someone's mind might have been changed.
And that's why we're going to keep writing.
GT094, don't fail me now. Let's keep doing what we said we would do.
And this is more than just regret that I haven't been able to get to a computer much for a while. At least, I hope it isn't. I haven't been completely inactive though. I've thought and thought and it's like the twin fires of writing, inspiration and perspiration, aren't enough to keep me writing. Like I have been.
Rest assured that there is still a spark there. Some hope, a buried ember?
I haven't written like this for months.
I just want to let everyone know that we're not done yet. Anybody who has ever read this website, even a single word. Every one of you, listen up. We are not done saying what we need to say yet.
I've put a lot of thought into this. I can only say that we've made a mistake in letting this blog remain so inactive, for so long. We have done what we've been telling everyone not to do. But every time you fall, you pick yourself up again.
Let's start again. Let's build this foundation.
There is no denying that we haven't been posting.
But it's not too late to save this effort. We're all human. We make mistakes. This is a big one. Maybe not earth-shattering, the-universe-is-going-to-end kind of big, but big all the same. Because in those few months, someone - or more - someone's mind might have been changed.
And that's why we're going to keep writing.
GT094, don't fail me now. Let's keep doing what we said we would do.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Love That Dog!
Hey!
Ever gone to a pet shop and said: Oh My Gosh that is so cute!!!!! I have to buy it!
I'm sure you have. Well, I have. I mean, so? What's the big deal here? Would you believe me if I said that some people buy animals because they think they're cute, and what happens when the animals grow up? They abandon them. Leave them on the streets, on the doorstep (literally) of the SPCA. Leaving them, miserable, clueless, wondering what on earth they had done wrong.
Sad, isn't it?
Not caring for animals can effect them real bad, you know? To you, they're you pets. To them, you're everything. Animals have feelings too. And here's a little story to show it:
The petshop was teeming with people. I looked through the animals and instantly found one I liked. Its fur was sleek and shiny. The Golden Retriever puppy was rolling about trying to make snarling noises, but only causing people to laugh at its cuteness. I brought it home and took good care of it. Years passed, Faith grew up. I started losing interest in her.
She was no longer the cute little puppy, but a full grown, irritating one. I came home from school, and she would jump about me, delighted and asking for attention. She did this everyday and I ignored her and shooed her away.
One day, I came home from school, and there was Faith lying on the floor, with her head between her paws, her eyes mournful and miserable. She didn't move. I tried to pet her, but she turned her head away from me. Shrugging it off, I went to do my homework. The next day, Faith had passed away. This had been a lesson I would never forget all my life. A lesson that all creatures had feelings I had to care about.
-Main story from Readers Digest (But changed a bit because I couldn't remember the exact words)
Well you see? We have to care for everybody no matter what!
Ankita!
Ever gone to a pet shop and said: Oh My Gosh that is so cute!!!!! I have to buy it!
I'm sure you have. Well, I have. I mean, so? What's the big deal here? Would you believe me if I said that some people buy animals because they think they're cute, and what happens when the animals grow up? They abandon them. Leave them on the streets, on the doorstep (literally) of the SPCA. Leaving them, miserable, clueless, wondering what on earth they had done wrong.
Sad, isn't it?
Not caring for animals can effect them real bad, you know? To you, they're you pets. To them, you're everything. Animals have feelings too. And here's a little story to show it:
The petshop was teeming with people. I looked through the animals and instantly found one I liked. Its fur was sleek and shiny. The Golden Retriever puppy was rolling about trying to make snarling noises, but only causing people to laugh at its cuteness. I brought it home and took good care of it. Years passed, Faith grew up. I started losing interest in her.
She was no longer the cute little puppy, but a full grown, irritating one. I came home from school, and she would jump about me, delighted and asking for attention. She did this everyday and I ignored her and shooed her away.
One day, I came home from school, and there was Faith lying on the floor, with her head between her paws, her eyes mournful and miserable. She didn't move. I tried to pet her, but she turned her head away from me. Shrugging it off, I went to do my homework. The next day, Faith had passed away. This had been a lesson I would never forget all my life. A lesson that all creatures had feelings I had to care about.
-Main story from Readers Digest (But changed a bit because I couldn't remember the exact words)
Well you see? We have to care for everybody no matter what!
Ankita!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Extra reading!
Hey everyone! I was out searching for books and I found some new fantastic ones that you can read to help you get started on the path to a greener future!
For readers who can slurp up a million words without giving up:
1. The Plot to Save The Planet - Brian Dumaine
2. Farewell, My Subaru - Doug Fine
3. Fixing Climate - Robert Kunzig & Wallace Broecker
For those who need a tip or two to get them on the right track:
4. The Ecofriendly Home - Dan Phillips
5. Go M.A.D. (Make A Difference) 2 - Think Books Publishing
6. The Green Guide: A Complete Reference to Environment-Friendly Living - National Geographic
7. How Can I Stop Climate Change? (Collins) - Helen Burley and Chris Haslam
8. Go Green - Nancy Taylor
9. Hey Mr. Green - Bob Schildgen
Inspiration and Knowledge - For those inquisitive minds who want to know more:
11. Carbon Jargon - Jo Eede
And my favourite one of all...
12. Be Green - Monica Sheehan
(This is a really great book with lots of fantastic and humorous illustrations. Perfect for children and adults alike! And it's really cute and small!)
I hope this helps get people their lazy butts off their chairs and inspire them to start saving our earth!
Remember: Saving the Earth isn't scary... it's hard to commit, but once you get your mind to it, it's a piece of cake! (preferably organic :D)
Thursday, November 20, 2008
One Life. Live It.
No, I'm not advertising for M1. I'm saying, you've got only one life. Live it. It's really a great motto that I think everybody should follow. Isn't it true? Don't you agree with me?
In this one life that you have, that you're living right now, you've got to really live. Do what you should do, because it's the right thing to do.
Have you noticed something with recent blog posts? That we aren't providing as much information about saving the Earth in them now as we are trying to convince you to try? Huh? It's not because we're lazy to provide you information. It's because we know that unless people start listening (or, in this case, reading) we aren't going to make a difference by telling you how to do it. What's the use of knowledge that goes unused?
Just one extra tip that I'll squeeze in here: ours is not the only site you can find 'Save The Earth' messages on. It's not the only place you'll see where people are trying to get the message across the public. There are so many different organizations and big companies out there who are doing something like this for a good cause: our home.
Look out for these places and actually go there. Or, if you're all THAT lazy, you can always simply take note of how many people are saying the same thing as we are. Now, I say 'how many people' a lot, don't I? Well, see here, there's a problem. Do you know what it is?
It's that there aren't enough people trying.
In this one life that you have, that you're living right now, you've got to really live. Do what you should do, because it's the right thing to do.
Have you noticed something with recent blog posts? That we aren't providing as much information about saving the Earth in them now as we are trying to convince you to try? Huh? It's not because we're lazy to provide you information. It's because we know that unless people start listening (or, in this case, reading) we aren't going to make a difference by telling you how to do it. What's the use of knowledge that goes unused?
Just one extra tip that I'll squeeze in here: ours is not the only site you can find 'Save The Earth' messages on. It's not the only place you'll see where people are trying to get the message across the public. There are so many different organizations and big companies out there who are doing something like this for a good cause: our home.
Look out for these places and actually go there. Or, if you're all THAT lazy, you can always simply take note of how many people are saying the same thing as we are. Now, I say 'how many people' a lot, don't I? Well, see here, there's a problem. Do you know what it is?
It's that there aren't enough people trying.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Some things just CAN'T be ignored.....
Namely, the creatures of this earth. Yes, that includes you, your friends, your family...etc. What I'm saying is, how can you be so heartless? Ok, maybe not you, but humans in general. How can humans know that the earth with all its beautiful creatures is slowly being destroyed and not do anything to help? But instead worsen the problem? If you're one of those such people, I'm personally ashamed that you and I are of the same species and hope that you feel terribly guilty. Change your ways now!
Or perhaps you're one of those people who say "Yeah! Save the earth! Go green!" but don't mean it? One of those people who, in a moment of comfort and luxury, forget their promise. Once again, I'm ashamed to be of your species. Please, mean what you say. Don't get our hopes up only to let them come crashing down.
Its not too late if we ALL work together and do our part.
Now, this may seem odd, but I'm going to quote something I heard on the radio:
We've all got 1 life.
What are you doing with yours?
Take a good long look at the following photos.
What have you done?
What are you doing?
What are you gonna do?
Or perhaps you're one of those people who say "Yeah! Save the earth! Go green!" but don't mean it? One of those people who, in a moment of comfort and luxury, forget their promise. Once again, I'm ashamed to be of your species. Please, mean what you say. Don't get our hopes up only to let them come crashing down.
Its not too late if we ALL work together and do our part.
Now, this may seem odd, but I'm going to quote something I heard on the radio:
We've all got 1 life.
What are you doing with yours?
Take a good long look at the following photos.
What have you done?
What are you doing?
What are you gonna do?
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Sharing the same Home
If one of your family members, someone who lived with you, shared the same home as you were dying, would you bother to try to save him or her? Of course you would. But if that home happened to mean the entire planet, and that someone living with you were an animal, would your answer be the same?
Come to think of it, the Earth is our home, and we are living with the animals, sharing the same home as them. So why has it been forced into most human minds that the Earth belongs to humans and the animals are simply borrowing it from us? Some animals existed even before the human population came about! So why such selfishness?
Whatever it is, it has to stop now. We have to save endangered animals from extinction and other animals from endangerment itself!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Plant a tree
Planting trees are a great way to help do your part to save the environment. Trees absorb a great deal of carbon dioxide, so planting more trees in your garden will not only save the environment, but also make your house cooler so that you don't have to switch on the air-con! It's a win-win situation for everyone!
So pick a day, go to the garden shop or somewhere where you can get a tree (please do not dig one up from the roadside...) and plant a tree with your family! It can be quite fun to have your own tree to take care of and grow. Split your garden into patches, one for each member of your family, and get everyone to plant and 'design' their own patch! That's another fun suggestion.
It's a great family bonding activity and it's a great way to teach your siblings more about saving the Earth. So go and try it! I know I will...
So pick a day, go to the garden shop or somewhere where you can get a tree (please do not dig one up from the roadside...) and plant a tree with your family! It can be quite fun to have your own tree to take care of and grow. Split your garden into patches, one for each member of your family, and get everyone to plant and 'design' their own patch! That's another fun suggestion.
It's a great family bonding activity and it's a great way to teach your siblings more about saving the Earth. So go and try it! I know I will...
Saturday, October 25, 2008
World Wildlife Fund
Hi everyone!
The members of the GT 094 have recently signed up for The World Wildlife Fund (see "More of that Good Stuff") and, well, its really cool and it helps to raise awareness about Climate Change. I suggest that when you have the time, you go and check it out. Thanks!
Ankita
The members of the GT 094 have recently signed up for The World Wildlife Fund (see "More of that Good Stuff") and, well, its really cool and it helps to raise awareness about Climate Change. I suggest that when you have the time, you go and check it out. Thanks!
Ankita
Friday, October 17, 2008
You
Why do you think you were put on this planet?
To slowly destroy it by not caring enough?
To ignore people who tell you to conserve, recycle, reuse etc.?
To not listen to what we and hundreds of other people who do care enough are telling you?
No matter who you are, you have to believe that you have a purpose in this life - otherwise you'd have been made a little micro-organism or something. And even those have a purpose unique to them.
You have a purpose. Everybody, everything does and as an inhabitant of Earth, your purpose is to make sure that it stays alive so it can serve its purpose as our home planet.
Think about it.
To slowly destroy it by not caring enough?
To ignore people who tell you to conserve, recycle, reuse etc.?
To not listen to what we and hundreds of other people who do care enough are telling you?
No matter who you are, you have to believe that you have a purpose in this life - otherwise you'd have been made a little micro-organism or something. And even those have a purpose unique to them.
You have a purpose. Everybody, everything does and as an inhabitant of Earth, your purpose is to make sure that it stays alive so it can serve its purpose as our home planet.
Think about it.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Open those eyes! (just not so literally...)
Hi everyone! Today I was just browsing the bookstore, and I found this wonderful, horribly amazing book called "Planet in Peril!" (part of the Horrible Geography Handbooks series). It's a real eye-opener, in a horribly fun way. I think it's the perfect handbook for all the school children in the world, and plus: it's environment-friendly! I got it caus I think it's a wonderful way to wake my sisters up and tell them straight in the face that we're heading for danger. Just badger, beg, bribe or blackmail (I'm not being serious about this one) your parents to get it for you at the nearest bookstore NOW. It's HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY ME, so you know you'd better go get it. It contains all the horrible facts about the planet that you never wanted to know, and some handy-dandy tips to fix the Earth.
So go get it! And if your pleading doesn't work, blackmail them with a layer of guilt (but please, go easy on them... if you want the planet to die at their hands! (just kidding on this one too (but you know it's kinda true...)
So go get it! And if your pleading doesn't work, blackmail them with a layer of guilt (but please, go easy on them... if you want the planet to die at their hands! (just kidding on this one too (but you know it's kinda true...)
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
A question for you...
Here's a really good question for you to answer: "Do you care about the Earth?"
Your reaction is bound to be: (scoff) Duh! Of course I do. Something along the lines of that.
But do you REALLY care?
Do you...
1. Hesitate before throwing that used wad of paper into the rubbish bin, then toss it instead into the nearest recycling bin?
2. Just stand and daydream under the stream of water after bathing, just wanting to relax? (You'd better say no for this one!!!)
#Adding on to point 2. do you shower or fill a whole bath tub with water and bathe? Please shower!#
3. Ever take a cab instead of public transport? It may give your tired legs a treat because you don't have to remain standing for so long, but how are you treating the Earth?
Do you consider yourself environmentally conscious? Did you do so until you put yourself to the test above?
All humans are bound to judge their standards against EVERYBODY ELSE. That means, "Oh, but my friends are get their parents to drive them to the shopping centre, so I guess it's OK for me to do the same.".
Let me ask you a very simple question (this post is all about questions!): How does your friends' asking their parents to drive them there make it acceptable for you to do the same?
Don't you think that you're just making a very, very dumb excuse for yourself?
It really pains me to know that there are people around this place who think like that. Physical weariness is only a small price to pay for all the weariness people like that are causing Mother Earth. She's been around a whole lot longer than you've been, and she's been putting up with us, humans, ruining her for centuries. CENTURIES.
Ask yourself one last question: Would you do that, or would you ask these destroyers-of-nature to stop? Only Mother Earth can't ask us herself.
So we're doing it for her.
Please listen.
Your reaction is bound to be: (scoff) Duh! Of course I do. Something along the lines of that.
But do you REALLY care?
Do you...
1. Hesitate before throwing that used wad of paper into the rubbish bin, then toss it instead into the nearest recycling bin?
2. Just stand and daydream under the stream of water after bathing, just wanting to relax? (You'd better say no for this one!!!)
#Adding on to point 2. do you shower or fill a whole bath tub with water and bathe? Please shower!#
3. Ever take a cab instead of public transport? It may give your tired legs a treat because you don't have to remain standing for so long, but how are you treating the Earth?
Do you consider yourself environmentally conscious? Did you do so until you put yourself to the test above?
All humans are bound to judge their standards against EVERYBODY ELSE. That means, "Oh, but my friends are get their parents to drive them to the shopping centre, so I guess it's OK for me to do the same.".
Let me ask you a very simple question (this post is all about questions!): How does your friends' asking their parents to drive them there make it acceptable for you to do the same?
Don't you think that you're just making a very, very dumb excuse for yourself?
It really pains me to know that there are people around this place who think like that. Physical weariness is only a small price to pay for all the weariness people like that are causing Mother Earth. She's been around a whole lot longer than you've been, and she's been putting up with us, humans, ruining her for centuries. CENTURIES.
Ask yourself one last question: Would you do that, or would you ask these destroyers-of-nature to stop? Only Mother Earth can't ask us herself.
So we're doing it for her.
Please listen.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Ignorance is Bliss? I don't think so...
Well, there are so many things happening now that I hardly know what to write about. As I sit in front of this computer screen, my fingers occasionally moving towards a letter and then withdrawing, and my eyes blankly fixed on the screen, my mind is filled to the brim with worries.
I am sure everyone who has seen this blog will know by now the dangers we face. Then why such ignorance? Is it the inability to act? Or simply laziness?
While we sit in our homes everyday, enjoying the air-conditioning, animals are dying. The ozone layer is depleting. The Earth is dying. Our home is being destroyed. We are destroying ourselves.
Thats right. Humankind is slowly rotting away without us even realizing it. Can you imagine the universe, but empty? The earth barren, scorched. The very earth that was once teeming with life.
How can I put all of this so that it will get to you? Why is only comfort important? Is this what humans have evolved into? A lazy, sloppy and ignorant creature which cares only about itself and does not realize that it is not the only living being on earth? We here are working so hard to get the world going to save itself from DEATH and all public does is look at stuff, be interested for a while and then forget completely about it. Why so? Its not only about you, you know! Come on! Help us for heavens sake! Be at least a little considerate to those who are already trying!
Now, if you say that there are already people doing stuff, so we don't need to, its not true. If we can leave it all to the people who are doing stuff, then it would be absolutely just to say that the Earth belongs to them only, and we should just leave.
I think we are all being lazy and ignorant. Save the Earth and prove me wrong!
I am sure everyone who has seen this blog will know by now the dangers we face. Then why such ignorance? Is it the inability to act? Or simply laziness?
While we sit in our homes everyday, enjoying the air-conditioning, animals are dying. The ozone layer is depleting. The Earth is dying. Our home is being destroyed. We are destroying ourselves.
Thats right. Humankind is slowly rotting away without us even realizing it. Can you imagine the universe, but empty? The earth barren, scorched. The very earth that was once teeming with life.
How can I put all of this so that it will get to you? Why is only comfort important? Is this what humans have evolved into? A lazy, sloppy and ignorant creature which cares only about itself and does not realize that it is not the only living being on earth? We here are working so hard to get the world going to save itself from DEATH and all public does is look at stuff, be interested for a while and then forget completely about it. Why so? Its not only about you, you know! Come on! Help us for heavens sake! Be at least a little considerate to those who are already trying!
Now, if you say that there are already people doing stuff, so we don't need to, its not true. If we can leave it all to the people who are doing stuff, then it would be absolutely just to say that the Earth belongs to them only, and we should just leave.
I think we are all being lazy and ignorant. Save the Earth and prove me wrong!
It's getting hot in here!
With the ice melting by the second, it's no surpise that the polar bears are threatened. As Samantha has said before, the bears rely heavily on the ice for hunting and for a home. Without the ice, they have no food and no place to rest, which means they have to swim a very long distance.
So shouldn't we be doing something to this from happening anymore?
Friday, October 10, 2008
Tigers In Danger
I realize we haven't talked about tigers yet (sorry if that sounded like we're trying to talk about every single species ever to walk the face of this Earth). So I went looking around, and look what I dug up. This really is shocking news, at least to me. I would think that people in governments would go to every effort all the time to prevent such a thing, but there it is, it's happened.
This came directly from a report by WWF (that's World Wildlife Fund, for all you people out there who don't normally read stuff like this...
"In the first-ever comprehensive report on captive tiger regulations across the United States, wildlife trade monitoring group TRAFFIC and WWF found huge gaps in U.S. regulations for tigers held in captivity-which could make the big cats a target for illegal trade."
Illegal trade?! Honestly, I am surprised this happened, shocked, flabbergasted - I don't have the right words.
And look at what's become of it.
"Tiger populations are fast declining worldwide due to poaching for illegal trade, and habitat and prey loss. One of the leading threats to the species' survival is the global demand for their bones, skins and other body parts for use in fashion and some traditional forms of Asian medicine. Current estimates indicate that there are more than 5,000 tigers in captivity in the United States, more than exist in the wild."
Sorry, that was considerably longer, but you get the point, right? Good. Keep it in your brain.
Now, I don't want to bring any government officials into this matter, but... If you are one of those people in the US government department that handles this kind of thing... Don't you think you should care more? Please, don't spend all your time keeping other matters in check.
This incident happened in August this year. I don't know what's become of it but I pray that the problem's been fixed, sparing the lives of quite a considerable number of tigers.
This came directly from a report by WWF (that's World Wildlife Fund, for all you people out there who don't normally read stuff like this...
"In the first-ever comprehensive report on captive tiger regulations across the United States, wildlife trade monitoring group TRAFFIC and WWF found huge gaps in U.S. regulations for tigers held in captivity-which could make the big cats a target for illegal trade."
Illegal trade?! Honestly, I am surprised this happened, shocked, flabbergasted - I don't have the right words.
And look at what's become of it.
"Tiger populations are fast declining worldwide due to poaching for illegal trade, and habitat and prey loss. One of the leading threats to the species' survival is the global demand for their bones, skins and other body parts for use in fashion and some traditional forms of Asian medicine. Current estimates indicate that there are more than 5,000 tigers in captivity in the United States, more than exist in the wild."
Sorry, that was considerably longer, but you get the point, right? Good. Keep it in your brain.
Now, I don't want to bring any government officials into this matter, but... If you are one of those people in the US government department that handles this kind of thing... Don't you think you should care more? Please, don't spend all your time keeping other matters in check.
This incident happened in August this year. I don't know what's become of it but I pray that the problem's been fixed, sparing the lives of quite a considerable number of tigers.
A brighter look.
Hi everyone, this is Rachel! Recently, Anki and I worked on a new look for the blog, and after she designed it and I put it up, we finally did it! (in a timeframe of, well, about... 4 hours?) We hope it will be, how do I put this... more pleasing to the eyes?
I hope this inspires you to give the Earth a makeover of her own... take away the grey clouds of pollution, the yellow of dried, dead grass, the millions of corpses lying around after a devasting incident... and fix the hole in her oxone layer.
Give the planet a brighter look. Just like we did to this blog.
Hi...
Hi All!
Me watched interesting documentary last night called....(drumroll please)
"THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH"
It was very interesting. Al-Gore, who was a former minister/president/something like that, had filmed a documentary about Global Warming and Climate Change. You should watch it somehow. How?
AHA! YOUTUBE!
THREE CHEERS FOR YOUTUBE!
HIP HIP, HOORAY!!!
HIP HIP, HOORAY!!!
HIP HIP, HOORAY!!!
Me watched interesting documentary last night called....(drumroll please)
"THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH"
It was very interesting. Al-Gore, who was a former minister/president/something like that, had filmed a documentary about Global Warming and Climate Change. You should watch it somehow. How?
AHA! YOUTUBE!
THREE CHEERS FOR YOUTUBE!
HIP HIP, HOORAY!!!
HIP HIP, HOORAY!!!
HIP HIP, HOORAY!!!
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