What do you do when you see someones garbage laying around? Do you casually stroll by? Or do you pick it up and properly dispose of it? I hope you choose the second option. Litter bugs can often be sneaky, so their crime goes unpunished. At this point there is nothing left to do but clean up after their lazy ass.
On my most recent beach trip I ran into quite a bit of trash, so my girlfriend and I were kept quite busy. It bothers me that people would leave their junk anywhere, let alone in such a perfect place. The following pictures of of the days most difficult challenge.
I spot my next victim. I’m hoping it’s not a biter..
I decide to take the plunge. He seems to be a heavy lil’ bugger…
Suddenly I am starting to feel a tingling sensation… it’s not a good thing
The prey has been captured. It leaked some of it’s leftover contents into the water, which I was not at all happy about. My arm is on fire with itchy, so it’s not long before I am in the water scrubbing it.
It is now days later, and I am not dead after coming into contact with my radioactive prey. It was a struggle, but I managed to get the big itchy heavy bag full of sand to the nearest waste station and all was right with the world.
We left only foot prints, and a nice clean beach. Take responsibility for lazy humans actions.
EARTH!! FIRE!! WIND!! WATER!! HEART!! GO PLANET!! BY YOUR POWERS COMBINED, I AM CAPTAIN PLANET!!
You can be an awesome blue superhero as well. You know what to do. Have a nice day.
In case you need a break. Here’s a little clip I took today with the digi cam. We had the nicest beach in Nova Scotia to ourselves. Now and then we all just need a little peace and quiet.
50 to 80% of all tires are underinflated. The typical cars tires are safely inflated between 24 and 32 pounds per square inch. Obviously, the squishier your tires are, the softer the ride. Underinflated tires though, increases drag and in turn your car burns more gas to get where it’s going. On top of that, your tires also endure a much shorter lifespan. If your tires appear to have unbalanced wear, typically on the outer edges, your tires are underinflated.
Underinflated tires waste approximately 5% of a car’s fuel, which equals out to be around two billion gallons wordwide per year. Goodyear tires is now producing several all season tires which can be inflated up to 35 psi. Every pound matters. The price of gas is through the roof, and Mother Earth is choking.
Next time you are at the gas station, borrow their tire guage, and see how much fuel you are wasting. It’s simple, a slightly rougher ride, for a fatter wallet, and a healthier planet.
Today I give you a very earth friendly tip that I just learned about last night from the plumber that was here fixing a leak in the bathroom. That is just how fast I spread that knowledge. Oh yeah! Do you feel like saving bazillions of gallons of fresh water? I will now tell you how.
No, this is not the pop bottle full of water or rocks in the toilet tank. That does not always work that great. The bottle can get in the way of your toilets moving parts. This method does not involve any bottles, rocks, water, or tools.
If you have ever taken the lid off of a toilet, you know that there is a float ball in there that attached to a thin metal rod. This float balls level determines the water level within the toilets tank. Get in there, grab that rod, and bend it downward a little. Next time the toilet is flushed and the tank refills the water level is forever lowered (unless it is bent back of course).
Think about all of the water that could be saved with this trick. Toilets get flushed a hell of a lot. If one gallon of water is saved per flush, and that toilet is flushed six times a day, you will be responsible for saving over 2,000 gallons of water per year. Abuse five of your friend’s toilets and you will save close to 11,000 gallons with a six flush daily average.
For those of you who do not quite understand the technique, here is a nifty diagram.
Let’s start abusing shall we? We should have a contest or something. Thanks for reading.
On the front page of ExxposeExxon.org you can sign one seriously meaningful petition. They ask you to join over half a million people and call on Exxon to change their course.
Their answer to the question, “Why Exxon?”
ExxonMobil is the ONLY major oil company:
Denying the urgency of global warming and funding front groups and think tanks that mislead the public about global warming and delay crucial action;
Refusing to invest in clean, renewable energy that will reduce consumer energy costs, lessen America’s oil dependence, decrease air pollution and health care costs, and curb global warming;
Still a member of Arctic Power, the single-issue lobby group trying to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
And if that weren’t enough:
ExxonMobil has still not paid the punitive damages it owes for the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill! So far, 6,000 fisherman and others harmed by the devastating spill have died awaiting compensation.
At every turn, ExxonMobil has acted consistently to move our country backward on energy and global warming policy. It’s now up to the American public to expose ExxonMobil and pressure it to end its disinformation campaign on global warming.
This is a great site with useful information and an awesome cause. Why can’t Exxon change? They can. We must force change upon them. There is money is clean fuels as well, and we must kick their heads and make them believe.
At this moment I do not plan on having children. Mainly because I am not sure this will be a great world for them to grow up in. If i do decide to risk it though, I will stop at two, because that is the responsible thing to do. Although the population in Canada is supposed to stay as is (32,000,000 or so) for quite a long while. This is not the case in far too many other countries. China and India have each bounced past one billion with ease. We have a problem here. If there were 3 billion people on this planet do you think that we would be in the same environmental situation? I think not.
Gas-guzzlers are becoming less popular for consumers. People are beginning to realize they should not have purchased that fuel hog in the first place, and the world will be a better place because of it.
Gas prices have always been increasing it seems, but they never increased by such a sum as the time Hurricane Katrina hit. In, Nova Scotia, Canada, where I am from gas hit a high of $1.49.9 per litre. Yes… per litre. 3.78 litres go into a gallon for you American readers.
Since that time the price of fuel has bounced around between one dollar and a dollar twenty. All of a sudden those filthy hummers that use one gallon of fuel to go 9 or 10 miles are popping up less and less. They just keep the hummer out front of their place because they think it looks cool, but they park their Toyota Yaris in the back of it with room to spare. The following is a list of the most fuel-efficient cars of 2007 (Numbers provided by the Environmental Protection Agency):
Toyota Prius - 60 MPG City / 51 MPG Highway
Honda Civic Hybrid - 49 MPG City / 51 MPG Highway
Toyota Camry Hybrid - 40 MPG City / 38 MPG Highway
Toyota Yaris - 34 MPG City / 40 MPG Highway
Honda Fit - 33 MPG City / 38 MPG Highway
Toyota Corolla - 32 MPG City / 41 MPG Highway
Mini Cooper - 32 MPG City / 40 MPG Highway
Hyundai Accent / Kia Rio - 32 MPG City / 35 MPG Highway
Honda Civic - 30 MPG City / 40 MPG Highway
Nissan Versa - 30 MPG City / 36 MPG Highway
If you are unable to buy new, just think before you buy. Ask questions, such as “How is the mileage?” Buy small light cars if at all possible. If there is no need for the extra room, why drag it around for the next eight years?
Diss horsepower- who needs it? You are not allowed to drive 110 miles an hour, so why buy a car that is even capable of going that fast? Slow down people. Oh, and always remember, just because you have a car, that does not mean your legs are broken. Walk or bike when you can.
This is a very simple one, just flick off. If you leave a room, there is no need for that room to stay lit. If you are not watching the TV, why is it on? If your cell phone is fully charged, why is it still charging? Far too many people on this planet have developed these wasteful habits, and it is about time you break them.
One simple method that I have become a fan of, is the use of power bars. Most power bars have a switch that makes it easier than ever to flick off. Power is flowing through your electronics and appliances whether they are switched on or not. The power bar method is a fool proof method that assures you that you are not wasting electricity. Wasting electricity is not only emission causing, but it is also expensive. Power bills are higher than ever and the cost of electricity will of course continue to rise in the coming years.
Your power bill each month should state how many kWh you use daily, so challenge yourself and the others in your household. Set yourself some goals, and step all over them. You will be very surprised by the immense improvement in your killowatt-hour usage immediately if you keep this flick off mindset going. Let’s get started shall we?
“Don’t blow it - good planets are hard to find.” -Quoted in Time
“Because we don’t think about future generations, they will never forget us.” -Henrik Tikkanen
“We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.” -Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732
“There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.” -Marshall McLuhan, 1964
“There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed.” -Mohandas K. Gandhi
“The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago… had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands.” -Havelock Ellis, The Dance of Life, 1923
“There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d be no place to put it all.” -Robert Orben
“It wasn’t the Exxon Valdez captain’s driving that caused the Alaskan oil spill. It was yours.” -Greenpeace advertisement, New York Times, 25 February 1990
“Modern technology
Owes ecology
An apology.”
-Alan M. Eddison
Think about where this food came from. Does it say Costa Rica on that vegetable? Think about how far it has traveled, and HOW it has traveled. Buying local when possible can drastically reduce your carbon food print. Even that one piece of fruit is responsible for it’s fair share of the emissions required to bring it to your nearest grocery store.
Buying local is also better for your health. I think we all know that fruit, vegetables, and other foods lose their vitamins and minerals as they age.
Why not support your local economy? Buying your food from local farmers will help support your local economy (the one that truly matters to you). The majority of towns and cities that I know of hold a weekly or even daily market, and don’t forget those locals on the side of the road selling fresh strawberries.
There are nothing but good repercussions when you buy your food from near by. One thing you may want to try out is the 100 mile challenge. I heard about this on the news a week or so ago. This challenge is simple, only buy food from within a 100 mile radius. Depending on where you live, you will probably have to live without a few things such as chocolate, but I’m sure you can handle it.
You should not just apply this mindset to what goes into your fridge. If you do not live in China, why buy pencils from China? There are pencil manufacturers in your country, so why buy pencils that came from overseas? When you buy a product, be sure it’s ‘MADE IN (insert you country here)’, for a healthier planet.
