Not Milk

It's incomprehensible.

62,000 barrels a day.
205,800,000 barrels total.

That's 76 floors of the Empire State Building filled.

& when I think oil - I think gallons - when I think gallons - I think milk...

x 8,643,600,000 

& to think, I thought it was sad in May.

Breathing Earth

INTERESTING ALERT.

I could spend hours, days, maybe even a week on this website: http://www.breathingearth.net/. In the site's own words, "This real-time simulation displays the CO2 emissions of every country in the world, as well as their birth and death rates."

This is powerful stuff, friends.

Make sure to visit this site, and have your mind blown.
While you're checking out - here - make sure to scroll down for more information on global warming/climate change, it's impact on you & how you can help.& notice the neat-o quotes at the top of the screen.

I found this website through the Invisible Children Blog & in my humble opinion - its a site you should check out daily. After reading, 'it's a small world', obviously.

Just think. In the time it took me to write out this post - 5,807 people were born into the world, 2,340 people died in the world, and 1,209,000 tons of CO2 were emitted. Whew.

sadsadsad

A mini timeout to celebration week -

 x 4 Million. SIGH.

Foodie

Today was my first day working in the food sectooooor ------> Which means, I'm too tired to think. So ------> instead of using my own brain, I'm passing on a New York Times article about a new Roundup Resistant Weed. This is terrifying, folks. (Notice the food theme? Eh? Eh? Okay. Sleeeeeeeeep).

... another new, scary, article about links between Cancer & Chemicals.

Green

Happy Earth Day!! 

Ahh, every spring I'm reminded why green is my favorite color.  

& Earth Day, how fabulous. A day dedicated  to our Mother Nature. Love it! 
It's gorgeous outside, so I'm getting off my computer - NOW. 


Check out my past blog post about picking up your neighborhood & other great/SIMPLE ways to help out the environment! 

Pick It Up!

The absence of snow - amazing. The appearance of litter - frustrating. 

Has anyone else found their neighborhood or local street ambushed by trash? Even the little-itty-bitty town of Welch has been affected, and I'm sick of looking at it. So, this afternoon I put my new Easter-basket gardening gloves (they're adorable - Liberty of London for Target) grabbed a few bags and went on a walk. A walk for a cause if you will. 

It was great! Not only was the walk nice (the sun was shining and my legs feel sore in a good way), but I feel proud of what I did too. A mile stretch and I ended with two heaping full bags - gross! Trash just doesn't belong in our ditches, and I'm baffled that in 2010 people still think it's okay?! Maybe we can all learn something from the people of Rwanda*:

(Kigali, Rwanda) 

Did you know that Rwanda totally beat us to the punch on the anti-plastic bag rage - they are completely banned from the country. Or that there is basically NO litter in Rwanda? Why? How? Some say - "Umganda" (Kinyarwandan for 'contribution').

In Rwanda, one saturday a month everything (businesses, public transportation, etc) shuts down from 7-noon so that people can participate in community service. Everyone over the age of 18 is required to pick up trash, fix local irrigation issues, and participate in various utility-type projects. It opens up discussion on community issues and more importantly offers an opportunity for people to connect to one another and their country. I highly encourage everyone to read this great Green Planet article on Rwanda's advanced green ways.

But what I reallllllly think you should do is grab a few bags, put on some gloves, and go on a trash-removal walk. It is definitely Something to Do Today.

* Today, April 7th - is the 16th Anniversary of the beginning of Rwanda's 1994 genocide. Despite great hardship and many losses, the country has come so far. Take a moment to remember all those negatively affected and lost due to violence, and respect their continued progress. Such a beautiful country!!