tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88959190938531552792012-01-30T18:49:32.048-05:00Can you imagine a world without butterflys? Without the laughter of children? Without the beauty of nature? I am an advocate for all that has no voice. Animals, children, nature, the environment. I use this blog to make you the reader aware of things going on in this world. I hope you learn from it and pass it on. Enjoy.Adriananoreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919093853155279.post-86460764826431768022010-09-06T18:01:00.000-04:002010-09-06T18:01:08.491-04:00

  Champaign brings images of bubbles, good times, laughter, and grand celebration.  But did you know, that champaign industry emits 200,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide every year during transport?  Ugh.  What a downer right?  All these happy thoughts that champaign brings to the forefront of our minds and then this news. But as usual, the good ol' bubbly is finding a way to make us smile

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I don't know about you, but I am so excited about plastic bags being banned in California!  Congrats to those Californians that are standing by this new law.  It was long over due.  Not for only for them, but for the rest of us as well.  I hope many more states follow in the banning of plastic bags, and that one day all 50 states will have them banned.  Inhabitat posted these pictures. I love

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Today, on Re-Nest, I was left with a smile on my face.  I am just fascinated at the thought of more and more people going green.  Of them becoming aware and educating themselves on the marvelous world of caring for our planet! Growing our own food is so important.  This person who is growing their own food, is not only aware of the importance of growing their our own food, but they are quite

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    On Friday, the US House of Representatives approved the “Cap and Trade” carbon emissions trading scheme. It didn’t pass with flying colors. Actually it passed through a very narrow hallway; It was 219 votes for and 214 against. But let’s not focus on numbers. Lets focus on the fact it DID pass and it is a start to something that could grow into greater collaboration for our environment. As

Adriananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919093853155279.post-937331559333918662009-07-14T02:13:00.003-04:002009-07-14T02:19:46.102-04:00

From: Center for Biological Diversity Published July 13, 2009 10:27 ऍमSan Francisco- Public health and environmental advocates Friday asked the U।S। Environmental Protection Agency to deny a request from Dow AgroSciences for a permit allowing it to release large amounts of sulfuryl fluoride onto farm fields in four states। The chemical is a toxic pesticide whose global warming effects are

Adriananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919093853155279.post-22816373038752967562009-06-25T15:12:00.003-04:002009-06-25T15:13:13.701-04:00

In order for our relationships to work we must nurture them, there must be growth, change and mutual respect. We seem to see our relationships only as far as human interaction. Some of us include our pets. But our relationships go beyond this. We also have a relationship with our environment. And our environment requires the same things as our personal relationships, in order to remain

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Health insurance companies make me queasy to my stomach. Their sneakiness. They way they try to bypass the laws and find ways not to help people under such distress. We won't pay this, we won't do that. We won't help you here, we won't help you there. Look at these men in this video. Even the government is disgusted with them. They will not budge in their ways no matter who they hurt or

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Image via WikipediaToday president Obama signed 'The Family Smoking Prevention and Tabacco Control Act. Now the FDA's regulation of tobacco is now a reality! It's important to not only ask for what we need from our government, but also to thank them for their hard work and dedication to our people and our causes. We may not always be in accordance with their actions, or in some cases even with

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Technorati Tags: Gardens,Gardening,Home,White House,Obama I am sooo excited about this!  The White House is going to have a veggie garden on their South lawn!  What an excellent example for everyone!  It is quite sad when we see how little awareness the country as a whole has regarding environmental issues.  How miserable it is to hear people say things such as, "Nah...its all bluff!  There is

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Sort of a Masdar with mountains, Zira Island is a zero energy resort and entertainment city designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, on an island in the Caspian Sea off Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It is designed to mimic "the seven peaks of Azerbaijan."The architect writes:The Seven Peaks fo Azerbaijan is a master plan for a Zero Energy resort and entertainment city on Zira Island situated in the

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ScienceDaily (Dec. 20, 2008) — Former inhabitants of the Amazon Basin enriched their fields with charred organic materials-biochar-and transformed one of the earth's most infertile soils into one of the most productive. These early conservationists disappeared 500 years ago, but centuries later, their soil is still rich in organic matter and nutrients. Now, scientists, environmental groups

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Owners of fat cats and obese dogs could be fined or jailed under controversial Government rules. New beefed-up codes of practice for UK pet owners published today state that overfeeding pets is a 'serious welfare concern' that can lead to unnecessary suffering. People who refuse to put seriously fat pets on a diet could be prosecuted under the Animal Welfare Act--and face a fine of up to $40,000

Adriananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919093853155279.post-65840909775024415542008-06-27T02:12:00.005-04:002008-06-27T02:28:44.902-04:00

In life there are things that mold us. That fulfill us. That touch our souls so deeply we cannot run away from them. They make us who we are. To me what touches me most are children, animals and our environment. But mostly…animals. Does this mean I don’t care for children? No of course not. Children are our future. It sounds cliché but it is the truth. They are innocence. They are love

Adriananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919093853155279.post-91258864415683923722008-06-07T15:47:00.005-04:002008-06-07T18:32:01.509-04:00

This is sad. The extinction of anything is, well...sad. But what makes the extinction of this particular seal so sad is that it wasn't due to "life" or "natural causes." It was do to US, the HUMAN RACE. We seem to be the coldest blooded-killers that have no respect for anything that does not benefit us. We kill innocent animals for our own profit. The forests for our own gain and even

Adriananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919093853155279.post-4558810375269581422008-03-28T17:53:00.003-04:002008-03-28T18:10:51.052-04:00

Lets help out the environment a bit. I found this article in WikiHow (I just LOVE taht website). Someone apparently wrote up an article on how to Recycle Plastic bags. Something we probably don't give much thought to but should because it is one of the simplest of things we can all do to help the environment. With wiki, you can edit articles. I am going to see if I can edit this one in some

Adriananoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919093853155279.post-36794704345961409102008-03-25T23:20:00.004-04:002008-03-25T23:28:46.250-04:00

A huge portion of Antarctic ice -- said to be about seven times the size of Manhattan -- can been seen breaking off from an even larger portion of glacial ice Tuesday. Scientists said the chunk broke off from the Wilkins Ice Shelf in western Antarctica, and had been there for anywhere between hundreds to 1,500 years.Massive Ice Chunk Collapses in AntarcticaBy SETH BORENSTEIN,APPosted: 2008-03-

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Posted Mon, Jan 07, 2008, 1:10 pm PST Glug, glug, glug--that’s the sound a ginormous number of us make as we sip bottled water in our cars, at the gym, behind our desks. The sound you DON’T hear is the thwack of 60 million bottles a day being tossed into U.S. landfills, where they can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade.If that’s not enough to turn your conscience a brighter shade of green, add

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You can earn "transformation points" for your state while helping decrease your pollution and carbon emissions by taking our Transportation Solutions and Personal Action Pledges, and telling your friends.1. Enhance public health, safety and quality of life 2. Provide better and more equitable mobility and access 3. Minimize global warming pollution emissions 4. Enhance economic

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IN YOUR HOME - CONSERVE ENERGY1. Clean or replace air filters on your air conditioning unit at least once a month. 2. If you have central air conditioning, do not close vents in unused rooms. 3. Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120. 4. Wrap your water heater in an insulated blanket. 5. Turn down or shut off your water heater when you will be away for extended periods. 6. Turn

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PARIS (AFP) - Sightings by marine scientists of dolphins in the north Atlantic's Bay of Biscay have dropped off by 80 percent compared to the same period in 2006, a wildlife conservation group said Wednesday.The alarming drop in numbers of the Bay's three most common species of dolphin -- the striped, bottlenose and common -- can be attributed to one or both of two causes, Clive Martin, senior

Adriananoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895919093853155279.post-9988677275402918422007-08-24T02:42:00.000-04:002007-08-24T02:51:12.502-04:00

ALL BIOFUELS ARE NOT CREATED EQUALAll this talk about the environment and all these new terms to learn can make your head spin. One of the terms we often hear is "biofuel." But what is it? Are they all the same? The answer is no. Read this short but to the point explanation from the Sierra Club:Biofuels can be made from nearly any organic material, but corn, which is the source of 95 percent

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Fridays at 9:00 on WWPR 1490 AMHOW CAN YOU REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT?(With a special thanks to Time Magazine, April 9, 2007) Under the Bush administration, the United States remains one of the most significant countries in the world not to ratify the Kyoto Protocol - the international treaty on climate change, assigning mandatory emission limitations for the reduction of greenhouse gas

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Aug 17, 2007 06:04 PM EDT Jennie Runevitch/Eyewitness NewsGreenwood - Twenty-two dogs and cats were left in danger inside sweltering vehicles for days. Most were saved, and now two women face charges.The nearly two-dozen cats and dogs are malnourished, dehydrated, diseased."He's the friendliest of all of them," said Dr. Andrew Mills, Franklin Animal Clinic, patting one of the victims.The animals

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By China correspondent Stephen McDonellPosted Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:25am AEST The trial will take a million cars off the road each day for the four days. (File photo) (Reuters: Jason Lee)Stung by criticism that it will deliver an Olympic Games with unparalleled levels of pollution, Beijing is trying to clean up its air.Yesterday the city took a million cars off the road as part of a four-day

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In response to the ongoing media coverage of dog fighting — and the outrage of so many Americans hearing about the brutality associated with dog fighting for the first time — federal lawmakers have introduced legislation that will help bring an end to this brutal “sport” in the United States.Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and Representative Betty Sutton (D-OH) recently introduced the Dog Fighting

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