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Earth Day, 2008

James — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:25:24 +0000

It’s Earth Day, which means that it’s the perfect day to save the environment for free, plant trees, and donate to a few charities like The Nature Conservancy and The Conservation Fun.

Want to do more to help the environment? This list of fifty ways to help the planet should offer plenty of inspiration.

Tom Launches Lower (Carbon) Footprint

James — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:56:24 +0000

Tom announced the launch of Lower (Carbon) Footprint earlier today. Lower (Carbon) Footprint is Tom’s new blog dedicated to “Green issues”. Tom has often used his main blog, Tom Raftery’s Social Media, to express his views on environmental issues, energy efficiency and carbon offset, so this veteran blogger’s decision to launch a separate blog should come as no surprise. If you want to learn more about lowering your carbon footprint, subscribe to Lower (Carbon) Footprint today!

Save the Environment for Free

James — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:07:25 +0000

You’ve probably heard it all before, “For just pennies a day . . . For a one-time donation of . . . With your annual membership . . .” Well, I’m going to say something a little bit different today.

For just minutes a day, you can improve the quality of the environment for yourself and everyone around you who is, or whoever will be, living on our green Earth. That’s right, I said “For just minutes a day . . .” In fact, I sponsor the protection of 82.8 square feet of rain forest and wilderness land, and the removal of 5 pounds of CO2 from our atmosphere, every day for only two minutes of my time. Would you like to know how?

Every night, I visit EcologyFund.com and click every red button to save a total 64 square feet of rain forest and wilderness land and remove 4 pounds of CO2 from the atmosphere. I then visit The Rainforest Site and click the large green button to save 11.4 square feet of rain forest land. Following that, I visit Race for the Rainforest to save 7.4 square feet of either rainforest land, marine wetland, or American prairie, and Race to Stop Global Warming to remove 1 more pound of CO2 from the atmosphere.

That’s right, by following this routine, you too can sponsor the protection of 82.8 square feet of rain forest and wilderness land, and the removal of 5 pounds of CO2 from our atmosphere, every day for only two minutes of your time. That’s a total of 30,222 square feet (almost 3/4 of an acre) and 1,825 pounds (almost a ton) every year!

That’s a lot of green, but why not throw some blue in for good measure? For just a few additional seconds, you can also sponsor the protection of the world’s oceans by visiting Race for the Oceans.

Want to do more to save the environment? Then please consider making donations to The Nature Conservancy, The Conservation Fund, World Wildlife Fund, National Wildlife Federation, The Sierra Club Foundation, and Oceana.

While I Was Away

James — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:03:30 +0000

During my last vacation, Pluto lost its status as a planet. Now that I have returned from my relaxing vacation in Hawai’i, I would like to share some of the important events which happened while I was away.

Apple upgraded its popular iMac line with Intel Core 2 Duo processors on September 6th, 2006. The resulting speed increase is up to 50% faster than previous modes. Apple also introduced a 24″ model with the upgraded line.
The space shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts left Earth’s atmosphere early this morning. After two weeks of delays, the Atlantis and her crew are on their way to resume construction of the International Space Station for the first time since the loss of the Columbia and her crew over three years ago.
Steve Irwin, the famed “Crocodile Hunter”, died at the age of 44 on September 4th, 2006. While filming a new documentary at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Irwin’s heart was punctured by the poisonous spine of a stingray. Steve Irwin was a passionate wildlife protector, owner of the Australia Zoo, and star of The Crocodile Hunter, a popular wildlife documentary series. He is survived by his wife Terri, son Robert, and daughter Bindi. The world has lost a great conservationist.

Pluto is No Longer a Planet

James — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:56:23 +0000

When I left for vacation four days ago, our solar system was composed of nine planets. When I returned, it only possessed eight. The International Astronomical Union approved a final redefinition of the word “planet” on August 24th, 2006; consequently, Pluto has lost its status as a planet. Neither the former ninth planet nor Pluto could be reached for commentary, but it can be assumed that both are deeply disheartened and may consider leaving the solar system in protest.