Save Our Earth

We All Deserve a Home

2011-01-04T04:55:00.001-08:00

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed”. The world is like a factory, it generates resources for all of us living creatures, and it could only provide enough for every single one of us. There is a balance to all of this production, get too much and little will be left for others, get too little and there will be too much resources left. One of the species however, always gets too much of these resources or gathers them the wrong way – us humans.
Habitat destruction is the process in which natural habitat is rendered functionally unable to support the species present. In this process, the organisms which previously used the site are displaced or destroyed, reducing biodiversity. Tropical regions like The Philippines, Madagascar, and other countries mostly found in Southeast Asia are biodiversity hot-spots that feature high concentration of endemic species and, when these locations are combined it may contain half of the world’s terrestrial species.
The greatest misconception that we have about gathering resources is that we gather them because we need them; the truth is sometimes we gather them only because we want more than need. Stocking up on resources doesn’t sound too bad but when every single company stocks up, the impact on the environment will surely be great. This simple task of “stocking up” on resources is probably one of the largest, if not the largest contributor to habitat loss.
Habitat loss is very widespread, especially in the 1st world countries. Why so? Industrialization is one of the main causes of habitat loss, these anthropogenic changes to the land characteristics causes destruction of local habitats and as we all know, these factors cause too much destruction to forests and sea areas. Other human activities that cause habitat loss are mining, logging, fishing and urban sprawl most of which are only factors because they are done improperly and/or excessively.
There are very little we can do about this issue, most of which would need great funding and enforcement by the government. Some of the possible solutions would be protection of the remaining lands which are intact, family planning in highly populated areas and education of the public about the importance of natural habitat and biodiversity. As a citizen, you could help by blogging about the matter or simply education the public by word of mouth. Always remember, “The world can satisfy our need, but not our greed”.

New Year, New Frontier

2011-01-03T04:55:00.000-08:00

We once again welcomed the New Year with a BANG. Oh, I wonder what kind of BANG this is. Fireworks here and there, smoke EVERYWHERE.

We are all united in this celebration of the coming of the year 2011, but again we begin a year with a chain of polluting firecrackers and the likes. I wonder how happy you would be once you realize that these beautiful lights in the sky have a devastating side effect to our beautiful environment. What do we really get from such anyway? Enjoyment? Amusement? For what? This might seem very trivial to you who does this annually but have you ever thought how many percent of the global population do this annually? Add that up and you'll see that your simple gathering backed up by that brilliant play of lights in the sky is actually contributing to the change in the environment. Think about it.

This occasion may only happen annually, once a year you may say...but like I said, it's that once a year that we start with a BANG. You'll never know when it might actually end with a BANG.

Blast Fishing

2010-04-30T11:11:00.000-07:00

Blast fishing a.k.a dynamite fishing is the practice of using explosives to stun or kill fish for easy collection. This often illegal practice can affect the surrounding ecosystem, as the explosion often destroys corals that often supports the fish.

Although outlawed this practice still occurs in the continent of Asia especially here in the Philippines. In the Philippines, where the practice has been well documented, blast fishing dates back to even before World War I, as this activity is mentioned by Ernst Jünger in his book Storm of Steel. One 1999 report estimated that some 70,000 fishermen (12% of the Philippines' total fishermen) engaged in the practice.

Extensive hard-to-patrol coastlines and corrupt government help make blast fishing a continuous challenge for the authorities.

Commercial dynamite or, more commonly, homemade bombs constructed using a glass bottle with layers of powdered potassium nitrate and pebbles or an ammonium nitrate and kerosene mixture are often employed. Such devices, though, may explode prematurely without warning, and have been known to injure or kill the person using them, or innocent bystanders.

The explosion creates an underwater shock wave that ruptures the fishes' swim bladders thus stunning them. A small number of fish will float to the surface, but most sink to the bottom. The explosion indiscriminately kill large number of marine creatures and also damages the coral reefs.

Al Gore LIVE in Manila

2010-04-30T10:54:00.001-07:00

An Inconvenient Truth part of Al Gore's seminar series held on World Environment Day

An Inconvenient Truth lecture series is part of Former US Vice President Al Gore's seminar series that will open your eyes to the challenges Earth faces because of humankind's ignorance and arrogance. SM Prime Holdings have organized Al Gore in Manila to coincide with World Environment Day and to further promote their claims of environmental concern in all that they do.

Give a Tree as a Gift

2010-04-16T08:53:00.000-07:00

Help save the Philippine forests. Give a gift tree.

http://www.haribon.org.ph/actnow.php
PhP100 plants a seedling. Be part of the solution.

With every tree planted, the beat of life continues.

We Are the World 25

2010-04-02T08:43:00.000-07:00

Haiti's Still in Need

2010-04-02T08:12:00.000-07:00

Because of our contribution to the destruction of our planet, many countries in the world are in danger. There is still something we could do. Help Haiti NOW.
click here and find out how.
It is never too late to help.

Your Light Switch is Your Vote.

2009-03-24T02:56:00.000-07:00

This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming.

For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.

This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. It is the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard.

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.

VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.

Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm.

for more info visit: Earth Hour

Hello!

2008-12-09T02:49:00.000-08:00

I finally found time to log in, hello people.

A Sweet Love Story

2008-10-31T14:05:00.000-07:00

sweet love story?

Hey, wake up! wake up!

A dog was knocked down by a car and died on the middle of the road.
Later, this dog is seen beside the corpse of the dog, he tried to wake his wife up using his leg.

Let's move to the safer side of the road...i will move you to the safer side!

When his attempts to wake his wife failed, he tried to push his wife to the side of the
road. But the weight of his wife was proven too heavy for him.

Anyone help, tell me what to do.

Though the traffic is busy and dangerous, he just will not go away from his wife.

Just stand beside his wife howling and crying.

A lot of people saw this incident and feel very touched.

How even a dog can show his loyalty and love to his wife.

"Sometimes someone says something really small,

and it just fits right into this empty place in your heart."

even a simple hello can be special..

Philippine Wildlife News

2008-08-08T20:49:00.001-07:00

It has been reported that almost 50% of the Philippine Fauna are already endangered if not extinct.

Animal Skins, NOT FAB!

2008-08-06T23:12:00.000-07:00

Evidence of Tibet’s growing economy is easy to spot these days. Just take a walk down Barkhor Street in Lhasa’s main shopping district. Here, in the Tibetan capital, deals are being struck left and right — from carpets and prayer wheels to exotic fruits and plastic shoes. For both first time visitors and Tibetans alike, it is obvious that business is booming. Unfortunately, the boom includes a growing trend in the wildlife trade.

Concern is increasing over the role of the Tibetan market in the trade of tiger skins and the skins of other Asian big cats, with many animals poached every year throughout the Himalayan region to meet demand.

Although there are no accurate estimates of the world tiger population, numbers are believed to have fallen by about 95 per cent since the turn of the last century – down from around 100,000 to the present estimate of between 5,000 and 7,000.

Throughout their range, tigers and other Asian big cats such as leopards and snow leopards are threatened by poaching and trade, as well as habitat destruction, loss of prey, and conflict with humans. Trade investigations, seizure reports, and other anecdotal information all point to China as a major destination for skins and other parts of the animals. But local trade is also a significant part of the problem.

"If nothing is done to curb this growing demand now, tigers will be lost from the world forever," said Dawa Tsering, WWF’s field manager in Tibet.

How much for that tiger skin in the window?
The trend for clothing made with tiger and leopard skins (chubas), a tradition once found only in eastern Tibet, has now become very fashionable in Lhasa and other parts of Tibet.

“Clothing trimmed with tiger skin has become a new status symbol for Tibetans,” said Dekyi, a 20-year old, upwardly mobile Tibetan university student. “Being from Lhasa, I would never have thought to buy one before. But now people are buying tiger skin clothing for expensive gifts for weddings or for their children.”

Dekyi’s friend Nima, also from Lhasa, agrees.

“If you don’t have a tiger skin, people look down on you,” she commented. “My sister recently went to a company party where she was the only one who wasn’t wearing one. She went out and bought one right after the party.”

The modern-day trend for embellishing clothing with animal skins around the hem stems from an old tradition in eastern Tibet — a tradition in which wearing animal skins represents one's social status and prosperity. The custom originated in the Tibetan military and was carried on by aristocratic families until the 1950s. The tradition was recently revived in Amdo in eastern Tibet, and has since found its way to the capital and other Tibetan communities in China.

A chuba adorned with tiger skin can cost anywhere between US$3,000–9,000. Chubas made of leopard skin go for US$1,000–3,000, and otter skins significantly less at US$500–850. An average government employee in Tibet makes only about US$350 a month.

“This newfound trend has less to do with old customs than with new money,” said Tsering. “The trend is growing especially among Tibetans in Lhasa and other regions where it is not a tradition. It is being fuelled by Tibetan celebrities and TV anchors, who proudly wear clothing with fur from highly endangered tigers, snow leopards or otters in public.”

Cracking down on the illegal trade
With little enforcement of laws prohibiting the sale of these endangered species, shopping for a tiger skin couldn’t be easier. On Barkhor Street alone, at least 23 shops openly sell animal skins and parts. Merchants openly walk the streets, tiger skin in hand, approaching potential customers. And, the skins are proudly displayed in shop windows and walls, giving the impression to buyers that the trade is legal. But, it is not and the skins are all illegal.

A major seizure involving some 31 tiger skins and 581 leopard skins in 2003 at a checkpoint in small township of Angreen County in Tibet sounded an alarm bell to conservation and enforcement communities. One year later, Tibetan police seized 1,392 animal skins in a single operation. The haul included the skins of 31 Bengal tigers, 581 leopards, 786 otters, and two lynx. Similar seizures have taken place in nearby India, Bhutan, and Nepal.

While past conservation projects mainly focused on the tiger bone trade, the skin trade was less researched. Recent surveys have shown that largely open markets for Asian big cat skins in Tibet are the main cause of the depletion of tigers in India, much of South Asia and elsewhere, and that Tibetan communities have become the largest market for Asian big cat skins.

According to a 2005 survey by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network — a joint programme of WWF and IUCN–The World Conservation Union — Tibetan consumers already possess large numbers of skin products, with 3 per cent of respondents saying they own products made from tiger skin, 6 per cent from leopard skin, and 44 per cent from otter skin. The survey also found that 17 per cent of total respondents surveyed are planning to make or purchase skin products.

Being part of the solution
Despite extensive efforts by conservation organizations, including WWF, tigers and other Asian big cats are still being poached. Recent developments, such as the spate of tiger poachings in the Ranthambore and Sariska Tiger reserves in India, serve to highlight the fact that demand for tiger parts is still high.

“The skin market for Asian big cats in Tibetan communities in China has become an enormous pressure for tiger conservation throughout the Himalayas,” said Tsering. “Unless it is curbed quickly, tigers and other endangered species in their source countries cannot effectively be conserved.”

To address the growing threat, WWF China’s Tibet field office is implementing a programme aimed at curbing market demand for Asian big cat skins in the region. The programme aims to work at the policy level and on the ground to strengthen both enforcement and awareness to stop the skin trade.

Cooperating with Tibet’s forestry department, WWF has provided a series of training exercises on patrolling, wildlife monitoring, and legal provisions of nature reserves and wildlife conservation to officials of local management departments. WWF is also working with the forestry department in the Chang Tang Nature Reserve, a 300,000km²-protected area, which is home to the chiru, the endangered Tibetan antelope, as well as wild yaks, snow leopards, and Bengal tigers.

The key to all of WWF’s programmes is its partnerships with local communities and governments, and other non-governmental organizations. In addition to running training programmes for park rangers and anti-poaching units, the global conservation organization conducts regular socio-economic and wildlife surveys, provides critical equipment such as radios and transportation, and runs educational programmes for local communities on the importance of conservation.

“Through education and strengthening enforcement, we are now working to prevent new wildlife markets from emerging,” stressed Tsering.

“I believe that with the right tools and information, Tibetans will weigh this issue between fashion, culture and conservation and stop being part of the problem and become part of the solution.”

* Caroline Liou is Deputy Communications Manager at WWF China

END NOTES:

• It is estimated that there are between 5,000–7,000 tigers remaining in the wild, most in isolated pockets spread across increasingly fragmented forests stretching from India to south-eastern China and from the Russian Far East to Sumatra, Indonesia. In the past century, the world has lost three of the eight tiger subspecies. The Bali, Caspian and Javan tigers have all become extinct, and the South China tiger faces the same fate.

• Like tigers, Asian leopards are rapidly losing their habitat and prey species. Wild sheep and goats, the natural prey of species such as the snow leopard, have been hunted out of many areas in the central Asian mountains, and growing human and livestock populations are putting increasing pressure on the remaining leopards and their prey. There are about 4,500–7,350 snow leopards found throughout a range of 12 countries. There are less than 50 Amur leopards in the wild.

• WWF China’s Tibet Programme has been working to conserve biodiversity in the Tibetan Plateau since 1998, when WWF China established the WWF Tibet field office in Lhasa to manage its activities in Tibet. WWF is the only international organization that has a field office in Tibet with full time staff to help conserve Tibet’s natural resources.

• In 2002, WWF’s Global Species Programme developed WWF’s Tiger Programme, which includes a strategy for conserving tigers in the wild, in partnership with other conservationists and government authorities. This strategy identified seven priority and four additional landscapes across tiger range important for its conservation, in addition to vital anti-poaching and trade work. Within these key landscapes, WWF and its partners work to reduce or remove threats to the survival of tigers in the wild.

An Article from: WWF

2008-07-03T07:08:00.000-07:00

Stop Seal Hunting!!!

2008-07-03T06:23:00.000-07:00

Visit harpseals.org for more info

Animal News

2008-06-29T01:13:00.000-07:00

What Kills Birds?

2008-06-28T08:11:00.000-07:00

Human Causes of Bird Fatalities	Bird Deaths a year
Glass Windows Dr. Daniel Klem of Muhlenberg College has done studies over a period of 20 years, looking at bird collisions with windows. His conclusion: glass kills more birds than any other human related factor.	100 to 900+ million
House Cats The National Audubuon Society says 100 million birds a year fall prey to cats. Dr. Stan Temple of the University of Wisconsin estimates that in Wisconsin alone, about 7 million birds a year are killed by cats	100 million
Automobiles / Trucks Scientists estimate the number of birds killed by cars and trucks on the nation's highways to be 50 to 100 million a year. Those statistics were cited in reports published by the National Institute for Urban Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.	50 to 100 million
Electric Transmission Line Collisions Estimates made by the U.S. Fish and Wildife Service demonstrate millions of birds die each year as a result of colliding with transmission lines.	up to 174 million
Agriculture Pesticides likely poison an estimated 67 million birds per year according to the Smithsonian Institution. Cutting hay may kill up to a million more birds a year.	67 million
Land Development Suburban sprawl is a silent but deadly killer. The National Audubon Society says loss of bird habitat is the greatest threat to bird populations.	unknown
Communication Towers U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that bird collisions with tall, lighted communications towers, and their guy wires result in 4 to 10 million bird deaths a year.	4 to 10 million
Stock Tank Drowning U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and other conservationists believe that large numbers of birds inadvertently drown in livestock water tanks.	unknown
Oil and Gas Extraction The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that up to 2 million birds died landing in oil pits to bathe and drink in 1997. Fish and Wildlife says netting has improved that situation somewhat. There are no overall estimates for the number of birds affected by oil and gas spills, and oil and gas extractions (and transport.)	1 to 2 million
Logging and Strip Mining Logging and strip mining destroy bird habitat. According to the National Audubon Society, habitat destruction is the leading cause of bird population declines.	unknown
Commercial Fishing The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Ornithological Council report that 40 thousand seabirds per year are killed in the Gulf of Alaska by longline fishing operations. These same sources say long lining and gill netting kill large numbers of birds in other parts of the country as well.	unknown
Electrocution (Raptors) Experts estimate that more than one thousand hawks, eagles, falcons and owls are electrocuted on transmission lines and poles each year.	more than 1,000
Hunting According to the U.S. Fish and Wildife Service, more than 100 million ducks, geese, swans, doves, shorebirds, rails, cranes, among others are harvested legally each year.	100 + million

Wimbledon Murder Case

2008-06-25T03:13:00.000-07:00

Wimbledon came under fire from animal activists on Tuesday for using marksmen to shoot down dive-bombing pigeons.

The tournament employs two hawks to scare away pigeons who had become a pest swooping down on Centre Court and distracting players in the middle of tense matches.

But the hawks failed to keep the pigeons away from the players’ lawn and the open-air media restaurant so marksmen were called in.

“The hawks are our first line of deterrent, and by and large they do the job,” Wimbledon spokesman Johnny Perkins said.

“But unfortunately there were one or two areas where the hawks didn’t deter the pigeons, so it was deemed necessary to take a harder approach,” he explained.

The marksmen were summoned by Wimbledon as pigeon droppings on the restaurant tables were thought to be a health hazard.

The decision to call in the marksmen was condemned as “cruel and illegal behaviour” by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) which complained to the tournament organisers and the police.

“Since the use of marksmen to kill pigeons appears to have been carried out as a first, rather than a last resort, and not out of a concern for public health, but rather because the animals were deemed inconvenient by players, you appear to be in clear violation of the law,” PETA vice-president Bruce Friedrich said.

Pictures

2008-06-20T09:18:00.001-07:00

Homeless

2008-06-20T09:06:00.000-07:00

imagine your house slowly crashing down, what would you feel? How would yo react? In the wild, this is actually happening to some species like the polar bears.

Polar bears are rarely seen on land, actually they refrain from going on dry land, but what is with the picture below?This is NOT supposed to be happening. You can change things.

Think about it.

Essence of Life

2008-06-16T01:57:00.000-07:00

I'm currently handfeeding a baby Eurasian tree sparrow, locally known as the "maya" I know that the chicks parents are looking for it but I don't know how to return it because it can't fly yet. My mom told me to keep the bird outside, I said I can't leave it out because of the risk that it might be eaten or attacked by cats, she replied, "Let the bird die besides it is just a local bird and their parents would have new babies again" right after she said that I felt sad and thought"Why? If their parents raise new young will this bird be resurrected?"

"everyones life is precious, even the animals deserve to live."
-David Go

No to Foie gras

2008-06-13T10:06:00.000-07:00

Foie gras is made from the livers of ducks and geese that are force-fed and develop a painful liver disease. Investigations at foie gras farms in the U.S. and throughout Europe and Canada have documented sick, dead, and dying animals. Some animals had holes in their necks from pipe injuries, and one investigation found that dead birds were dangling from wires as blood spilled from their neck wounds onto the live birds beneath them.

"Force-feeding birds until their organs explode is one of the most violent forms of cruelty to animals in factory farms today." "Everyone can protect ducks and geese from this torture simply by refusing to buy or eat foie gras."

Foie gras has been banned in 15 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Israel, and Switzerland, as well as in the U.S. in the state of California and the city of Chicago. Pope Benedict XVI once referred to foie gras production as the "degrading of living creatures to commodity" and added that it "contradicts the relationship of mutuality that comes across the Bible."

Panda conservation success

2008-06-07T09:32:00.000-07:00

Panda success!

In 2004, a new survey counted 1,600 pandas - 40% more than were thought to exist in the 1980s.
Panda habitat is increasing with the development of new reserves and green corridors.
Some threats to panda survival such as poaching and illegal logging have been significantly reduced.
Community development projects to help people sustainably coexist with pandas have been very positive.

Please help Panda Conservation by donating to WWF

Wild bird Nestboxes

2008-05-31T07:01:00.000-07:00

Wild birds usually nest in the eaves of your roof, giving them nestboxes and/or feeders will attract them and help them increase their productivity.

2008-05-26T05:51:00.000-07:00

PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center or PARC Map

Click Image to Enlarge

PARC is the first real Animal Rehabilitation Center in The Philippines, if you want to visit PARC click the image above to view the map.

2008-05-26T04:16:00.000-07:00

Steve Irwin: Remembering An Amazing Man.

I remember the first time I saw him on T.V. wearing those Kahki shorts and a bush shirt. I envied his charisma and I coveted his out fit. (Not to mention his energy.) Every time his show would end, the image of his elated face... eyes lit up with obvious passion for every creature he handled would never cease to linger. It was obvious that he was having the time of his life out there... just brushing up against creation like the rest of us have always dreamed of doing, but never found the time, focus, drive or whatever else we lacked that held us back. He went there for us. ...And he took us along. For that, I will always be grateful.

Then he took us on the ultimate adventure... to visit his family at the hospital when Bindi was born. Thank you for sharing that moment with us all Steve & Terri. It lifted us to the highest heights seeing Steve look at both of you with even more wonder in his eyes than he had in the field. My heart and my prayers will be for Terri, Bindi and Bob Irwin as well as all of the amazing people who have worked side-byside with Steve... Pouring their lives into the incredible work, which is forever marked first by Steve's presence and now sadly, by his absence. Steve Irwin was definitely the Happiest Conservationist On Earth and definietely one of my heroes. He will never be forgotten. May the Lord's peace surround you all. And may your hearts smile knowing you have changed people forever.

Feeding Frenzy

2008-05-16T02:59:00.000-07:00

last night, it was raining hard and I noticed some flying creatures, as I looked closer I saw that these creatures were little termite queens or drones that look for new territories. These little flying "pests" locally known as "gamu-gamo" triggered a feeding frenzy, I noticed bats flying low to swoop down on the low flying termites.I also noticed some geckos snapping up some juicy termite drones, then there was the spider waiting for its food come to her. As I was looking around, I noticed that the little termites wings were falling off their backs, and then they started walking. Across the termites path was an army of red ants that were foraging for food, as the termite passed by, the ants started to pin down the larger termites and started carrying it into the nest, tired of all the racket I went inside the house and started watching animal planet.

Just sharing.

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2008-05-16T02:58:00.001-07:00

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The bad effects of Deforestation.

2008-05-10T01:36:00.000-07:00

Deforestation is done by converting forested areas to non-forest land for use such as pasture, logged area, or urban use. Generally, the destruction of significant areas of forest cover has resulted in a degraded environment with reduced biodiversity. n many countries, massive deforestation is ongoing and is changing the climate and the geography of the land causing climate change or global warming.

Deforestation results from removal of trees without sufficient "reforestation", resulting to the decrease of habitat and biodiversity. The planet has experienced an unprecedented rate of change of destruction of forests worldwide.

There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.
-Mohandas K. Gandhi

2008-05-04T04:36:00.000-07:00

hello!

2008-04-28T13:32:00.000-07:00

whew, finally got to log in.

SAVE THE EARTH FROM GLOBAL WARMING. please?

An Inconvenient Truth

2008-04-22T21:47:00.000-07:00

Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced.

If that sounds like a recipe for serious gloom and doom -- think again. From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on a last-ditch, all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his "traveling global warming show," Gore also proves himself to be one of the most misunderstood characters in modern American public life. Here he is seen as never before in the media - funny, engaging, open and downright on fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our "planetary emergency" out to ordinary citizens before it's too late.

With 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just behind us, it seems we may be reaching a tipping point - and Gore pulls no punches in explaining the dire situation. Interspersed with the bracing facts and future predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey: from an idealistic college student who first saw a massive environmental crisis looming; to a young Senator facing a harrowing family tragedy that altered his perspective, to the man who almost became President but instead returned to the most important cause of his life - convinced that there is still time to make a difference.

With wit, smarts and hope, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately brings home Gore's persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue - rather, it is the biggest moral challenges facing our global civilization.

Paramount Classics and Participant Productions present a film directed by Davis Guggenheim,
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH. Featuring Al Gore, the film is produced by Laurie David, Lawrence Bender and Scott Z. Burns. Jeff Skoll and Davis Guggenheim are the executive producers and the co-producer is Leslie Chilcott.

WATCH IT!!

An Article from: http://www.climatecrisis.net/

Cockfighting, a big NO!

2008-04-22T11:08:00.000-07:00

Cockfighting, one popular game almost worldwide, why do we do it? Ask yourself, is it really something I want to do?

Cockfighting is not a game, in a game no one should die for real, even animals. someone who does cockfighting is worse than an animal if you ask me, why you ask? because killing these creatures for fun and entertainment isn't good, let's put it this way, you be the cock and the cocks make you fight, how would you feel?

Remember, cockfighting is not something people should do, it's the work of DEVILS!

Photo Courtesy of: The Humane Society of The United States

Global Climate Change

2008-04-22T10:58:00.001-07:00

Global Warming, what is it? As we all know, global warming is a term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth’s climate forever.

What leads to Global warming? The increasing volumes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released by the burning of fossil fuels, land clearing, irresponsible waste disposal, and other human activities, are believed to be the primary sources of the global warming.

What are the effects of Global warming? Changes resulting from global warming may include rising sea levels due to the melting of the polar ice caps, as well as an increase in occurrence and severity of storms and other severe weather events.

Global warming may result to the extinction of many plant and animal species worldwide and maybe even worse it may also lead to the end of the world so please, think about it.

Photo Courtesy of: Softpedia

Say NO to poaching!

2008-04-22T10:57:00.001-07:00

Poaching is a growing problem that occurs almost everywhere year-round alongside Illegal logging and deforestation, together we can help stop it.

How? For ordinary citizens like us we can stop buying products like elephant tusks, animal skins and other stuff like these. We can stop eating stuff like shark's fin soup and other exotic delicacies that come from endangered animal species and animals that are not farm bred.

"Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game."-Paul Rodriguez

Please stop poaching and habitat destruction.
"When the buying stops, the killing can too."

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