Lights Out for Earth

Nov18, 09 at 1113

Earth Hour: Trying to save the world from climate change, one switch at a time.

Earth Hour is a movement trying to convince people to turn off their lights for one hour a year.

Think about it. Flipping the light switch off…

Reform through Annoyance- It could work!

Nov17, 09 at 1345

The main way environmental activists have tried to get apathetic parties interested in a certain cause is through economic means. If they make a particular conservation effort also economically viable, they stand a better chance of making the effort a reality. I propose a more unorthodox method; use people’s annoyance to further a cause.

Movie Review: Earth

May6, 09 at 1106

I didn’t see the new Disneynature film on Earth Day, sadly enough, but I did go and see it before it vacated the big screen.

Earth is a documentary of epic scale.


Earth from space

I grew up watching the discovery channel (before Animal Planet…

“In Skating over Thin Ice, Our Safety is Our Speed”

Dec4, 08 at 2342

This post is in response to an article in the Daily Emerald that came out a few weeks ago.

The article was titled “A Global Farce” and addressed the alternate viewpoint that Global Warming is a result of natural causes.

While the article…

It’s Not Easy Being Green… Or is it?

Feb21, 08 at 1530


The needless use of bottled water is my biggest pet peeve. Photo Credit: Ooodit via Flickr

Mostly I had to write this post because I’m a bit of a muppet freak and so the kermit reference was irresistible.

However, here is my…

Regarding Footprints

Jan30, 08 at 1401


Many people have heard of the term “ecological footprint”. The dictionary gives the definition as “the sum of an individual’s, or entity’s, impact on the environment, based on consumption and pollution.

The ecology discussion session I attended today was discussing this…