Earth Hour 2008. I'm joining. Are you?

I'm participating. Are you?

On March 29th, 2008 at 8pm local time

Earth Hour will commence ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

It is created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a POWERFUL MESSAGE about the need for action on global warming.

Be part of making Earth Hour 2008 a huge, global success by telling your friends and family. Remember, every single light makes a statement and makes a difference.

Last year, on 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney (Australia) businesses turned off their lights for one hour – Earth Hour. This massive collective effort reduced Sydney’s energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour, which is the equivalent effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for one hour.

++Pledge your support for Earth Hour and find out more about the lights-out campaign at earthhour.org, the official website. http://www.earthhour.org

Contact Us to find out more about Earth Hour in the Campus.

The next US President...

The press has been asking the presidential candidates hundreds of questions on a range of issues, but seldom asks about the greatest threat to our planet: the climate crisis. I want to know how the next President -- Democrat, Republican or Independent -- is going to address this critical issue. Don't you?

Please click here to sign our petition urging the press to ask the candidates questions about global warming.

A League of Conservation Voters study found that ABC's George Stephanopoulos asked presidential candidates more than 767 questions -- only 5 of which were related to global warming. CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked more than 402 questions -- only 5 were about global warming. Sadly, other political commentators and reporters have shown a similar disregard for this key issue.

This crisis is solvable but it will take leadership. Technologies are available and numerous policies for accelerating their use have been carefully considered. It is now up to our elected representatives to galvanize implementation. Quickly. The next US President must lead this effort.

More important than asking candidates about UFOs, childhood nicknames or sports teams, the press needs to ask candidates how they intend to unlock solutions to the climate crisis. Reporters and their editors need to hear from readers like you and me.

Please sign our petition today and urge the press to ask much-needed questions on how candidates will address global warming.

Sincerely,

Cathy Zoi
CEO
Alliance for Climate Protection

P.S. You can see the League of Conservation Voters' study here.

Solving the Biofuels vs. Food Problem

It is highly doubtful whether biofuels can be the next generation of fuel that will replace petroleum in future.

As we know to grow biofuels, we need huge amount of land. In Tropical Climate Countries such as ours, this means removing more forest to 'grow' fuel from palm oil, corn or sugarcane.

Here's an interesting issue and finding about biofuel and food problem from the latest Times Magazine.

Read on...

How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic

Got this from 'causes'  in facebook. Pretty useful on how to dealt with climate skeptics.
Do check it out.

http://gristmill.grist.org/skeptics

Spend your Christmas sustainably

For some, climate fight is about survival

This morning, while i was having breakfast in one of the hostel inn in Fukuoka, an article from a newspaper caught my eye. The title was `For some, climate fight is about survival`.
Here is the article that i would like to share with you, Please click here.

An environmental activist and a Pacific Islander pose for a photo on Kuta Beach after the end of the UN Climate Conference in Bali.
(Ed Wray/The Associated Press)

For more GREEN articles. Check out iht.com/bog

It's time to ACT. NOW

Join Al Gore in Bali

Dear friends,
As we all know. Climate changes is inevitable. But, we can do our part to reduce the effect of global warming. Help sign the petition. We deserve a better future.

http://www.climateprotect.org/standwithalgore 

Convocation Exhibition 2007 - Coexist with earth

A very big thank you to all those who supported the event.

Coexist with Earth