Posted on: 23 May, 2005
Author: Samantha Thurlby-Brooks
The Nature Elementals, most commonly known as Faeries, are the unseen guardians of the planet. As much as we would like to believe that their survival depends on our beliefs and ability to clap loud enough so as to restart their dying hearts, these energy beings have very little need for us. However, over the last century our persistent misuse of the planet has given these creatures the need to connect with us and teach us the ways we have lost. We have long understood that the world is a complex energy structure; vibrating substances of which the densest can...
Posted on: 23 May, 2005
Author: Samantha Thurlby-Brooks
I was walking down the street the other day, walking around the pigeons and saying good morning to them when it dawned on me just how precious they are to the lives of city slickers. How many of us have a dislike for these feathered creatures? I often see children chasing pigeons round in circles until they fly away. Once, when I was walking down a street in Oxford, I saw a very smartly dressed man, step down off the curb to chase a pigeon a few feet down the road! Why is it we have such an attitude towards...
Posted on: 23 May, 2005
Author: Mike Clifford
Peter Dombrovskis' most famous photograph, Rock Island Bend, was the iconic image of the campaign to stop Tasmania's Hydro-Electric Commission damming the Franklin River. When it appeared as a full-page advertisement in the Herald just before the 1983 federal election, the caption was "Would you vote for a party that would destroy this?"The Franklin River was saved with federal intervention.This was not just a political photo. It was also a good photo. He was the finest landscape photographer in Tasmania, a master of his large format camera which recorded the environment in remarkable detail. The others typically were bushwalker photographers...
Posted on: 19 May, 2005
Author: Mihaela Lica
In some ... life is defined, as a power that ... a purpose to feed, process matter into energy, grow, and ... Life means ... a state of being. No matter how we look at In some dictionaries life is defined, as a power that demonstrates a purpose to feed, process matter into energy, grow, and reproduce. Life means existence, a state of being. No matter how we look at the definitions, one thing is clear: life is the energy driving the universe and all its happenings, and for humans and all the living organisms, life, or being alive, is...
Posted on: 19 May, 2005
Author: Lillian & Dave Brummet
Energy Aware and Waste Wise(583 ... ... with negative ... about the ... finances and natural ... Feeling ... Each and every one of us can do somethi Energy Aware and Waste Wise(583 words)Constantly bombarded with negative information about the environment, finances and natural resources? Feeling overwhelmed? Each and every one of us can do something to help our world - starting right where we are, right now. Though not everyone can afford to donate cash or time to a cause, there are endless tactics that will decrease an individuals contribution to the landfill and their resource consumption. Mirrors, placed...
Posted on: 19 May, 2005
Author: Lillian & Dave Brummet
... Equals ... ... that if at the grocery store the person bagging your ... left empty, unused spaces in each bag causing you to carry 10 instead of 5 bags out to your Efficiency Equals Reduction(400 words)Imagine that if at the grocery store the person bagging your purchases left empty, unused spaces in each bag causing you to carry 10 instead of 5 bags out to your car then into your home. You would be investing some extra time, energy and space when it was unnecessary. Now transfer that thought to the waste and recycling industry. Instead of filling...
Posted on: 19 May, 2005
Author: Lillian & Dave Brummet
The Valuable Individual(413 words)How can we, as individuals, participate in waste management? Because some of us are so overwhelmed with Earths problems, we feel that our contributions have no real ... The Valuable Individual(413 words)How can we, as individuals, participate in waste management? Because some of us are so overwhelmed with Earths problems, we feel that our contributions have no real consequence in the end. For others, social barriers can be an issue. A lady we once knew confessed that she did not want to be seen buying used items or being concerned with power use. She was worried people...
Posted on: 19 May, 2005
Author: Robert S. Leonard
"America has become a vassal state to OPEC. Our military men and women are offered as a serf army to the OPEC nations. We use billions of US tax dollars and the blood of our soldiers to preserve the p Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com
Posted on: 19 May, 2005
Author: Lillian & Dave Brummet
Reuse in the ... ... workshop is a great place for reusing items formally destined for the ... Even if you do not have a shop or craft area you can always donate the items mention Reuse in the Workshop(476 words)The workshop is a great place for reusing items formally destined for the landfill. Even if you do not have a shop or craft area you can always donate the items mentioned in the following paragraphs to friends, schools, shops, youth centers The concept of reusing is as limitless as your imagination.Screws, bolts, picture hooks, plant hangers, curtain hooks, and...
Posted on: 19 May, 2005
Author: Lillian & Dave Brummet
Clean ... ... it. When the sun is out and you are at your favorite campsite or cottage on the lake the last thing you want to do is spend a lot of time cooking a meal. Often, when Clean Vacationing(409 words)Admit it. When the sun is out and you are at your favorite campsite or cottage on the lake the last thing you want to do is spend a lot of time cooking a meal. Often, when vacationing, the lure to purchase instant foods is strong. Unfortunately, these convenience foods often come over packaged usually including some type of...