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Breathing Earth dot net

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:53:06 -0400

Breathing Earth dot net is a site I recently stumbled upon and it’s worth checking out. It is just a simulation, but it is an accurate one. The numbers begin when you start you visit and climb rapidly. Births, deaths, and co2 emitted. It’s pretty interesting and a bit shocking how fast the numbers can climb.

Since this present visit began, 560 people have been born, 220 have died, and over one million tonnes of co2 have been emitted into the atmosphere. TOO MANY HUMANS!!!

38 Seconds of Peace...

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:23:12 -0400

My girlfriend and I had the beach to ourselves as we often do when we visit this hidden jewel in Nova Scotia. I took a quick clip with our digital camera and thought some of you may enjoy it.

The Admission of Cruelty

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:52:49 -0400

So the AVA (The American Veal Association) has made a bit of an announcement… They are Phasing out the method of chaining their calves by the neck inside their lonely crates by 2017. They are of course chained and crated in order to immobilize them and create tender veal.

2017? Phasing out?!? This is a pathetic announcement in my honest opinion. It is truly so hard to stop chaining them by their necks that it is going to take 9 or 10 years?

GoVeg.com calls this a “historic change”, and I guess it could ...

Why You Shouldn't Wear Wool

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:10:25 -0400

A warning before you watch this. The wool industry can be a cruel one, and this video contains some very graphic images. It does not have to be this way, but it most cases.. it is.

Al Gore Isn't Vegetarian

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:21:51 -0400

Iâ€™m in a bit of shock right now after stumbling over this video on youtube. Yes, Glen Beck is a dick head, but this video is worth watching. I have always assumed that Gore was a vegetarian or vegan. Silly me. How can he preach to the world about global warming when he is not making the most important and effective step himself? With his movie, â€œAn Inconvenient Truthâ€, and the speeches he has made world wide, how can this be? Oh yeah, donâ€™t forgot about Live Earth. Live Earth was/is Goreâ€™s brain child. Watch this video, and leave your thoughts if you wish.

Call Out Litter Bugs

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:00:17 -0400

If you care about this planet, you do not litter. Tossing your trash aside instead of holding on to it until you find a garbage can is simply laziness.

Littering is obviously the most commonly broken law, but it is probably also the offense that most often goes unpunished. You see the signs, â€˜Do Not Litter, Minimum fine $300â€². These signs obviously donâ€™t change a thing, but I guess it is some sign of effort from the authorities.

The police donâ€™t do much about the problem, so I guess itâ€™s about time you became an Earth Friendly Vigilante! If a person is walki...

The Meat Industry and the Environment

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:23:23 -0400

Here are only a few facts from the November 2006 UN Food and Agriculture Organization report called Livestockâ€™s Long Shadow:

Livestock production is one of the top two or three most significant contributors to every serious environmental problem in our world today.

Livestock production requires 70% of all agricultural land and 30% of the land surface of the earth.

As a result, many people, particularly in the so-called third world countries, no longer find land to grow their own crops. The result is hunger and for many,...

Abuse Your Friend's Toilets

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:42:39 -0400

Abue Your Friend's Toilets

Today, as my first post on Rethos, I give you a very earth friendly tip that I just learned about last night from the plumber that was here fixing a leak in the bathroom.

This is my most recent post from one of my blogs, http://earththreat.org.

Do you feel like saving bazillions of gallons of fresh water? I will now tell you how.

No, this is not the pop bottle full of water or rocks in the toilet tank. That does not always work that great. The bottle can get in the way of your toilets moving parts. This method do...