everyday earthday

Saturday I picked up a paper to see if there were any garage sales of interest. Captivated by the front page I sat in my car and read " Global Action Plan to reduce Co2 emissions". I am so happy that there is a consensus to take action yet I am skeptic that the Bush Administration will adhere to any policy that takes away from the Oil and Gas industry. If our next president doesn't win by a landslide (I hope with all my might its a Democrat)then we the Christian Democrats and Liberal Democrats have really done a poor job of getting the point across. This brings me to another point that causes me to feel the need to speak up. The last election was basically won because the Republicans made it their agenda to say if you were a Christian or a moral person you could not be a Democrat. Well I am here to tell you there are a lot of Democrats who are Christians and are Liberals. We as a group tend to be too quite about our beliefs and now I hope we have learned a good lesson. I saw this bumper sticker the other day and it says it all
The best National Defense is Education, Health care, and Tolerance.


Tips for the day:
1. Plug in power strips for as many plugs as you can. Appliances suck energy even when they are off. WE keep our cell phones on one and our t.v. and stereo. Any place you plug in more than one appliance should have one. This is easy to flip off before you go to bed or leave the house.

2. If you are building or adding on (or feel inclined) add skylights and light tubes. We put two into our new addition and we are so pleased. There is no need for overhead lighting during the day and if there is enough moonlight its like Gods little nightlight. Plus you can look up and see the stars as a bonus.

3. Compost. Even if you live in the city or an apartment. There are easy indoor compost buckets you can go online and build. We had one that utilized red wigglers it was pretty cool but we ended up just using the big one in the back yard.
Why should you compost? because when you pack household raw waste into landfills it produces Methane Gas which pollutes the environment and causes more global warming.
When raw materials breakdown naturally they produce great soil that you can use or give to someone who can.
Compost:
Raw: fruits and veggies and natural grains.
Egg shells, coffee grounds and tea bags,
newspaper, and drier lint.
Hint: The darks; coffee, tea, drier lint, newspaper, leaves,twigs and non diseased yard waste, need to always be on top as they are high in nitrogen and keep the bugs away.

Namaste'
Courtney