Kinda late in sharing this but a good food for thought for next year: Should you skip fireworks this 4th? (I’m actually guilty of buying fireworks this year – tsk tsk tsk!)
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Green Living
The facts about bottled water presented by Online Education.
While a large portion of the world desperately seeks clean drinking water, the United States and other countries spend billions on bottled water when perfectly clean drinking water is readily available. Not only are we needlessly spending money on water with lower standards than those of tap water, we are also filling our landfills with billions of pounds of oil-based plastics that take thousands of years to degrade.
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Last Saturday, March 28, at 8:30 p.m. was Earth Hour where you turn off all your lights to show support for the fight against global warming.
I actually took a long nap that evening and almost forgot about it. Thanks to Twitter for reminding me – so glad we were able to participate.
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So what did we do during that one candlelit hour?
- Mica and Rinoa had a blast playing Monopoly with my sister.
- Troy managed to cook pancakes and sausages for dinner with light from just one candle.
- I tried to clean up in the kitchen and made sure Troy didn’t create a disaster zone – exciting, I know!
It was actually fun. Reminded me of those blackout days we used to have in Manila when I was in high school – well, which wasn’t as fun because those blackouts took hours and it was hard to finish my homework in the dark or sleep in hot humid weather.
When the hour was over, Mica was begging for us to do Earth Hour more often. I’m actually liking the idea.
It’s also heartwarming to see such wonderful global participation. Here are some awesome before and after pictures of Earth Hour in different major cities around the world. How was your Earth Hour experience?
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