earth day 2008

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Shhhhhh.

Can you hear?

Look around...

Can you see?

Breathe....

can you taste her fragrance?

She is speaking...

will you listen...

...listen and remember?

At long last I have come to know you again, my friend.
I knew you when I was small. I remember...
I cupped your cool earth in my hands, digging holes and making mud pies.
I knew the subtleness of your breath on my skin as I lay
under the stars, holding fireflies in the dark.

When did we drift apart, you and I?
As I was growing up I think.
Wasn't it then that I pulled away, forgetting you, thinking life was all about me?
Was it then that I stopped noticing you and began taking from you with not a thought of appreciation or giving back.

Thank you for bringing me back,
slowing me down,
teaching me,
forgiving me.
Now I will teach my children's children to love and honor you, to never forget you.
Perhaps they will do a better job,
perhaps they will live in closer harmony with you throughout their lives.
Perhaps they will take less and give more and strengthen your resources
for a generation to come.

©S. Cooper (earth heart)

reduce-reuse-recycle-replenish

spring cleaning-green recipe cards

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If you’re like me now that spring has sprung, you’re anxious to either get rolling or get finished with the spring cleaning. In light of the cleaning season and Earth Day, I thought I would share these green cleaning recipe cards (pdf) from the David Suzuki Foundation. I love them and have printed off copies for myself. I plan on giving my neighbor a set, too, giving her no excuse to use toxic commercial cleaners that are so unhealthy for her and the environment. :)

Think reduce, reuse and recycle when clearing out the house, garage, etc. Consider offering your "stuff on Freecycle or Craigs List or donating it to local thrift stores, etc. Remember, there is no such place as "away" when we throw things out.

Happy cleaning to you and the planet!

will you help me plant a billion trees?

For every dollar donated, a tree will be planted in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. The Atlantic Forest is considered one of the world's most endangered tropical forests -- only 7% of its original area remains.

Tropical forests like this one play a particularly special role in the fight to end global climate change. And this reforestation effort to Plant a Billion Trees in The Atlantic Forest will remove 10 million tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year -- that's like taking 2 million cars off the road.

Won't you please help me and the Nature Conservancy fight global warming and deforestation? Thank you, from myself and the planet.