Posts Tagged ‘ the environment ’

Eco Spark – John Muir

A close up of moss and lichen growing on a tree in muir woods. The background is blurry.

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools. ~John Muir                                              

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The Big Obstacle that is Plastic.

The Big Obstacle that is Plastic.

I don’t mean to be a downer, but I get a little sad when I read statistics like, “Only 7.1 percent of our plastic waste was recycled in 2008, according to the latest data from the Environmental Protection Agency.” Photo taken by John Makely, courtesy of MSNBC.com Sometimes I get so wrapped up in re-USING…

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My new Twitter friend, BPGlobalPR

The news of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill seems to get worse and worse everyday. I was extremely taken aback when I was watched this video. How does a country/company that is so technologically advanced not improve their disaster relief in 30 years? It is terrifying how identical the clean up tactics are.…

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