TODAY IS EARTH DAY : SHOW YOUR CONCERN

Valued Visitors @ readers,


Today is Earth Day. Let us contribute in some small way to help our "Mother Earth", today, tomorrow or any day. U mite question how can a small effort of urs would change the whole world? Wat does da difference it makes shud u really care? How could the earth return all da good deeds we’ve shown to her?


But have u ever wondered, if dis small effort been understood and embraced by everyone, don’t u think dat something can be done.? Admittedly, it’s the law of the nature that - to create awareness aint easy. Not within few days and months or even years. But there has to be a start somewhere by someone. The starter mite not even witness da change will take place during his lifetime, but his initiative will be fondly remembered n cherished even though he’s no longer exist on dis mortal earth. And wudnt dat put him/her die in honour, because of initiating a start to the whole mankind? A start dat bring benefit 2 da entire universe in sustaining and maintaining sumting dats called L-I-F-E ? Dats da least we can hope for shud we really care and love our earth.


I understand people can give tones of excuses if he/she wish not to do it, but believe you me, if God wud like to charge us for ever 02 dat we inhale n for da CO2 dat we release, u wudnt even dare to raise an objection. Only if we know da price of a fresh air to breath, da value of a nice conducive place to stay, da price of high blue sky up high n da nice feelings of the seething winds, we definitely wudn’t allow ourselves for a single taught disagreeing with da idea.

Above all, may I throw u wif a question
If its not us, who else ….

Zokhri
(Its never too late 4 a change)

Today is EARTH DAY
As we observe Earth Day today and to show our support towards reducing our carbon footprints, these are some of the little things you can do to help preserve what is left of our natural environment.
What you can do:Find out how your actions impact the global environment and discover a number of simple ways in which you can make a real difference.

WATER

Where does it all go?

A leaking tap can waste 140 litres (37 US gallons) of water per week, almost the amount of water needed for a whole load of laundry.
A dishwasher uses up to 70 litres (18 US gallons) of water to complete a full cycle.
Washing clothes uses as much as 25% of residential water, each machine load using up to 150 litres (40 US gallons) of water, more than a full bathtub.
A running tap can waste up to 6 litres (1.5 US gallons) per minute.
An average toilet uses 13 litres (3.5 US gallons) per flush. An older toilet may use up to 20 litres (5.5 US gallons) per flush while a low-flush toilet uses only 6 litres (1.5 US gallons) or less.
3 things you can do today:
Install a water butt to collect rainwater and use this or household leftover water in the garden and for watering indoor plants.
Take a shower instead of a bath, but remember - power showers can waste even more water than a bath.
Only wash full loads of laundry unless you can change the load setting in your machine each time.

CARBON DIOXIDE

Where does it all go?

Driving a 12mpg (5kpl) 4x4 will waste more energy in 1 year than leaving the fridge door open for 7 years.
A car produces approximately three times its weight in CO2 emissions every year: therefore, owning unnecessarily large vehicles can cause needless damage to the environment.
Air travel is the fastest growing contributor of global carbon dioxide emissions. At present, it contributes 3.5%, but this is expected to rise to 25% by 2030.
3 things you can do today:
Buy local produce to reduce transport costs, CO2 emissions, and food miles, and hence the harmful effects on the climate. Further benefits include less vitamin depletion due to reduced transportation time and increased local business.
Adopt a car-share scheme with a friend or colleague for your journeys to and from work. This cuts pollution and saves you money.
Switch to green electricity. Most energy suppliers offer competitively priced domestic tariffs, which use green or renewable energy to help tackle climate change and can reduce your household CO2 emissions by at least a third.

WASTE
Where does it all go?

Food miles = the distance travelled by your food from the source to your table. The greater the distance travelled, the greater the impact on the environment. The transportation of food, including by air, train or road, wastes fuel energy and increases CO2 emissions.
Americans throw away enough office and writing paper annually to build a wall 12 feet (3.7 meters) high stretching from Los Angeles to New York City - a distance of 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometres).
About two-thirds of household rubbish can be composted. The average person throws away 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of organic waste every year - equivalent to 2,800 banana skins.
3 things you can do today:
Take a reusable bag when you go shopping.
Use local recycling schemes for all appropriate household waste such as paper, cans, glass, plastic and clothing.
Make compost from your organic kitchen waste. It makes a great fertilizer and reduces pollutants.

ENERGY
Where does it all go?

Leaving a computer monitor on at night wastes enough power to microwave three dinners.
By 2015, China's population is projected to be around 1.4 billion. If the average Chinese consumer used as much oil as the average American uses, China would require 90 million barrels per day - 11 million more than the entire world produced each day in 2001.
Poor roof insulation can waste up to US$320 in energy costs every year.
3 things you can do today:
Install energy-efficient light bulbs, these can save nearly US$130 each over their lifetime compared to normal light bulbs.
Let your leftovers cool before putting them in the fridge, this will reduce the amount of energy used.
Try putting on a sweater instead of turning up the thermostat.


With regard to Earth Day, I would like to share that there's a sponsored public screening of a film by Leonardo DiCaprio The 11th Hour, a thought-provoking documentary on the importance of preserving nature.
Public screening will take place from 30 Apr - 4 May 2008 at Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac). Free tickets are distributed on a first-come, first-served-basis and are obtainable upon registration at www.ytlcommunity.com/climatechange.
We encourage all friends & colleagues to go watch the film! Who would want to miss out on Leonardo?
The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac) Sentul Park Jalan Strachan (Off Jalan Ipoh) 51100 Kuala Lumpur.
Cheers and have a great day.