Category Archives: Environment

Buy Nothing Day 2008

Buy Nothing Day can be celebrated today 28th november 2008 by bying nothing.
And the other days of the year it would be wise to think twice before you buy. There are those very smart folks who keeps telling that it doesn’t make any difference what a single person consumes. The whole system should be […]

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Today is Earth Overshoot Day

Today, september 23th 2008, is an Earth Overshoot Day. Humanity have today used all the resources nature will generate this year according to Global Footprint Network.

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International Car Free Day

Today is an International Car Free Day. If we really want to reduce travelling by car, we should improve the public transportation so that it always is a cheaper option than using own car. One thing is sure though, we can’t go on this way…

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Campaign for Totoro Forest

Drawn blog informs that a group of Pixar artists has started a campaign to raise money for the Sayama forest in Japan. This 8750-acres forest in Tokyo inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s excellent animated film My Neighbor Totoro. Miyazaki helped set up the national trust, Totoro no Furusato Fund to preserve the forest.
Over 200 top international artists […]

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Amphibian Ark – an International Frog Rescue Effort

Amphibians, the first four-legged creatures that ever walked on earth, are now in big danger. Over one third of the amphibian species are threatened with extinction.
Frogs are dying because of habitat loss, climate change and a fast spreading Chytrid fungus disease. International campaign called Amphibian Ark tries to save disappearing frog species by keeping […]

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