Quote for the day…the web of life

Here’s a nifty quote I just found…..

“This we know: the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”- Chief Seattle, Native American.

The Earth is our Mother, we all live on Her!

Earth from space, ain’t she beautiful?

A bit of the history of Earth Day from our friends at Care2.com: “Unlike the first Earth Day in 1970, the 20th anniversary in 1990 became a huge event thanks in part to greater television and radio coverage and a multimillion dollar budget. More than 200 million people in 141 countries participated helping to lift environmental issues onto the world stage. Earth Day 1990 helped pave the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.”

May your joys be many,
may you soak in the light,
may the flowers in your garden bloom,
sweet and bright.

Happy Earth Day!
Diane T. and furfamily

Earth Day events…get OUT and join the fun!

Today is Green Grove Thursday….

For Earth Day (which is technically on Monday 22nd), many cities will host fun events for the whole family. Here’s a link to check some out in your area: http://content.sierraclub.org/earthday/

Word for the day….bats and burus and bears, oh my!

I ran across this list of scary monsters, and knew you’d all be simply fascinated. Interesting to note that some of these ”legendary” critters actually do exist or did exist!

Cryptids are creatures that are under investigation by cryptozoologists, but haven’t yet been accepted as “real” by scientists.

Cryptozoologists look for creatures like sea serpents and the yeti, hoping to gather enough evidence to prove that these beings exist. They also look for more commonplace animals, such as the ivory-billed woodpecker, the giant vampire bat, the inflatable hedgehog and the pygmy elephant.

The word cryptid comes from the Greek word “krypto” meaning “to hide”.

For a list of these fascinating monsters, check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cryptids

Energetically, Diane Tegarden

June 8th is World Oceans Day!

Today is World Oceans Day, which has been celebrated on June 8th since its original proposal in 1992 by Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. This year’s theme is “Youth: the Next Wave for Change”.

Here are some nifty facts about our world’s oceans:

-50 to 70 percent of the oxygen we breathe comes from the ocean. That’s more than every one of the world’s rain forests combined.

-The ocean is the #1 source of protein for more than a billion people. Sea life provides one fifth of the average person’s animal protein intake.

-The ocean regulates our climate, absorbs carbon dioxide, holds 97% of Earth’s water, and supports the greatest abundance of life on our planet.

But there are some serious problems, for example:

-discarded plastic bags and other trash have formed a toxic “plastic soup” that is gathering in five massive ocean gyres around the world. As the plastic breaks down, it is eaten by sea animals, birds, and fish, causing illness and death. It eventually enters our diets, too.

-our oceans account for 71% of the planet, but less than 2% of our oceans are protected. We have protections in place for nearly 12% of all land (through areas like national parks).

For information on cool events and ideas about how you can help protect our oceans, visit:
http://worldoceansday.org/
http://www.un.org/en/events/oceansday
http://www.nature.org/World-Oceans-Day
http://www.oneworldoneocean.org/pages/why-the-ocean
http://www.care2.com/causes/june-8-is-world-oceans-day-video.html#ixzz1xD6DZr3h

“Sea” you later!

Energetically, Diane Tegarden

May 19th is Food Revolution Day!

May 19 Is Food Revolution Day!

May 19 is Food Revolution Day, a global day of action for real food. In the United States, there are approximately 12.5 million children and adolescents who are obese. There is no denying that it is time for a change.

Take action by helping educate people about food, giving families the skills and knowledge to cook again, and motivating people to stand up for their rights to better food.

Check out this website for action you can take, and get involved: http://foodrevolutionday.com/

 

Happy Green Earth Day….

Today I wish our beloved Mother Earth a Happy Green Earth Day!

A blurbette about Earth Day:
Unlike the first Earth Day in 1970, the 20th anniversary became a huge event thanks in part to greater television and radio coverage and a multi-million dollar budget.
More than 200 million people in 141 countries participated helping to lift environmental issues onto the world stage. Earth Day 1990 helped pave the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

To send your friends paperless, free Earth Day cards, go to: http://www.care2.com/ecards

May you Never Thirst….for knowledge…for water…for love.

Blessed Beeeees,
Diane T. and furfamily

The saddest anniversary ever……

This Earth Day we celebrate the saddest anniversary ever…

“April 20th was the two year anniversary of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling platform operated by BP. Eleven rig workers lost their lives in the initial explosion, which triggered a nearly four month-long oil spill that has been killing life in the Gulf Coast ever since.

Recent reports show that hundreds of dolphins have mysteriously died since approximately 172 million gallons of BP’s oil gushed into the Gulf. What little fish, lobster, shrimp, and crab remain to be caught are disturbingly deformed, many missing eyeballs and claws.

Spill victims living in and around Louisiana during the spill, most of them children, are still dealing with illness brought on by BP’s excessive use of a dispersant known as Corexit, which the EPA specifically forbade them to use during the clean up, but they continued spraying anyway.” -Article written by Beth Buczynski.

For the rest of the article, go to:
http://www.care2.com/causes/a-legacy-of-lies-the-bp-oil-spill-two-years-later.html

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Ok, so what can we do to insure the future residents of this planet that we’re doing something to keep this from happening again?

Here are 5 tips to reduce our dependence on oil and gas:

1. The next time you go to buy another car, buy a hybrid car that uses less gas, or go whole hog and buy an EV (electric vehicle) that drastically reduces your consumption of gas.

2. Get involved with organizations that fight against the big oil interests, like: Natural Resources Defense Council at http://www.nrdc.org.

3. Sign up with environmental watchdog groups, like Care2.com at http://www.care2.com.

4. At least once a week, take the bus, train, bike or walk to work. This will help the air quality, and your health as you get some exercise and time with the great outdoors.

5. Organize a carpool, so there will be fewer cars on the road.

If there other ways to reduce our oil/gas usage, please feel free to add them here!

You CAN help save the bee population

You may have heard that the population of bees is diminishing rapidly, due to several environmental factors.  Since bees pollinate about 80% of the world’s food supply it is important to turn this around, and every thinking, caring person can help.

This is part of a column written by Diana Herrington on the http://www.care2.com website.

1. Insecticides (one of the leading suspects in bee deaths):
Last year, leaked documents exposed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) illegitimate approval of clothianidin, a highly-toxic pesticide that the regulatory agency knew was capable of killing off bees.

Also, a new study out of Purdue University confirmed, once again, that clothianidin is killing off bees, but also that clothianidin’s toxicity is systemic throughout the entire food chain.

2. Malnutrition:
Nutrition for bees might sound rather odd since they eat only nectar and pollen. What has happened though, is that honeybees don’t have the variety of flowers available to them because man has destroyed much of their habitat. We humans like our environment orderly so we clear the ditches of wild flowers and kill all the dandelions and clover in our lawns. To bees, these areas are now nutritional wastelands. Bees love weeds!

For the rest of the article, go to: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-ways-to-save-the-bees.html#ixzz1sUpoO7aS

Energetically, Diane Tegarden
Author of: “How to Escape a Bad Marriage-A Self Help Divorce Book for Women”; “Light Through Shuttered Window”; “Anti-Vigilante and The Rips in Time”

Crisis in the Bee Hive…..

Read the information about the bee crisis here: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/01/28/bees-death-destroy-food-supply.aspx?e_cid=20120128_DNL_art_1

A feeling of helplessness can overwhelm people when they read about an extremely important, worldwide environmental crisis, because the issue is so big. Remember, a million small steps can get us as far as one huge step, and is easier to accomplish in one’s own life.

Here are a few small suggestions that people can use to help turn things around:

1. Stop using pesticides of any kind on one’s own lawns, flowers, fruit trees and vegetable gardens. Companies will only switch to healthier alternatives if we hit them where it hurts, in the checkbook.

2. Consider supporting alternative political parties that espouse keeping our environment livable. For example, support the Green Party, whose platform revolves around safe business practices, and a healthy environment.

3. Join an online organization called Change.org and start a petition to have that fake Chinese honey banned from US stores.

4. Choose charitable organizations that fight for environmental laws, like NRDC. The money you contribute is tax deductible, and these lawyers are fighting for environmental issues such as: saving natural areas, protecting endangered species, banning bad business practices, like fracking, protecting the use of renewable energy, and much more.