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The Living Planet
The above photograph of Earth – from outer space - is one of the numerous ones available. There is another one, decades old - Pale Blue Dot taken by Voyager-I spacecraft from outskirts of our solar system. Our planet is not even a speck of dust on the cosmic scale.
By Prasanna Patkar5 years ago in Earth
Me and Rain
Ever since I was a child, I always enjoyed the rain. I would always wait for them to arrive early so that I could gather with my neighbourhood friends and splash rainwater on each other no matter how dirty it was. After getting wet, I would go home only to be greeted by my concerned mother who would ask me to walk carefully to the bathroom, not because I could slip but because I would dirty the floor with my dirty, wet feet. Not going to lie, but bathing in clean water after bathing in rain was never a good feeling. It would feel itchy around the back and other body parts. But at the same time, it always felt it was worth it.
By Akshar Goyal5 years ago in Earth
Recycling lives
A time came in my life when I felt a burning desire to start a family. I had grown tired of it all being about me. I felt ready to pass along the little that I knew to someone else. I was ready to see someone grow, change and blossom. I was longing for a house full of chaos, joy, and laughter. I was game for some good-old highschool drama.I wanted to get excited about Santa coming down the chimney once again. I wanted to see my parents melt as they watched their grand-kids learn to ride a bike.
By Silvia FIammenghi5 years ago in Earth
How To Help Save The Planet
Today, at long last, I took personal responsibility for doing my bit towards saving our beautiful blue and green planet. At a time when there are highly justified, continuing global concerns about the health and well being of planet earth, I do believe it is incumbent upon each and everyone of us as individuals to reduce our carbon footprint. Collectively, we can do an awful lot to reduce wasting valuable resources only to create evermore unnecessary, unjustifiable pollution and contamination all around the world, very much to all of our detriment. What did I do? I bought a new bike.
By Liam Ireland5 years ago in Earth
The Noisy Cicada
Every Summer we look forward to fun in the Sun. Warm breezes sweeping across our skin as we soak up the Sun's rays along with all the water fun we can muster up. Vitamin D synthesis is at it's peak since the outdoors is so inviting. Children's laughter heard near and far. Smells of varying barbeques wafting by with every breeze. It's always a fun guessing game of whose cooking what. Enjoyable nonetheless. A feeling of warm comfort fills our souls.
By Kristen Solack 5 years ago in Earth
Save the Birds and the Bees
Save the birds and the bees! Listen to the water. As a young child, I have always cared about nature and how it affected our environment. I had already traveled barefoot down the path to reduce my carbon footprint. Even though I lived in an asphalt jungle, the Gilmor projects, I became a member of The National Audubon Society. This organization protects birds and the places they need today and tomorrow throughout the world using science advocacy and education. Many species need our protection from habitat loss and climate change. Living near the Chesapeake Bay, I have realized the need to contribute and provide initiatives to strengthen these important waters. The National Audubon Society has provided help with their conservation work to restore the shrinking saltmarshes. The Black Rail’s ‘ki ki ki kerr’ call was monitored by audio recorders donated by the National Audubon Society to record them so that they could determine whether the species needed to be added to the endangered species list. One of the ways to protect birds is to choose native plants for our yards and public spaces. We can restore vital habitats for birds in our communities and help them adapt and survive in the face of climate change. I used money for chores to sign up to become a member of the National Audubon Society as a child. The simplest thing I could do as an adult was to continue my support by providing a financial donation to the society and research their initiatives for providing a healthy environment for birds in my community.
By Saja Bo Storm5 years ago in Earth
Tree Planters
It is easy to feel hopeless with the climate crisis we are facing in our world today. It may seem like one individual's contribution may not amount to much. However, every choice we make does have an impact, regardless of how small it may be, every little thing helps.
By Andree Major5 years ago in Earth
