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Nature By The Rail Trail
As a very young girl, raised right beside the trails. I was captivated by the whistle of the train. Never having to look at a clock or watch, the whistle blew on the hour. It was wonderful to know when your meals were ready and what time you had to be indoors.
By Cathy Deslippe5 years ago in Earth
Water Flashed Before My Eyes
I was told that at the moment of death I would see my life flash before my eyes. Stumbling through the desert that day, I expected to soon see everybody that I had ever loved, or a moment from my childhood. However, I instead saw nothing but water, the only antivenom to my terminal dehydration. Death seems to bring the victim what they most desire, with that often being more time – hence the lifetime of memories flooding in. I only wanted water.
By Alfie Saunders5 years ago in Earth
Can we fix climate change?
On St. Patrick's Day I went with my father to have dinner. We saw one of my father's friends at the restaurant and one of the topics we had was about climate change. He was saying that electric cars are worse than gas cars, and that we can't fix climate change so we might as well just give up (I'm paraphrasing). I was shocked! Why give up? That to me is cowardice. What are we supposed to do, give up and not even try? Tell our kids, grand kids and great grandkids "sorry we fucked things up, tough luck for you?" Or should we try and heal this planet?
By Robert Kegel5 years ago in Earth
Radish
The radish – underrated even by the one who named it – has been chosen to be forever known as rad-ish, not rad. From the onset of one’s introduction to this root vegetable, it is established, by name, as something that will neither disappoint nor excite. It is held in a state of never-ending mediocrity in the minds of most. While the exterior color is vibrant and striking (ranging from bright, almost unnatural, magenta to deep, solid red to vibrant purple and the more mellow shades of the plant world – whites and greens), the average onlooker is somehow immune to the radish’s commendable attempts at visual attraction. This is one rare, but consistent, instance in which people successfully avoid judging a book by its cover.
By Calista Marchand-Nazzaro5 years ago in Earth
We need to fly a lot less
It is well known that transport is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, mainly due to the fact that most forms of transport are powered by fossil fuels, the burning of which leads to the release of carbon dioxide and other waste products, some of which are also greenhouse gases. In the UK, for example, 22% of greenhouse gases come from road vehicles.
By John Welford5 years ago in Earth
Life On Planet Earth
Your inner voice is now the voice of David Attenborough with his same smooth tones and candor. The Earth’s ocean is home to some of the most spectacular species on our planet, with beauty and mystique in abundance. Estimates put our oceans home to hundreds of thousands if not millions of different species, including bacteria and microbes, with up to 2,000 new species discovered every year.
By Eloise Robertson 5 years ago in Earth
A Tangent Ship On The Horizon
I had been living on Butchers island now for what seemed like an eternity but it was actually two and a half years since I had seen anyone or anything that remotely looked like civilization. I was confident in the beginning that they had sent out a search party for me considering I was one of the most sought-after philanthropists in the northern hemisphere, but as time went by, I began to lose hope that anyone was ever going to come and rescue me.
By Hoyt Douglas Battles5 years ago in Earth
Bull Kelp on the Windshield
Bull kelp was caught in the windshield wipers on the cabin of the boat. We had been slicing through the waves, too heavy to crest them. Riding in a steel skiff, with a six person cabin. The sound of the water on metal was like being inside a tuning fork. My parents were taking me to town, across Johnson Straight, a wide open swathe of ocean that got a bit unmanageable at times.
By Yess Bryce5 years ago in Earth
Humanities 30,000 Years Of Pillaging The Earths' Resources Could Be Humanities Downfall
I was just a young preteen the year I realized that people were trashing the very planet we depend on for our existence. Like most kids, teachers tried to instill a sense of responsibility for our world in me during science classes. We learned about the dangers of fossil fuels, the depleting ozone layer, and the importance of cutting down the carbon footprint being left by one generation for another to have to suffer. At twelve, the thing that bothered me the most would be the danger to the oceans and sea life. Even today, I remember the moment I got the bigger picture, watching a movie that presented the facts about whales and whale hunting.
By Jason Ray Morton 5 years ago in Earth
