Eco Quote of the Day

We have been god-like in the planned breeding of our domesticated plants, but rabbit-like in the unplanned breeding of ourselves.
~Arnold Toynbee

How to Reuse Suede Skirts?

Suede Skirt

Unwanted suede skirts can be used to make decorative cushions.

      You can add any button of your choice.

Disturbingly Creative Environmental Ads

Stop the Chopping

2008 was a great year for WWF as well as forest conservation. The organization was able to convince over 60 governments to sign a pact to work towards zero net deforestation by the year 2020. They were able to protect over 1 million hectares of forests including tracts of land in the Amazon and Congo. The advertisements above address the issue of habitat loss due to deforestation which directly leads to endangerment and eventual extinction of species of animals.

(http://webecoist.com/2008/12/27/creative-ads-environment-humanity/)

Eco Quote of the Day

There's so much pollution in the air now that if it weren't for our lungs there'd be no place to put it all.
~Robert Orben

Birds

Quetzal




Green Jay




Golden Pheasant




Himalayan Monal




No Idea What Bird This Is.



Flamecrest




Lady Amherst's Pheasant




Sup, Polish Chicken




Bleeding Heart Pigeons




Peacock 




Winson's Bird Of Paradise




Formosan Magpie




Kingfisher




Nicobar Pigeon

Simple and Basic Terra Tips

Reuse
Most items can be used again and again or for other purposes. Get creative and save money.

• Take your own re-usable bag with you to the supermarket.
• Buy goods in refillable containers e.g. washing powders etc.
• Donate rather than dump - yard sales, charity shops, etc.
• Consider using renewable energy sources, contribute to the funds and companies that make an effort to use new/alternatvie resources from wind, water, and solar power.
• Buy products that have been made from recycled products as often as you can.
• Shop at second hand stores, there are deals to be found!
• When shopping by mail, phone or online, tell them you do not want to be added to their paper mail list. Find out if they will rent or sell your name to such list.
• Use scrap paper as note pads. The back of envelops have lots of white space to make lists.
• Buy used books when you can. Many of the online book sellers now have a used section.
• Save old jars to use for glasses, zip-closed plastic baggies can be washed out and used time and again.
• Use rechargeable batteries whenever you can.
• Be creative and think twice before you throw something away. It may have hidden uses.

(http://www.thehungryhead.com/terra_tips_reduce_reuse_recycle/terra_tips_planet_earth.shtml)

Eco Quote of the Day

Man must feel the earth to know himself and recognize his values....
God made life simple. It is man who complicates it.
~Charles A. Lindbergh, Reader's Digest, July 1972

One of The Greenest Buildings in The World

Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park, New York

Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park: When it comes to green architecture they don’t get much greener than the Bank of America Tower in New York. This $1 billion, 54 storey, 1,200 foot tall tower will house 2.1 million square foot of office space. Cook + Fox designed the tower to be extremely efficient so that waste and rainwater is reused, heat from the sun is maximised and office space is flushed with natural daylight. Most of the raw materials used in the construction of the tower are from renewable and recycled sources within 500 miles of New York in line with the ideology of sustainable building practice. It should come as no surprise therefore that this tower has been accredited with US LEED Platinum status, the only skyscraper with the reward at the time of writing.

(http://www.geekabout.com/2007-12-31-438/greenest-buildings-in-the-world.html)

(http://forumnyc.com/topic/29401-one-bryant-park-bank-of-america-tower/)

Disturbingly Creative Environmental Ads

For over 70 years now SAFE has been the voice for all animals, helping expose animal cruelty and abuse as well as fighting against animal testing across the world. The organization mainly uses public awareness campaigns (and advertisements) and political lobbying to expose and question the needless use of animals in cruel experiments and commercial exploitation. The ads above specifically target the latter, provoking questions about the use of animals as scarves, boots and other leather goods, and so on.

(http://webecoist.com/2008/12/27/creative-ads-environment-humanity/)

Eco Quote of the Day

The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands.
~Havelock Ellis, The Dance of Life, 1923

Cheap, Green Cleaning With Vinegar

Eco-Friendly Ideas for Using Vinegar as a Household Cleaner

White vinegar is not just something grandma uses to can pickles with - its an eco-friendly cleaning army in a bottle. Learn how to unleash its power and benefits.

Of course, everyone would like to do something to keep our environment from imploding from our neglect (or we would like to think that is a universal concern). Often people just simply don't know what they can do. They stop by a natural or organic store and find that, while they love the products and how earth-friendly and healthy they are, they are also too expensive. One way to make your own dent in keeping the earth safe without putting a dent in your wallet is to oxidize a solution of acetic acid in fermented maize or other grain and water – or you could just buy that from any grocery's shelf, labelled as White Vinegar and follow some of the helpful hints here.

1. Earth Friendly Liquid Softener for the Laundry

White vinegar makes an excellent laundry softener. About 1/4 cup is enough for a full washload. If you prefer a little scent left on your clothes and towels, try adding ten to twenty drops of your favorite essential oil, such as Lavender. To show Mother Earth you love really love her, your liquid softener will follow your homemade laundry detergent. Seal the deal by hanging your laundry on a line instead of using a dryer. You could also add one cup of white vinegar along with the wash cycle for whites.

2. All Purpose Kitchen and BathCleaner

Preferrably start out with a recycled spray bottle. If not available, you can buy plain spray bottles from a dollar store or your store of choice. Combine one part vinegar with three parts water and add ten to fifteen drops of lavender or lemon essential oil (which have antimicrobial properties). Good for counter tops (however dilute one part vinegar with six parts water for marble or granite), sinks, and is a good degreaser for areas spattered with grease. It works great on glass, including mirrors.

3. Coffee-maker Detox

Use a 1:1 ratio of white vinegar to water and run through coffee maker. Use that same ratio to clean the coffee pot itself or undiluted for stubborn stains or mineral deposits. Make sure to wear gloves when using undiluted or only semi-diluted. Avoid contact with eyes (flush if you get splashed).

4. Organic Herbicide

In May of 2002, vinegar got an endorsement from the US Department of Agriculture as an organic herbicide, based on scientific evidence. This can provide a cost-effective solution for farmers and gardeners wishing to conform to organic standards while being able to manage their crops. If treatment is done within the first two weeks, 5% and 10% acidity solutions could be used. The cost goes up if weeds are older than two weeks though, due to the need to increase acidity to 20%. The 20% solution is available commerically through Pharm Solutions under the name of Weed Pharm.

5. Floors

Use half a cup of white vinegar for a whole bucket of water. Add your choice of lavender, lemon, pine or spruce essential oils (ten to twenty drops, depending on your own likes).

Other Uses of Vinegar

There are many other uses of vinegar – and not just white vinegar. This is just a sampling to get your feet wet and get you started on your way to a greener life.
No wonder vinegar has received attention since ancient times. From Prophet Mohammad, who called vinegar the best of condiments* to vinegar's mentions in the Bible, to Roman's drinking vinegar with honey - there are whole books just about the uses of vinegar. When you try some of the suggestions above, you'll find that canning time is not the only time to keep vinegar on your shelf.

(http://lamyaa-hashim.suite101.com/the-many-green-uses-of-vinegar-a42338)

Szentendre

Szentendre is a riverside town in Pest county, Hungary, near the capital city Budapest. It is known for its museums (most notably the Open-Air Ethnographic Museum), galleries, and artists. Due to its picturesque appearance and easy rail and river access, it has become a popular destination for tourists staying in Budapest. There are many facilities, including souvenir shops and restaurants, catering to these visitors.

Eco Quote of the Day

There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.
~Mohandas K. Gandhi

Recycling Tips

Crayons
Broken crayon pieces can be made into new crayons with the Crayola Crayon Maker (Accessories for the crayon maker are available at CrayolaStore.com including vehicle and animal crayon molds, and crayon labels. (Search for coupons at Google.com by entering "crayolastore coupon".)

(http://www.tealdragon.net/recycle/index.htm)

DIY: Wallpaper Wipe off Board

How to make a great wipe-off surface for dry-erase pens? We used a special custom wallpaper designed by Lena Corwin to make this simple wipe-off board, which also doubles as a place to clip notes and small pieces of art.

 Here’s what you’ll need:

9” x 12” piece of cardboard

9” x 12” piece of wallpaper or other decorative paper

rubber cement

x-acto blade or scissors

clear contact paper

large bulldog clip

dry-erase pen

(card used in the picture above is from something’s hiding in here)

1. Apply rubber cement to the back of your wallpaper and to one side of your cardboard.  Adhere the paper to the cardboard, smoothing out air bubbles as you go.

2. If desired, round the corners or cut your cardboard into a decorative shape using an x-acto blade or scissors.

3. Cut a piece of clear contact paper that is slightly larger than your cardboard, and apply over the wallpaper.

4. Trim excess contact paper using your x-acto blade or scissors.

5. Clip a large bulldog clip to the top of the cardboard and attach to the wall using a small nail. you hang a piece of artwork from the clip and use dry-erase pens to write messages on the surface of your wipe-off board.

 (http://www.designsponge.com/2009/07/wallpaper-wipe-off-board.html)

Eco Quote of the Day

Civilization... wrecks the planet from seafloor to stratosphere. 
~Richard Bach

Le Mouvement Ecologiste?

A la caisse d'un super marché une vieille femme choisit un sac en plastique pour ranger ses achats. La caissière lui a alors reproché de ne pas se mettre à « l'écologie » et lui dit:
"Votre génération ne comprend tout simplement pas le mouvement écologique. Seuls les jeunes vont payer pour la vieille génération qui a gaspillé toutes les ressources! "

La vieille femme s'est excusée auprès de la caissière et a expliqué :
" Je suis désolée, nous n'avions pas de mouvement écologique dans mon temps."

Alors qu'elle quittait le magasin, la mine déconfite, la caissière en rajouta :
" Ce sont des gens comme vous qui ont ruiné toutes les ressources à notre dépens. C'est vrai, vous ne considériez absolument pas la protection de l'environnement dans votre temps! "

La vieille dame admît qu'à l'époque,
On retournait les bouteilles de lait, les bouteilles de Coke et de bière au magasin. Le magasin les renvoyait à l'usine pour être lavées, stérilisées et remplies à nouveau; on utilisait les mêmes bouteilles à plusieurs reprises. À cette époque, les bouteilles étaient réellement recyclées, mais on ne connaissait pas le mouvement écologique.

De mon temps,
On montait l'escalier à pied : on n'avait pas d'escaliers roulants dans tous les magasins ou dans les bureaux.
On marchait jusqu'à l'épicerie du coin aussi. On ne prenait pas sa voiture à chaque fois qu'il fallait se déplacer de deux rues. Mais, c'est vrai, on ne connaissait pas le mouvement écologique.

À l'époque,
On lavait les couches de bébé; on ne connaissait pas les couches jetables.
On faisait sécher les vêtements dehors sur une corde à linge; pas dans une machine avalante 3000 watts à l'heure.
On utilisait l'énergie éolienne et solaire pour vraiment sécher les vêtements.

À l'époque,
on recyclait systématiquement les vêtements qui passaient d'un frère ou d'une soeur à l'autre.
C'est vrai ! on ne connaissait pas le mouvement écologique

À l'époque,
on n'avait qu'une TV ou une radio dans la maison; pas une télé dans chaque chambre. Et la télévision avait un petit écran de la taille d'une boîte de pizza, pas un écran de la taille de l'État du Texas.
Dans la cuisine,
on s'activait pour fouetter les préparations culinaires et pour préparer les repas; on ne disposait pas de tous ces gadgets électriques spécialisés pour tout préparer sans efforts et qui bouffent des watts autant qu'EDF en produit.
Quand on emballait des éléments fragiles à envoyer par la poste, on utilisait comme rembourrage du papier journal ou de la ouate, dans des boites ayant déjà servies, pas des bulles en mousse de polystyrène ou en plastique.

À l'époque,
on utilisait l'huile de coude pour tondre le gazon; on n'avait pas de tondeuses à essence auto-propulsées ou auto portées.

À l'époque,
on travaillait physiquement; on n'avait pas besoin d'aller dans un club de gym pour courir sur des tapis roulants qui fonctionnent à l'électricité. 
Mais, vous avez raison : on ne connaissait pas le mouvement écologique.

À l'époque,
On buvait de l'eau à la fontaine quand on avait soif; on n'utilisait pas de tasses ou de bouteilles en plastique à jeter à chaque fois qu'on voulait prendre de l'eau.
On remplissait les stylos plumes dans une bouteille d'encre au lieu d'acheter un nouveau stylo; on remplaçait les lames de rasoir au lieu de jeter le rasoir après chaque rasage..
Mais, c'est vrai, on ne connaissait pas le mouvement écologique.

À l'époque,
Les gens prenaient le bus, le métro et les enfants prenaient leur vélo pour se rendre à l'école au lieu d'utiliser la voiture familiale et maman comme un service de taxi de 24 heures sur 24.

À l'époque,
les enfants gardaient le même cartable durant plusieurs années, les cahiers continuaient d'une année sur l'autre, les crayons de couleurs, gommes, taille crayon et autres accessoires duraient tant qu'ils pouvaient, pas un cartable tous les ans et des cahiers jeter fin juin, de nouveaux crayons et gommes avec un nouveau slogan à chaque rentrée.

Mais, c'est vrai, on ne connaissait pas le mouvement écologique.
On avait une prise de courant par pièce, pas une bande multi-prises pour alimenter toute la panoplie des accessoires électriques indispensables aux jeunes d'aujourd'hui.

ALORS NE VIENS PAS ME FAIRE LA MORALE AVEC TON MOUVEMENT ÉCOLOGIQUE

La vieille dame avait raison : à son époque, on ne connaissait pas le mouvement écologique, mais on vivait chaque jour de la vie dans le respect de l'environnement.

L'arbre va tomber- Francis Cabrel

"Samedi soir sur la terre"

L'arbre va tomber

Les branches salissaient les murs

Rien ne doit rester

Le monsieur veut garer sa voiture

Nous, on l'avait griffé

Juste pour mettre des flèches est des coeurs

Mais l'arbre va tomber

Le monde regarde ailleurs

L'arbre va tomber

Ca fera de la place au carrefour

L'homme est décidé

Et l'homme est le plus fort, toujours

C'est pas compliqué

Ca va pas lui prendre longtemps

Tout faire dégringoler

L'arbre avec les oiseaux dedans !

Y'avait pourtant tellement de gens

Qui s'y abritaient

Et tellement qui s'y abritent encore

Toujours sur nous penché

Quand les averses tombaient

Une vie d'arbre à coucher dehors



"Francis Cabrel"

 

L'arbre va tomber

L'homme veut mesurer sa force

Et l'homme est décidé

La lame est déjà sur l'écorce

Y'avait pourtant tellement de gens

Qui s'y abritaient

Et tellement qui s'y abritent encore

Toujours sur nous penché

Quand les averses tombaient

Une vie d'arbre à coucher dehors

L'arbre va tomber

On se le partage déjà

Y'a rien à regretter

C'était juste un morceau de bois

Un bout de forêt

Avancé trop près des maisons

Et pendant qu'on parlait

L'arbre est tombé pour de bon !

Y'avait pourtant tellement de gens

Qui s'y abritaient

Et toutes ces nuits d'hiver

Quand les averses tombaient

T'as dû en voir passer des cortèges de paumés

Des orages, des météores

Et toutes ces nuits d'hiver

Quand les averses tombaient

Une vie d'arbre à coucher dehors

A perdre le nord

A coucher dehors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK-2oET4PIY

Eco Quote of the Day

They kill good trees to put out bad newspapers. 
~James G. Watt, quoted in Newsweek, 8 March 1982

Recycling Tips

WHY RECYCLE CARTRIDGES?

• More than 3 quarts of oil are used to produce each laser cartridge. The plastic used in each printer cartridge takes more than 10 centuries (that's 1000 years!) to decompose.
  
• 25 million printer cartridges go to land fills each month.
  
• Toner cartridge remanufacturing saves over 38,000 tons of plastic and metal from landfills.
  
• Stacking 125 laser toner cartridges end-to-end equals the height of the Statue of Liberty.

(http://www.recycleplace.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=34)

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

He’s undoubtedly an eco all-star, but his recent purchase of a state-of-the-art green condo in New York City cements his places as one of the leaders of the celebrity eco-movement. Riverhouse, his home overlooking the Hudson River, features a fresh filtered air system, an in-house water treatment facility, low-emission paints and finishes, and rotating solar panels. The building also has a bike storage area, convenient for DiCaprio, who has been spotted riding around downtown.
(http://www.elle.com/)


Environmental activism and philanthropy

A committed environmentalist, DiCaprio has received praise from environmental groups for his activism. In the past, he has opted to fly on commercial flights instead of chartering private jets, and it was reported that he drives a hybrid car and has solar panels installed on his house. In an interview with Ukula about his 2007 film 11th Hour, DiCaprio cited global warming as "the number-one environmental challenge."

At the 2007 Oscar ceremony, DiCaprio and former Vice President Al Gore appeared to announce that the Academy Awards had incorporated environmentally intelligent practices throughout the planning and production processes, thus affirming their commitment to the environment, and on July 7, 2007, DiCaprio presented at the American leg of Live Earth. In 2010, his environmental work earned

In November 2010, DiCaprio donated $1,000,000 to the Wildlife Conservation Society at Russia's tiger summit. DiCaprio arrived late after two near-miss flights, causing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to describe him as a "muzhik" or "real man". In 2011, DiCaprio joined the Animal Legal Defense Fund's campaign to free Tony, a tiger who has spent the last decade at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, Louisiana.

Eco Quote of the Day

The tourist business is a trap, it is a tained honey;
Man clearly should have stayed in bed, and not invented money.
~Kenneth E. Boulding, "The Ballad of Ecological Awareness," in M. Taghi Farvar and John P. Milton, eds., The Careless Technology, 1972

Le Syndrome du Titanic



L'Affiche du film

« Je n’étais pas écologiste quand j’ai commencé, il y a 30 ans, à voyager de par le monde. J’ai vu la planète se rétrécir sous mes yeux, je suis passé de la conviction insouciante de vivre dans un monde infini et immuable à la conscience d’un monde fini et vulnérable. Depuis presque 20 ans, je me bats avec d’autres pour alerter mais surtout mobiliser face à la menace. Aujourd’hui, le cinéma m’apparaît comme le moyen essentiel pour que chacun puisse à son tour, en France et à l’étranger, s’approprier le constat et partager mes sentiments. Que chacun puisse voir la Terre et l’humanité telles qu’elles sont et telles que je les ai vues. Que l’Homme retrouve sa propre échelle dans le temps et l’espace. Ce film est un cri d’alarme, ne laissons pas le temps nous dicter le changement, mais aussi un cri d’espoir, saisissons l’occasion pour nous retrouver, mobilisons le génie humain en donnant enfin du sens au progrès. » Bande d’annonce « syndrome du Titanic »: Le film documentaire de Nicolas Hulot et Jean-Albert Lièvre.

Lascaux Cave



Cow with collar. The Axial Gallery. Cl. N. Aujoulat © MCC/CNP

Lascaux Cave is a rockshelter in the Dordogne Valley of France with fabulous cave paintings, painted between 15,000 and 17,000 years ago. Although it is no longer open to the public, a victim of too much tourism and the encroachment of dangerous bacteria, Lascaux has been recreated, online and in replica format, so that visitors may still see the amazing paintings of the Upper Paleolithic artists.

(http://archaeology.about.com/od/cavepaintings/a/lascauxcave.htm)

The official site:
http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/index.php?fichier=00.xml

Eco Quote of the Day

We have to shift our emphasis from economic efficiency and materialism towards a sustainable quality of life and to healing of our society, of our people and our ecological systems. 
~Janet Holmes à Court

Recycling Tips

Reusing Items for Craft Projects

Many recyclable and non-recyclable items make great materials for kids craft projects. If you don't have kids in your family, check with local schools, churches, and nursing homes to find a place that will accept donations of recyclable and non-recyclable items for reuse in craft projects. Items to donate include:

• paper towel, toilet tissue and gift wrap tubes
• plastic margarine tubs
• yogurt containers
• plastic deli and take-out containers
• plastic soda bottles
• cardboard backing from pads of paper
• old magazines and catalogs for cutting pictures out
• picture calendars
• used greeting cards
• discontinued wallpaper books and scraps *
• rubber bands
• brown paper bags
• egg cartons
• coffee cans
• shoe boxes
• aluminum pie plates
• oatmeal cartons
• plastic produce baskets
• plastic mesh bags from produce
• cereal boxes
• plastic film canisters *
• junk mail CDs
• milk cartons and jugs
• scrap fabric, yarn, buttons, beads, and ribbon *
• thread spools *
• bottle corks *
• match boxes *
• plastic bottle and tube caps *
• springs from used pens *
• old house keys
• old costume jewelry *
• cancelled postage stamps * 

* These items are also great for kids or adults who do miniature work with a doll house.

(http://www.tealdragon.net/recycle/index.htm)

Siesta Beach, Florida

 

Photograph by Richard Peters, Alamy

A great blue heron searches for fish on the incoming tide at Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Florida, in 2009.

Siesta Beach topped the list of ten best U.S. beaches of 2011 as chosen by Stephen Leatherman, a coastal scientist at Florida International University who is better known as "Dr. Beach."

Siesta's crescent-shaped beach boasts some of the finest, whitest sand in the world and has clear, warm waters that are perfect for swimming, Leatherman said.

It's also one of the few beaches around the country where smoking is not allowed, which is one reason it's so pristine.

"You can smoke in the parking lot but when you walk over the boardwalk, it's no smoking," Leatherman said.

—Ker Than

Eco Quote of the Day

After a visit to the beach, it's hard to believe that we live in a material world. 
~Pam Shaw

Reusing Tips

Skip disposable lunch containers.
When packing your child's lunch, don't use paper bags and plastic baggies.
Instead, invest in a reusable lunch box or bag, a reusable sandwich container, and other containers for lunch and snacks.

 



Pack a drink in a thermos instead of using disposable drink boxes.

Plyones - THERMOS-MINI

(http://www.everydayhealth.com/green-health/daily-living/tips/tips-for-a-waste-less-school-year.aspx)


Lakes in Finland

There are 187 888 lakes in Finland. Lake is here defined as a body of standing water larger than 5 acres (500 m²). The number of lakes larger than 1 hectares (10 000 m²) is 56 000. Lake number density is largest north of Lake Inari, sometimes called the Finnish Pond District (Lampi-Suomi). In this area there can be 1 000 lakes within 100 square kilometres. In the Finnish Lake District, a typical value is 40 lakes within 100 square kilometres.

Lakes larger than 1 hectare are mentioned in the lake database. The database is still under development; it is therefore not possible to found all possible data on all lakes. For every lake, the coordinates are given; other data is produced by means of bathymetric maps, which have been made by the environmental administration and its predecessors since the early 1970s. The bathymetric maps now cover an area of more than 12 000 square kilometres.

There are three lakes larger than 1 000 square kilometres in Finland: Saimaa, Inari and Päijänne. The number of lakes larger than 10 square kilometres is 309 and their total area is 21 911 km², which is 65 % of the total lake area in Finland. The total volume of lakes larger than 1 hectare is estimated to be around 235 cubic kilometres. The annual variation of lake area is around 2 350 square kilometres and the annual variation of volume around 39,5 cubiuc kilometers.

The greatest number of lakes larger than 10 square kilometres within a municipality is 12, in the municipality of Inari, followed by the municipalities of Kuhmo (11), Kuusamo (10) and Posio (7).

(http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?node=12335&lan=en)

Eco Quote of the Day

When we heal the earth, we heal ourselves.
~David Orr

Recycling Tips

Plastic Recycling Numbers An explanation of the meaning of the numbers in the triangular recycling symbols on plastics.
(from "50 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Recycle" by The EarthWorks Group)

1 - PET
Polyethylene terephthalate;
includes plastic soda bottles and some detergent bottles; commonly recycled.

2 - HDPE
High density polyethylene;
includes milk jugs; commonly recycled.

3 - PVC or V
Polyvinyl chloride;
includes garden hoses, plastic flooring, credit cards, and shower curtains

4 - LDPE
Low density polyethylene;
includes clear packaging on cassettes or CDs, plastic sandwich bags and plastic grocery bags; recycled at many grocery stores.

5 - Polypropylene
Includes plastic lids, bottle caps, straws, and some food containers; generally not recycleable

6 - Polystyrene
Styrofoam, such as coffee cups.

7 - Mixed plastics
Several types of plastic mixed together; probably can't be recycled.

(http://www.tealdragon.net/recycle/index.htm)

An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming via a comprehensive slide show that, by his own estimate, he has given more than a thousand times.

Premiering at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opening in New York City and Los Angeles on May 24, 2006, the documentary was a critical and box-office success, winning 2 Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Song. The film also earned $49 million at the box office worldwide, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing documentary film to date in the United States.

Eco Quote of the Day

Modern technology Owes ecology An apology.
~Alan M. Eddison