A brilliant “mockumentary” on the journey of the “Majestic Plastic Bag”. Narrated by Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons.

Dirt! The Movie tells the story of the glorious and unappreciated material beneath our feet; the living organic matter that we come from and will all later return to. Insightful and inspiring! Learn more at www.DirtTheMovie.org.

The forest fire as seen in the kibbutz of Beit Oren in the north of Israel. December 2, 2010. REUTERS/Nir Elias

December 2, 2010 -

Today, also marking the 2nd day of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, a devastating fire has raged out of control in Northern Israel, bringing new meaning to the term “Festival of Lights”.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes, dozens have been killed, and acres upon acres of beautiful forests, animals and other wildlife are being destroyed.

It is said to be the worst case of its kind in the history of the nation, and several countries, including Greece, Russia, Italy and Cyprus, are now coming together to try and aid in fighting the fire.

The cause is still unknown.

Join us in sending your thoughts, energies (and a miracle of rain) to the families affected so far and to the beautiful Mother Earth herself. Read the rest of this entry »

“There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.” -Marshall McLuhan

It’s your choice…

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This fragile Earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs you. Thank you to Greenpeace for this beautifully-made and inspiring video.

The following list was compiled by Greenpeace and their readers on the top 20 ways we can all use less oil and reduce demand for the black poison ruining our beautiful planet:

1. Carpool, cycle or use public transport to go to work.

2. Choose, when possible, products packaged without plastic and recycle or re-use containers.

3. Buy organic fruits and vegetables (fertilisers and pesticides are based on oil more often than not).

4. Buy beauty products (shampoo, soap, make-up) based on natural ingredients, not oil.

5. Choose when possible locally produced products (less transport involved).

6. Buy clothes made out of organic cotton or hemp - not from oil derivatives.

7. Use non-disposable items in picnics and summer festivals.

8. Quit bottled water.

9. Fly less or quit flying altogether.

10. Demand that your government encourage renewable energy instead of subsidizing oil.

11. Avoid styrofoam, bubblegum, or ballpoint pens.

12. Walk the 10 mins to the shops and leave the car at home by deciding to look at something new in your neighbourhood that you wouldn’t notice from the car.

13. Remove useless and needless items from your car. As a general rule of thumb, for every extra 100 pounds you carry around in your car, you reduce its gas mileage by one to two percent; and if you want to get into the minutiae of it, for every extra pound you carry around in your car, you reduce its gas mileage by 1/100th to 1/50th of a percent.

14. Switch to a renewable energy-only electricity provider.

15. Turn down the thermostat one degree in your house.

16. Use the suggestion box in restaurants, stores and other business establishments to encourage them to be more conscientious with the use of oil based packaging and bags.

17. Install, if possible, a solar water boiler on your house.

18. Improve the isolation of your house - the investement pays-off quickly!

19. Ask your boss if you can work from home - less commuting!

20. Vote for, support and foster politicians who are DEDICATED to clean renewable energy.

Imagine…