Today is Arbor Day and Remembrance of all Victims of Chemical Warfare Day. My first thoughts of this Remembrance Day was that of those who were victims in WW1. It sure seems things haven't changed that much! Syria and the Mideast, Europe and Africa and others has recently suffered from this atrocity. Our involvement with the war on Iraq was because of the threat of chemical weapons. The U.S. used what has been labeled a chemical weapon during the Vietnam war. It was at first thought to be human harmless but has since been labeled toxic.
On to the brighter topic of Arbor Day. Trees are an endangered species if you consider the loss of rain forest lands throughout the world. Efforts to stop this loss is helping but more work is needed. As the world becomes more populous, more land becomes developed for habitation and nature is pushed aside. Thankfully, there is a growing awareness of this and things like the Arbor Day Foundation have promoted the replanting and the importance of trees to our environment.
When you plant a tree today, remember all the victims of chemical warfare also.
Here's to sunny days and cool breezes!
Friday, April 29, 2016
Monday, April 25, 2016
Earth Day spurs T-shirt design
I had posting issues earlier that prohibited me from posting on Earth Day, the 22nd. I hope all who view this blog took note of that day and made an effort in bringing awareness to the issues that effect our environment. I have the dates of Earth Overshoot Days from 1970 to last year obtained from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_Debt_Day. I also Just learned that this year (2016), earth Overshoot Day is August 8th. This is posted at http://www.overshootday.org/. We have lost another 5 days! There is good news, however; if you go to the overshoot day dot org, you can sign up to help. You can also go to solars2c.com and order this T-shirt. Also, join in at #abatetheabuse on Twitter.
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Small Wind Conference in Stevens Point, WI. in June.
Join the small wind conference at the Holiday Inn in Stevens Point, WI June 15th-18th. That way you'll be in the area for the MREA energy Fair June 17th to 19th. This should be a great summer in Wisconsin!
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