Earth Day 2008

What Is Earth Day?

Earth Day falls every year on April 22, in celebration of the importance of the environment and to encourage action. 

The first Earth Day was…

On April 22, 1970, 20 million people celebrated the first Earth Day, the brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson, one of the most environmentally aware men to ever grace the United States Senate floor. It was a time when cities were buried under their own smog and polluted rivers caught fire.

Earth Day is to…

Earth Day is held each year to promote awareness of environmental issues. It’s a special day to learn about our planet and how to take care of it.

What can I do?

Earth Day is a day to stop and think about your affect on the environment and what you can do to help protect it. One of the best ways to do that is by properly disposing of the products in your life. Here’s how:

• Start a recycling program in your home, office or school
• Shop for products made from recycled content
• Create a compost pile for your food scraps
• Recycle your obsolete electronics
• Properly dispose of your household items

“What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?”
-Henry David Thoreau

Earth Day 2008 is just around the corner. Join the global celebration for a healthy planet!

GMA to air Climate-Change docu "Signos"

GMANews.tv:

Global warming is the most serious threat the world faces today.

The warning signs are present , even here in the Philippines . Drought is felt during the rainy season and typhoons strike in the summer months. Sea water level is on the rise and more areas experience flooding . These are only some of the symptoms of a serious and growing global phenomenon: climate change. This environmental crisis puts the lives of millions at risk, hitting the poor countries hardest.

In response to the call for environmental awareness, GMA Public Affairs presents Signos (Fatal Signs), Philippine television’s first full-length documentary on what is considered the most pressing environmental issue today – the world’s changing climate as a result of decades of unchecked human activity. Following in the tradition of Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth", Signos aims to bring the concept closer to home through a nation-wide investigation of the manifestations of climate change.

Kudos to GMA for bringing this! I think this is very timely since all this news about the effects of climate change  is VERY ALARMING. Recently, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says new scientific evidence was confirming the "most gloomy scenarios".

"Faster-than-expected melting of ice in the polar regions comes as unwelcome proof."

Don’t miss this enlightening and eye-opening full-length documentary. Signos: Banta ng Nagbabagong Klima will premiere on GMA-7’s Sunday Night Box Office on April 20, right after Full Haus. Signos will be hosted by Richard Guttierrez.