Sacred Earth

Every Step Counts

“Every action should be taken with thoughts of its effects on children seven generations from now” ---Cherokee saying.
 Awhile back I saw Al Gore’s film, “Inconvenient Truth”, a very clear documentary on global warming and it’s causes. The situation is clearly serious. I recommend you all see it. I went through a whole gamut of emotions from outrage to complete despair. I realized I was tired of feeling powerless when it comes to the demise of our precious environment. Then and there I decided as one individual I could do something. I could educate myself to make better life style choices. I could be part of the solution. I thought I’d start by finding as many books, links and products that would minimize my own unwitting contribution to a worldwide problem. I offer here my findings so far and ask that you look into your own heart and decide what you are willing to  do to make a difference. It can be a little overwhelming so  keep it simple. The thing to remember is the every little step counts. It is up to each of us. In the words of Patrul Rinpoche; “Do not take lightly small good deeds believing they can hardly help. For drops of water, one by one, in time fill a giant pot”.
Thank you all. Sincerely, Bruce Bowditch

The car that runs on air, really

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmqpGZv0YT4

This video is a news clip that details the development of a car that runs on compressed air. Developed by a French engineer, the air car is near to coming on the market. Fascinating.

An overview of the air car

The technology that MDI vehicles use is not really new. Compressed air technology allows for engines that are both non-polluting and economical.

After ten years of research and development, MDI is prepared to introduce its clean vehicles onto the market. Unlike electric or hydrogen powered vehicles, MDI vehicles are not expensive and do not have a limited driving range. MDI cars are affordable and have a performance rate that stands up to current standards. To sum it up, they are non-expensive cars that do not pollute and are easy to get around cities in.

Running the Numbers-Unique art

Running the Numbers
An American Self-Portrait 
http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=7

Running the Numbers looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can consumption) and so on. My hope is that images representing these quantities might have a different effect than the raw numbers alone, such as we find daily in articles and books. Statistics can feel abstract and anesthetizing, making it difficult to connect with and make meaning of 3.6 million SUV sales in one year, for example, or 2.3 million Americans in prison, or 32,000 breast augmentation surgeries in the U.S. every month.

This project visually examines these vast and bizarre measures of our society, in large intricately detailed prints assembled from thousands of smaller photographs. Employing themes such as the near versus the far, and the one versus the many, I hope to raise some questions about the role of the individual in a society that is increasingly enormous, incomprehensible, and overwhelming.

~chris jordan, Seattle, 2007

A rubbish-free world

This website details one New Zealand couple's
challenge to themselves to produce NO RUBBISH
whatsoever for one year.  They compost, recycle,
reuse, and "re-home" any waste generated, with nothing
leftover that gets sent to a landfill.  They have a
blog and a website, which is full of great ideas for
us all to significantly reduce the amount of waste we
produce.  It starts with an awareness of the obscene
amounts of "waste" generated by each of us on any
given day and the enormous impact we are having as a
result on the planet.  This is truly inspirational -
check it out:

http://www.rubbishfreeyear.co.nz/

Stop junk, save trees

Are you tired of unwanted junk mail?
Here are two ways to stop it from ever reaching your mailbox.
Go to:
www.optoutprescreen.com
www.41pounds.org.

The first is free and will stop all those annoying credit card solicitations, the other asks a small fee and pretty much stops everything else you don't want.

I hope this is useful. It certainly will save LOTS of trees!

Kleen Kanteen

http://www.kleankanteen.com/

Stainless steel drinking water bottles.

This is a great line of products for anyone who carries water to say a yoga class, biking or on a hike. Plastic containers are known to leach chemicals into your drinking water. Personally that doesn’t get me too excited. Also because the stainless steel of Kleen Kanteen is opaque, bacteria won't easily grow like it can in plastic containers. The best part is you can use it over and over again. No plastic PEP bottles in land fills.

Fantastic Water Filters

PureMaster™ V-750
Whole House Water Filtration System

The premium whole home water filter system developed to completely remove or significantly reduce Chlorine, Chloramine, MTBE, sediment, cysts, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, tastes, odors and hundreds of other potential contaminants and harmful chemicals from the water entering your home.

More information at: http://www.equinox-products.com/

Also: http://www.aquasana.com/
Aquasana Drinking Water Filters offer the healthiest, best tasting water on Earth for less than 10¢ a gallon! Better than any bottled water, at a fraction of the cost & far more convenient!

Shower Filters offer softer, healthier skin and hair as well as many health benefits with the reduction of chlorine and THMs that are absorbed through the skin or inhaled with steam. "It's like showering in natural spring water, it'll spoil you forever!"

Whole House Water Filters offer better than bottled water quality throughout the entire home for only pennies a day. The most valuable home appliance you can own!

Aquasana Water Filtration; Certified best performance, highest quality, 60 Day 100% Satisfaction Guarantee, 10 years of top rated customer service!
AQUASANA, it's the right choice!
Order online at http://www.aquasana.com/ or call 877-FDA-PURE

Moon Cups

The KEEPER and the Moon Cup

..... products that honor women's health and their bodies as well as the ecological balance of our planet

http://www.mooncupsandkeepers.com/

http://www.keeper.com/

Vegan Shoes!

All kinds of vegan shoes!!!
These shoes have never even met an animal

http://www.ragazzivegan.com/about.php

Ragazzi Vegan means that we are not using any type of the animal bi-products. We want every customer to harmonize with the natural environment by introducing a shoe free from animal byproducts. Animal friendly now becomes part of our daily lives. Our understanding of the importance of being Vegan is just the first step to behave in god's faith. We believe that all animals are entitled a right to live free of abuse and cruelty.

What is a Terrapass?

Ever wished you could do something about global warming?
It might seem there's nothing you can do about global warming. The problem is just too big.
Of course, we all contribute to global warming. We all have a "carbon footprint," the total carbon dioxide emissions we create when we drive or fly or use electricity.

Eliminate your carbon footprint with TerraPass.

The first step you can take to fight global warming is to reduce your carbon footprint through conservation. Drive less. Turn down the thermostat. Buy locally produced goods.
Then use TerraPass to reduce your carbon footprint all the way to zero.
When you buy a TerraPass, your money funds renewable energy projects such as wind farms. These projects result in verified reductions in greenhouse gas pollution. And these reductions counterbalance your own emissions.

A new kind of environmental movement.

Of course, global warming is too big a problem for a handful of people to solve on their own. It's a global problem that requires action on a global scale.But entrepreneurial groups are leading the way. City and state governments, forward-looking businesses, and enthusiastic citizens are banding together to show that a sustainable future is possible today.

Every TerraPass member has taken a simple positive step to fight global warming. Every TerraPass purchase is a vote for innovation, efficiency, and clean energy. Together, we have eliminated over 250 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.

Be part of a group that is driving change today.

Turn your old cellphones and PDAs into a FREE TerraPass.

Learn about the clean energy projects we fund
Calculate your own carbon emissions from driving
Calculate your own carbon emissions from flying

If the Earth goes, we go

“The maintenance of the Earth is crucial to humanity. Rather than fighting with each other, we should be concentrating on the Earth. Looking after the Earth. Because we all live on it. That’s where we all get our sustenance. Our home. Our food. Our everything comes from the Earth. And if the Earth goes we go! It’s as simple as that.” Lorraine Mafi-Williams – Aboriginal Shaman.