Saving Planet Earth

This summer, the ice on the north pole has a high probability of melting allowing ships to sail right through it. This is a first in human history and is a definite proof that global warming is getting worst. The north pole has been covered with ice for as long as we can remember.

There is no land on the north pole as shown by the image on the left but it has been pretty much solid until maybe this summer. We may have solved the ozone problem but here’s another thing that we must start fixing. I can’t imagine a North Pole with no ice. Where will Santa live?

Seriously, I find it disturbing that global warming is getting much worse everyday and if we don’t do anything about it then things might just get out of hand. Who do we expect to fix this problem? The animals? I don’t think they have the capability of doing such a great project but we humans, with all our intelligence and technological prowess can do something.

Can we fix it? Of course we can. If we can fix the hole in the ozone then we can bring back ice on the north pole. It took a global effort to fix the ozone and it’s definitely gonna require a global effort to bring ice to the north pole again. It’s gonna be a huge project but it can be done if we all just work together.

The above image of the North Pole covered
with ice might end up being just a memory
for our children

I find this really worrying and my feelings are properly expressed by the following words:

“From the viewpoint of science, the North Pole is just another point on the globe, but symbolically it is hugely important. There is supposed to be ice at the North Pole, not open water,” said Mark Serreze of the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre in Colorado. Source: The Independent, Exclusive: No ice at the North Pole

Laws needs to be passed and personal gains have to be set aside. We have to think as a single organism. I want my children to enjoy their time on this planet but that won’t happen unless we do our part in this global effort of saving our dear planet earth. It’s the only home we got.

With the world currently in the high-gear towards saving the planet, lots of inventors all over the globe are now looking for ways to produce green energy as well as for new ways to satisfy the world’s hunger for more electricity. There are many ideas and some of them are already being put into good use. One such idea is called Cangrier-M1 or C-M1 for short.

The invention was brought to my attention by a friend months ago but I didn’t have a chance to look more into it until today when he told me that C-M1 has a website. But first, what is C-M1?

The inventor of C-M1 claims that the machine can produce 25 watts of power for every watt it consumes. The first time I heard about it made me think if it was possible. It makes use of what they call the “WATER RECYCLING CONCEPT” wherein water us pumped up to a reservoir by the C-M1 machine. The water is then poured down into a turbine which then produces energy. The water is then recycled back up using only 1/25 of the power produced.

Is it impossible? Well, I think only time can tell. Currently, it’s now in the USPTO Patent Pending status and looking for investors who are willing to partner with them. If this is for real, then I think this is definitely going to be the machine of the century.

More about this machine can be found at cangrier-m.com.

We can save the planet starting at this very moment if we really want to and I believe that saving planet Earth is not a steep task for us human beings. A little self-discipline and a little vigilance is probably all we need to get started.

I remember my wife telling our maid not to burn rubber because that’s bad for the air. Our maid replied, “Nah, that’s not true.” Obviously, our maid has no idea of what the effects of her actions are to our planet. Either she haven’t heard about it or she simply doesn’t believe. If we however become vigilant in telling teaching people about the hard times our planet is going through right now then perhaps they will begin to take action to save it.

I’m sure you have ideas on what we should do. As for me, I do my own little thing by not polluting my own neighborhood. I also take the extra mile by sharing my ideas to others on how to save the planet. If they too have thoughts in saving Earth then they too share their their ideas to me. This way, our awareness grows even better which in turn encourages us to do the right thing.

What about you? What are your ideas? What’s your share in this global effort to save the planet?

Did you know that LED Light Bulbs can actually replace incandescent and compact fluorescent lamps? They can shine just as bright but consume much less electricity and we all know that saving on electricity is not just saving money but also saving our planet.

The downside is that they’re still a bit expensive (about $20 for a descent bulb) but that can easily be covered by the savings you make in your money electric bills because LED bulbs can consume as low as 1 watt and still produce an enormous amount of light. You can save as much as 90% on lighting costs if you use LED instead of other bulbs.

I’d say that if incandescent bulbs are a thing of the past and fluorescent lights are the thing of the present, then LED is the future and will soon be the norm.

Now, where can I get one of these LED lights…

The North American Bison is making a comeback and is expected to be totally restored in about 100 years. This is good news for nature lovers like us.

Used to number in the tens of millions, relentless hunting and widespread habitat devastation caused the bison population to drop to about 1,000 individuals in 1889. In other words, they were almost wiped out into extinction. Good thing that there are people who took action and slowly the bison population grew.

Due to the starting efforts of the American Bison Society back in 1905 and those who joined them afterwards, the Bison population is now estimated at 500,000 with around 20,000 considered wild. The rest of the population are in private ranches doing farm work. If the population continues to grow then in just 100 years or so, the North American Bison will be really back.

This just shows that no matter how small we are, we can achieve something big if we join our hands together.

The entire human race is currently suffering from a global shortage of rice but what’s causing it? Six years of drought in Australia took its toll in the global rice market. With that in mind, I think it’d be safe to say that global warming has something to do with it.

Rice fields have turned into dusty lands as global warming continues to affect every single country in the world. Weather is no longer normal. Some parts of the world suffer from too much rainfall while others suffer from too much heat.

With drought, rice fields have turned from this:
to

For those living in countries where rice is consumed daily, this is very very bad news. One such country is the Philippines. It’s where me and my family live in and we eat rice three times a day. With the current rice shortage, many families are resorting to some other food source to satisfy their starving stomachs. The same is true for many countries in the world.

Global warming is a serious threat and we have to do something about it. It might not be affecting you much now but sooner or later it will.

After the recent earth day celebration I knew within me that I have to start this blog as one of my “planned” efforts in joining the worldwide community in saving planet Earth. It’s the only planet we have and it’s the only place that our children will live in – at least in the near future. I have three children and I want them to breathe fresh air and live in a “friendly” planet.

I do understand that saving planet Earth is not an easy thing to do but I believe that it can be done. It however would require a global effort to accomplish such a tremendous responsibility. I call it a responsibility because it is not something that we can ignore.

With this blog, I hope to help spread the importance of being earth-friendly citizens. It doesn’t matter what country we’re from, we all live in planet Earth. This planet is the only home and it’s quickly going to the bin if we don’t act now. Let’s start cleaning up and let’s begin to be pro-active. Let us all work together in saving Planet Earth.