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ThinkAhead™ Calendar "To Health of Earth" 201001-201012 (Forest)
TimeAheadTM Calendar
"To Health of Earth"
January 2010 - December 2010
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ThinkAhead™ Calendar "To Health of Earth" 201001-201012 (Ice)
TimeAheadTM Calendar
"To Health of Earth"
January 2010 - December 2010
Click here to view larger image and download the 8.5"x11" letter-size printable calendar (pdf file).
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us 'universe'..separated from the rest.. optical delusion..kind of prison for us
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us 'universe', a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Danish proverb "fresh air impoverishes doctors" - luxury to inhale air as fresh as before; 7 major pollutants in air pollution
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Breath is essential to life. It is the first thing we do when we are born and the last thing we do when we leave. In between that time, we take about half a billion breaths.
Oil leak, marine debris, toxic dumping, mercury tripled. Shocking photos, ocean polluted. Man-made disaster or nature's "myth"?
*update* 06 August 2014
Humans have tripled mercury levels in upper ocean
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There are several causes of ocean pollution including oil pollution, marine debris, toxic materials, and ocean dumping and mining. Oil pollution is not only caused by large devastating tanker spills, it is also caused through runoff from land and industrial wastes which find their way to the ocean through drains. Other causes include intensive farming, septic tank, pesticide, animal dung, household waste, water table, waste water, nuclear waste...
Leader's vision & commitment. Oscar Arias and Costa Rica: planted 6.5 million trees by 2007 while spending $0 on military
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Costa Rican President Oscar Arias planted the 5 millionth tree of the year near his office in the capital San Jose, By the end of 2007, Costa Rica has planted nearly 6.5 million trees, which should absorb 111,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. The goal for 2008 was to plant 7 million trees as part of the newly launched project in order to make the biodiversity nation carbon neutral. Costa Rica constitutionally abolished its army permanently in 1949.