Chainsaw Bird?!

The Lyrebird has the ability to mimic many different sounds including the siren sound of car alarms or the buzzing sound of chainsaws.

Wiki Here!

IT'S GOOD TO BE GREEN!

Out of many things I'm learning about being "green" (or environmentally conscious) each and every day as I build onto this blog is that both my actions and words matter.

Spreading Information Over The Internet

Whether it's through social forums, blogs, Twitter, comment posting on news sites, etc. these Internet communication avenues are often the best ways to share one's knowledge, as more than half of us in this world tune in online for the information we seek on a daily basis. The Internet is the new way of communicating (particularly on a global level) and for anyone who hasn't had their head in the sand for say the past 10 years knows this!

Community Action

Getting involved with at least one group or organization in your community is the best way to spread the word locally about environmental issues. You will make yourself available to those in your community through education, whether it's in your neighborhood, through your local school systems, or at local fairs and events! It's also a great way for you to learn about what's happening in your community and pinpoint additional opportunities for "green" projects.

Take A Stand At A Global Level

The world is your oyster as you surf the net! Expand your friendships and include those people you know through online social forums and workplace contacts. Spreading your "green" word to those you are unlikely to include in your personal life expands your horizons and builds on the knowledge you and others already have.

Keep Your Options Open!

Always look for alternative ways of sharing your "green" ideas. Artistic endeavors, discussions with your local shop owner, talking to children, or sharing with your elders are all effective ways of communicating your "green" knowledge.

Garden Raid Your Neighbors Backyard!

Connecting apartment dwellers with owners of local land can often be the only way for urban gardeners to grow a prosperous and edible garden. Sharing Backyards, an initiative of the Lifecycles Project Society, has a solution for this with user friendly land share listings on their website and a map to connect you to your closest neighbor with yard space. Sharing Backyards will even set you up with a program in your city!

See Links Below For Details:

SharingBackyards.com

Article On "Virtual Gardening" - Sharing Backyards

LifeCycles Project Society

*Sharing Backyards is seeking support from advertisers for their website!

Eat Where You Live!

Sustainable farming, local food co-ops and farmers markets are the way to go in a time of fossil fuel uncertainty. It's also a great way to support your community, get to know your local farmers, and eat fresh and healthy meals! Here's a few links I picked up in the Victoria BC area as well as a great food co-op located in Brooklyn NY, in case you want to pack it up and move to a brownstone on the east coast!

POCKET MARKETS

LOCAL FARMERS GROCERY MARKET

ORGANIC/LOCAL FOOD DELIVERY

PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP - BROOKLYN, NY

ALSO: Check out local farmers/craft markets on the weekends! Victoria BC has many in and around the city! List Here

T’Sou-ke Nation Reconnecting With The Sun

The T’Sou-ke Nation in Sooke BC finds a better way to energize their community and educate the public...Click Here!

Strength Through Joy statement (2nd August, 1938)

As of August 1 [1938], the great savings programme for the People's Car 'Strength-Through-Joy' will begin. I herewith proclaim the conditions under which every working person, can acquire an automobile.

1. Each German, without distinction of class, profession, or property can become the purchaser of a Volkswagen.

2. The minimum weekly payment, insurance included, will be 5 marks. Regular payment of this amount will guarantee, after a period which is yet to be determined, the acquisition of a Volkswagen. The precise period will be determined upon the beginning of production.

3. Application for the Volkswagen savings programme can be made at any office of the German Labour Front and of 'Strength Through Joy', where further details can also be obtained. Factories and shops can submit collective orders.

A Volkswagen for every German—let that be our aim. That is what we want to achieve. Will all of you help in that; it shall be our way of saying 'thank you' to the Führer.

A Few Chemicals To Watch Out For When Cleaning Your Home & Office!

The Toxic Clean!