give a damn

There’s a goal that’s been started for Earth Hour 2008 here

If you can, please join in and spread the word. =)

Once styrene gets into your food or drink—and then into you—what does it do? Studies suggest that styrene mimics estrogen in the body and can therefore disrupt normal hormone functions, possibly contributing to thyroid problems, menstrual irregularities, and other hormone-related problems, as well as breast cancer and prostate cancer. The estrogenicity of styrene is thought to be comparable to that of Bisphenol A, another potent estrogen mimic from the world of plastics.

Long-term exposure to small quantities of styrene is also suspected of causing:

low platelet counts or hemoglobin values;
chromosomal and lymphatic abnormalities;
neurotoxic effects due to accumulation of styrene in the tissues of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, resulting in fatigue, nervousness, difficulty sleeping, and other acute or chronic health problems associated with the nervous system.

Read the whole article here : http://www.grinningplanet.com/2005/11-01/styrofoam-cups-article.htm

And plastic is just as bad.

http://pattycake.ca/submissions/plasticwaterbottles

is coming up in March. I’ll add a goal closer to the time to see how many other I can get to do this with me, but in the meantime I’ve signed up. Will you turn off your lights for an hour with me on Saturday, March 29, 2008? I think it’ll help send a powerful message.

PS. This is a global event, so it doesn’t matter where in the world you’ll be on that date.

http://www.earthhour.org/

I just heard about a great site to opt out of unwanted catalogs, (which waste a massive amount of paper and energy) and have signed up. It’s free, it took me about 2 mins to create an account, and hopefully soon I’ll be junk-catalog free. =) http://www.catalogchoice.org/

to the give-a-damn’ers?

What do you guys think (or know) is worse :
reading a newspaper (wasting paper) or
reading the news on the internet on your computer (wasting energy)

http://www.43things.com/entries/view/1863086?page=0&new_comment=1611885