Earth Day clean-up

Sample of some of the garbage collected

Took and hour to do some clean-up around the pond  yesterday. I quickly filled four plus bags with styrofoam, plastic bottles, etc. I'm ashamed of my species. What does one say about all this mess to the waterfowl, fish and plants... or to the future generations that will inherit this planet? Hard to explain why people are still drinking beverages from plastic bottles and styrofoam cups that provide them with momentary comfort, yet can remain as trash in the environment almost indefinitely. We can do better than this!

Out of curiosity I looked up alternatives to styrofoam cups on the internet.  Here's one option that I found, no doubt there are many better other alternatives out there too.... Repurpose Compostables.  My favorite options for tea or coffee are a real ceramic mug or insulated traffic mug for travel.  

A multitude of reusable water containers are also available as alternatives to the all too popular throw away plastic bottles.  My current favorite transportable way to drink water is with a stainless steel cylinder.  A drinking glass still works pretty darn good too!

Earth Day 2013!

Today is Earth Day!  An Earth Day 2013 website encourages citizens to communicate through sharing photos of the impact of climate change in their regions.

Having heard from a climate scientist this past year I recall him mentioning that they predict that springs will be wetter while summers and falls become drier.  This is evidenced in the trend of flooding which has been occurring in Minnesota and North Dakota's Red River Valley. You can read about this ton Minnesota Public Radio's News website, Flood trends are troublesome for Fargo-Moorhead.

Rubbish on the pond

More rubbish on the pond