How do the decisions we make on a daily basis here in the United States affect the tiny island nation of Haiti in the Caribbean? Whether it is corporations spewing pollutants into the air or our personal environmental footprint being bigger than it should be, our lifestyle in the United States has a direct impact on those who share the Earth with us. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said today in an op-ed piece, "Cracking down on these polluters in a real way will mean that we can finally tackle global warming and its potentially catastrophic effects – because ultimately, our approach to energy policy and combating the effects of global warming are two sides of the same coin."
While we in the United States are not seeing these “catastrophic effects,” the people of Haiti face them every day. They are battered by severe storms and hurricanes causing shoreline erosion, extensive flooding, mudslides, crop damage and loss of life. These storms erode the land and pollute the waters of rivers and streams, killing coral reefs offshore. The people of Haiti have become environmental refugees with nowhere to escape.
Perhaps Earth Day is the day for you to act on a personal level to offset your own carbon dioxide emissions generated by everyday activities by supporting this project, reducing your environmental footprint. A donation of $50, for example, will buy fifty trees. Millions of trees are needed for erosion prevention, hunger relief and climate control.
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Originally Posted by spaceboy761
Me pwning the table at a Satellite in Vegas (2006)
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