a lil effort

“Don’t throw that in the recycling bin.” When would it ever be right to say that? When it’s better to throw it in the compost pit.
Yes, I know making a compost pit takes a lot of time and effort. But I know of an easier way to compost, and we’ve actually tried this at home.
You [...]

Blog Action Day is an online event held every 15th of October participated by bloggers of all kinds. It aims to enlighten readers and to spark discussion around an issue of global importance.
This year’s theme is climate change. You don’t have to have a blog on environmentalism or such just to participate. In fact, they [...]

It is an unfortunate fact of today’s life that most people are growing up unable to see the stars and mysterious constellations that our grandparents knew so well. The prime night sky exists only in pictures, movies or at a planetarium. This is true in large cities where street lamps and other sources of light [...]

During this time of financial crisis, we often come up with unusual ways to save money in order to survive the difficult times. Now that it’s rainy season here, I have used this to my advantage. I have placed a pail at our lawn to collect rainwater, and to use that water to flush toilet [...]

Question 1: If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already, three who were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally retarded, and she had syphilis, would you recommend that she have an abortion? Read the next question before looking at the response for this one.
Question 2: It is time to [...]

The typical road to talking about poverty is volunteering and donating, which I think could only apply to those who have more than enough for themselves. I have been in that path, especially since I’ve grown up in a Catholic school. But ever since the retirement of our father, and most of us still in [...]

I’ve read in a forum someone says that animal lovers who eat meat are hypocrites. I beg to disagree. If one really loves nature, then he should respect nature. By saying that I mean the natural circle of life and the food chain. Even if human beings don’t eat meat, that doesn’t mean that those [...]

Do you:

turn off appliances when you’re not using them?
turn off the lights when you’re not in the room?
use compound flourescent lightbulbs? 
recycle? sort your trash? 
reduce, or avoid creating more trash? 
take public transportations rather than drive your car everyday? 
keep your vehicle well maintained?
air-dry your laundry and your dishes?
plant? 
have a compost pit?
prefer green products, like for refrigerators and [...]

Blog Action Day and Bloggers Unite are two events aiming to create awareness to two different causes. By having bloggers post about one topic at a certain day, it would trigger a global discussion because it changes web focus to the issue. It is also a way to see different viewpoints since an issue isn’t [...]

An excerpt from Like the Flowing River by Paulo Coelho.
Cassan Said Amer tells the story of a lecturer who began a seminar by holding a twenty-dollar bill and asking: ‘Who would like this twenty-dollar bill?’
Several hands went up, but the lecturer said: ‘Before I give this to you, I have to do something.’
He screwed up [...]