today is EARTH DAY




These images are from Terra Galleria

Here are some places to visit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day
http://www.earthday.net/
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/

A very very small sampling of the things we have done to our Earth - put coordinates into Google Earth

Oil and Gas wells
42°27'20.05"N, 109°42'48.58"W
40°11'22.45"N, 104°31'55.98"W
36°53'36.58"N, 107°43'8.94"W
39°29'3.13"N, 107°43'49.00"W

Mines
38°43'45.95"N, 105° 8'31.16"W
38° 1'35.53"N, 81°27'15.35"W

Logging
49°54'15.92"N, 118°29'44.40"W
53°24'5.76"N, 124°12'30.78"W
46°38'48.39"N, 123°19'4.75"W

There is so much more. Please visit SKYTRUTH.

Check this beautiful place out while you are at it:
69° 7'9.09"N, 144°47'15.86"W



Take Action

Tomorrow is Earth Day.

No matter what you think, there is always something you can do or change in your life to make this world a better place for everyone.



And every small step you take towards conserving diminishing resources adds up with everyone else's small steps to make a noticeable difference. Please visit my friend Anna's ourfuture website (in the links list on the right) for some great ideas for how you can contribute - and celebrate Earth Day!

Sometimes, Colorado feels like a different world. It is beautiful here. This is me on Mt. Princeton some time ago.

I am likely not going to be able to continue the Antarctic blog because I just don't have time, and it gets to a point where it seems "too late". Time to move on to new things now that the thesis is almost finished.