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ARTICLE: Plastic bags penalized in China

http://UltimaZez.gaia.com — Sat, 31 May 2008 14:27:58 GMT

Plastic bags penalized in China.

Upon reading that I was suprised of the act. Surprised in a way that a huge (size and population) country may pull it off. The size of the country may pose a hinderance or something but if a country with a population many times larger than the U.S. can save on plastic bags, then why can we?

Tags: renewable energy, China, plastic bags, United States

OASIS hosts Earth Day 2008

http://UltimaZez.gaia.com — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:08:52 GMT

New Mexico State University’s OASIS club (Organization of Aggie Students Inspiring Sustainability) is hosting Earth Day 2008 with their motto, “You can change the Future” or in Spanish, “Puedes Cambiar el Futuro”. The free event will take place this Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Apodaca Park in Las Cruces, New Mexico from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Keynote speakers include Councilor Miguel Silva, Dr. Christine Eber, Dr. Don Neidig, and Jim Graham, the President of Sun & Earth Inc. to give their word about the day.
Activities for the whole family include from kid’s activities ranging from mask and poster contests to workshops and interactive tables to learn about your carbon footprint. There will be vendors serving food (in biodegradable utensils!). Live music, including Allister M, will play at the event as well.

In conjunction with the event, the Mesilla Valley Bike Coalition will be bicycling all over Las Cruces - 25 miles. Registration begins at 7:00 a.m. The long ride begins at 8:30 a.m. and the short ride begins at 9:00 a.m. You can contact the Coalition by e-mailing swqa@solsurvival.com or ahume@lascruces.org.

If you have any questions please contact OASIS president Colleen Boyd at cboyd@nmsu.edu or visit the website: www.myspace.com/earthdaylascruces.

So come out and see how you can change the future!

Tags: Earth Day

Beat the System

http://UltimaZez.gaia.com — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:30:39 GMT

Most of us live in the 'System'. The System includes most rules of popular society, what is expected of us, and what is expected to become of us, etc.

What I am saying about the System is to beat the System. What I mean to "beat" it is to do ways no one else has done before, or even learning the system and controlling it for the good.

For college students, it is expected for most of us that we finish school and then after that, work for a job that pertains to your major and also have modest amount of income. I thought about it and I thought, yeah I should beat the System. I'm a Horticulture and I like my major but I don't want to work right away in a nearby nursey. I want to see the world. I want to turn the world. I want to be free from society... at least for a year or so. And then settle somewhere far.

Don't get me wrong as I am not saying "Against the System" as opposed to beating it. Being against the system are people like criminals, terrorists, etc. Obviously they are going against the rules and they are doing it for their bad demeanor.

Again, I'm not advocating resentment or opposition to any government, country, society, etc. I'm just observing. This blog entry is just a start of this idea as I try to translate these thoughts from my head to writing. Expect further installments of this blog. Any comments are welcome. Thanks and Happy New Year!

Tags: system, society, change