Here are some latest updates from passport.panda.org
18/05/2004
Urge the wood giants to help stop illegal logging
Is the wood you buy o.k? Has it been cut responsibly or with disregard for life in the forest?
You have a right to know. Ask the "wood giants" NO... Read more
13/05/2004
RAPID RESPONSE needed to save Dominican Republic parks
Oppose a destructive law which threatens protected areas, home to manatees and endangered sea turtles.
Urge the President to veto the law, ahead of this ... Read more
11/05/2004
Ukraine threatens Europe’s second largest wetland
Canal construction threatens the Danube Delta, one of Europe's most ecologically important areas.
Urge the Ukrainian President to halt the devastati... Read more
18/03/2004
Germany threatens to destroy critical climate-saving law
Campaign closed: Germany has turned from a climate policy leader to one which openly supports new coal-fired power stations at the expense of cleaner energies.
Read the full update... Read more
17/03/2004
Italy: construction work threatens untouched Alpine wilderness
One of the largest floodplains in central Europe - home to polecats, red foxes, and a wealth of birds - is at risk
Stop out-dated construction work on the wild Tagli... Read more
Play your part in maintaining the delicate cycle of life.
-GuoJun
Here is something about being kind to nature:
Do not pluck any flowers or leaves from plants. If you need any for research, pick them up from the ground. Do not deliberately trample all over the grass as well, when it is unnecessary.
I did some research and found an experiment:
A group of scientists once connected a tree to a machine that would measure chemical changes in plants to show 'emotions'. There would be up and down markings, like a scanner for heart-beat, to monitor those changes. The ups and downs were constant at first. However, when a scientist plucked a leaf off the tree, the marking suddenly shot up. It was the equivalent of a human screaming in agony.
Respect nature.
-GuoJun
Th13rteen, I am so glad everyone was very enthusiastic about recycling during Sports Fest. All around were bottles and cans being passed upwards towards the recycling bags. I just hope they really got there, but I trust that they did. :) Anyway, keep up the spirit!
GuoJun
One thing we can do for the environment is to save plastic bags. I realised that some stall owners dish out plastic bags with too much generousity. For example, Breadtalk gives its customers a small plastic bag within a huge one just to contain a small piece of bread. In such situations, you can choose not to take the plastic bag, and advise the cashier/vendor not to give too many plastic bags to a customer with a small purchase. Not only is this more cost-effective for the stall, it will also be more environmentally friendly. Besides, it also saves you the trouble of searching for a bin to throw the excessive plastic bags into.
We can also reuse plastic bags. If we bring along our own used plastic bags when we go to shops, it will save up on the new plastic bags the people at the shops will have to give out. We can bring our own plastic bags when we have to pack food from the canteen for third language and so on. :)
GuoJun
Congratulations for doing so well in the plate tectonics presentation, Chin Hwee, Rachel, Melissa, Hui Rong, Charlotte, Athena and Michelle. However, do not forget to recycle the stack of paper with keywords written on them. It is a very big stack indeed. Do not let them go to waste. Reuse them as rough paper, and when they simply cannot be reused anymore, drop them in the paper recycling bin along the corridor.
Thanks!
GuoJun
This might sound strange, but once you think about it, you will discover that it is true. Hamburgers harm the environment far more than you may expect. Making hamburgers requires lifestocks, and to rear lifestock, a vast expanse of land has to be cleared. To clear land, trees will be cut down, and imagine what is already happening to our ozone layer. You might hold a warm, juicy hamburger in your hand, and rejoice that you are about to have a great lunch, but imagine all those other people holding juicy hamburgers in their hands, and all the fast food centers in all those different countries.
What can you do? Actually, just do not eat that many hamburgers. When people do that, less meat is needed, and when less meat is needed, less lifestock will be reared, and when less lifestock is reared, less land is needed.
When less land is needed, less trees will be cut down.
Don't think that one person cannot make a difference. It is an entire chain reaction, like many things are, and when one component, one very tiny, almost unnoticeable component of any chain reaction is removed, something will happen to that reaction. It will be changed.
The above words are not my own. For all the facts and figures, go to http://www.peta.org. It is a very good site that I recommend, and there are many facts there that you might prefer to have been ignorant of, but ignorance will not help, will not teach anyone anything - so just go and have a look around, and remember the above about the hamburgers. :)
Recently, we have been doing, and I guess, we will be doing, a lot of models. The models might need ice-cream sticks, straws, plastic ups, paper cups, plastic plates, paper plates etc.. In such cases, please try to use recycled materials. Ice-cream sticks used can be washed and reused, and so can all the rest. Buying a whole new pack of materials will not only cost a lot, but also be harmful to the environment. That is why it is advisable to keep some of your used straws, ice-creamed sticks and such things together in a box. It helps - you never know when you will need to use them.
Here are some things you can do everyday for the environment:
1) Avoid using the air-conditioner at home when you sleep. Instead, open your doors and windows. This will not only prevent further harm to the ozone layer, it will also increase your tolerance for noise, and generally allow you to wake up feeling more relaxed.
2) Recycle your recyclable things! I am very glad less people, almost none, are throuwing unrecyclable litter into our class recycling bin now. :)
3) Bury your dead fish instead of flushing them down the toilet or throwing them into the bin (or any other way you dispose of them). Bury your dead plants too.
I will be writing down more ways later on, so please check again soon!
A website for Bonsai kittens is http://www.bonsaikitten.com/. Imagine being squished into a container, unable to move or eat normally, with you anus sealed, you waste redirected, just for the money-making purpose of some people, and for others to coo at you, when you can actually be frolicking in the sun like other cats!
You can enter some messages in the guestbook, and send emails to the email address of people you see wanting to buy Bonsai Kittens. Do not curse them or sound prejudiced towards them in any way though. Some of them may not even be aware that it is wrong.
You might get very angry when you see some of the replies the webmaster put down in answer to some guestbook messages. However, keep trying, and look for other websites too. Thank you Kingyan, for this website.