Katy's+Eco+Planet+Page

= __Katy's Eco Planet Page__​ ​​= =Hey yall, I just thought this pic was wiki-worth... The whole car is COVERED in cans! Saving aluminum and looking pretty snazzy, too! = = = =Good news!!! Yall' probably already know this, but the BP oil spill has finally been capped! :D Well, temporarily, anyway... = =Bad news; China now has a spill of it's own... :( What is happening to offshore drilling? Are the safety inspectors sleeping on the job?! Are the drilling employees quitting and going to Chuck-E-Cheese?! We better clean up our act, or millions of plants, animals, and fishermen will be wiped out! = = =

Well at least BP's CEO has stepped down a fresh new leader for BP will be a good thing!

November 10... Okay, hi there! I have not been on the wiki since July or August, and I probably should have been on more. That's my fault, I apologize. Anyway... Tonight on the news I learned that new warning labels will be placed on cigarette packages. Quite graphic warning labels. But, as unrelated to the ecosystem as it seems, apparently these labels made a big smoking difference in Canada. Canada put these labels on cigarette packs in 2000, and since then, the percentage of smokers has dropped by 20%! And here is where this relates to the ecosystem! If we have less smokers, we have less cigarettes. If we have less cigarettes, we have less nasty smoke that comes from cigarettes, and if we have less nasty smoke that comes from cigarettes, WE HAVE LESS AIR POLLUTION! I think that this chain reaction could possibly lead to less air pollution! And this probably won't happen, but THAT could poosibly lead to a TEENSY WEENSY bit less global warming! Just a thought. I mean, I am not positive, but the pieces just seem to fit together to me. Please tell me what you think!!!  Oh, and also, this is from the "Ways we can help" page (Check it out!) I wrote some ways to help the enviornment...Here they are:
 * ===Instead of buying lots of little packages, buy one big one! that will save plastic/ whichever material the bags are made of. ===
 * ===Oh, and also, follow the three R's.To REUSE: use BOTH sides of pieces of paper, and you can reuse plastic water bottles- when you are done, wash them out and then you can fill them with whichever drink etc that you want!!! ===
 * Also, fill your bottles with rocks and put them in the top part of your toilet. I would look up EXACTLY how to do, because I dont really know how you are supposed to place it or anything. BUT, it from what I've heard, it saves water!

Oh, and also, readers who are not members of the 4th (Now we are in 5th) grade ELT wiki- please, feel free to read and comment on my discussions! Really, please do! I KNOW that 250 of you have read my page! And members that ARE part of the 4th (5th) grade ELT wiki, I'd like you guys to comment, too! Thanks, ~Katy

December 27, 2010 Hi guys. I know for a fact that nobody who is reading this has replied. You can always read and then say to yourself, "Oh, this isn't complete nonsense- maybe someone will actually reply someday," or, "Hey, this isn't half bad- I'm gonna help." But that won't do anything. You have to respond and share ideas and brainstorm and just get out there if you want to help the environment! This brings me to my real topic- the great, fabulous, wonderful, and very gruesome movie- If you have seen it, you guessed it- FOOD INC. We first come to 3 or 4 farmers who farm chickens. We learn that they more or less manufacture the poultry instead. For example, to grow the chicken we eat for dinner, they raise the birds in crowded coops with blacked out windows, with waste up to the poor guys' waists! None of the farmers will let us inside their chicken houses or even tell us what companies they work for. We FINALLY meet one farmer who decides enough is enough, and that we should know what we eat- and she leads us inside HER chickenhouses- which are disappointingly similar to the other we viewed. BUT this farmer has windows, at least. We learn more about the horrors of modern day chicken farming and the chicken trade. Out of white block lettered text appearing on the screen, we learn that this generous woman later lost her entire contract with the chicken company she worked with. What does that mean? It means that this woman been terribly punished- all because she wanted the public to know what is in their food, for pete's sake. The company stopped giving her any money, because she was trying to help the American people by educating them on their nutrition! It makes me furious. The movie rolls on- sharing sadly similar stories about crops such as beef, pork, eggs, even soybeans. American farmers sued and even fined by the law, because they spoke out and they made a living. Goodness, one man was sued even because he was cleansing one company's soybeans and saving them for next year. Many men and women were in the exact same spot. We then learn about how our animals, plants, air, soil, water, and our citizens are inhumanely mistreated- all to make food. OUR food. The food we eat and take for granted every single day. And we force tons of people and animals through it. It's our choice. All we gotta do to fix this problem is to READ THE LABELS. Buy organic, non pesticide, local food. And research Kevin's law. His story is a bit sad for me to write about here... but I admire his mother's persistence and sheer determination- and I'm gonna help. Right now. So that means I've gotta go. Bye. BUT FIRST! FOLLOW THIS CHECKLIST and you can make a difference: = <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">* Watch FOOD INC. Doesn't matter where or how you get it. Just WATCH THE MOVIE. Trust me. No matter how boring it looks- which it doesn't- watch it. You will never look at dinner (Or for that matter lunch or breakfast) the same way again. And if you are especially fond of dinner (And lunch and breakfast) watch it anyway. = = <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">* Go to http://www.foodincmovie.com/ <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> and learn more. A lot more. = <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">* Once again, READ THE LABELS! make sure your food meets the regulations mentioned before. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">* Eat as little fast food as you can. I know it's good, but it's bad for you. And you never know where it's coming from. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">* Know what you eat. Be responsible for your food. Break the chain. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Thanks. Remember- you are what you eat.

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