Why PARK(ing) Day is not observed as its name implies?

PARK(ing) Day is celebrated in most parts of the USA and Europe on the third Friday of September every year. It is being observed since 2005.

But it does not mean for observing this day you need to park your vehicles properly. It does mean something else. First, let's know something more about it. 

History

It was first celebrated in 2005 by a San Francisco art and design company. After that, people from nearby cities and towns also followed this green practice and now it is getting popular all across the USA and Europe.

Objectives

The objective to celebrate this the day is to create temporary green and recreational space in the heart of the city by hiring or acquiring a parking area for one day.

World Ozone Day 2013; let’s play our role to stop ozone depletion

World Ozone Day 2013 is being observed on 16^th September to invite the attention of global fraternity towards fast depleting ozone layer. It was decided by United Nations Environment Program in 1994 to observe this day to sensitise the world community on significance of this issue. Since then it is being observed every year  on 16^th September and different type of awareness activities are organised by governmental, non-governmental, non-profit, corporate and private organisations to mark this day. The theme of World Ozone Day 2013 is “A healthy atmosphere, the Future We Want”.

What is ozone layer?

Ozone is a layer in stratosphere (the middle level of Earth) that protect us from ultraviolet rays that otherwise directly fall on us causing skin cancer and damaging

6 tips to observe World Ocean Day

Today on 8^th June it is World Ocean Day. It was recognized by United Nations in 2008 and since then it is being observed all over the world to make pledge for the care and protection of our oceans. If an ocean touches the piece of land it’s that part is called sea. The safety and conservation of oceans is equally important like that of our land. More than half of the biodiversity (different species) pertains to oceans. Because of the rising use of machine and growth of consumption culture oceans are being polluted and it is an alarming situation for us, the human beings. Our transportation of goods and services, our half of the variety of food in shape of sea food and entire balance of the ecosystem of the world depends upon oceans. If they are polluted its affect will be visible on our land, our health and our well-being.

How to avoid food wastage in parties?

This year United Nations Environment Program set the theme of World Environment Day 2013 as THINK EAT SAVE to convince people waste less food and save the resource depletion. If half of the food that is wasted all over the world per year is saved it may be enough to feed any of the starved countries of the world. Moreover half of the people who have to go to their bed hungry will be able to have their meal. Presently out of seven people one person goes to bed hungry according to confirm statistics of world hunger.

At home we can stop food from wasting through different ways because it ultimately benefits us. If we don’t waste food it will reduce our grocery bill. We will be able to invest that saved money to earn more. Ultimately we will have more money and higher standard of living. In this way we will be able to eat higher quality of food with more nutrition. Similarly while eating out we don’t waste food because we pay for it. If some food

Think Eat Save; 5 tips to avoid food wastage

Today is World Environment Day. This year United Nations Environment Program has selected its theme as Think Eat Save that means to raise awareness against food wastage. According to UNEP nearly 1.6 billion ton food is wasted every year all over the world. Its end result is that out of 7 people, one person go to bed hungry because the food of his pie is lost somewhere by somebody else. If this food is not wasted half of the food shortage in this world could be reduced without any poverty alleviation plan.

The main question is why we waste the food. Its results are following;

• We cook the food more than we need daily
• We refrigerate but don’t use it later and throw it away after it gets stale
• We refrigerate food but don’t bother to dole it out if we don’t need it any more

Top 50 green ideas to celebrate World Environment Day 2013

World Environment Day is just four days ahead. It is observed on 5^th June every year all over the world to make commitment for the cause of green environment. This year the theme of this day is “Think Eat Save” that reminds us importance of food security in this era of depletion of natural resources. At global and national levels lot of activities are organized to let people know about the significance of this day. However, most of these activities focus fanfare more and practical aspect is covered little lesser. That is why it is wrongly presumed that the purpose of observing this day is just to enjoy and make fun. To negate the misconception I am here giving you top 50 green ideas to celebrate World Environment Day 2013 without much ado and just by taking care of your surrounding environment by yourself.

Just a week ahead of Biodiversity Day, 2300 birds died on Chilean coast on climate change

You would be surprised to know that this year theme of World Biodiversity Day is “Water and Biodiversity” that is actually set to coincide with the United Nations’ declaration of 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation. God knows better how much cooperation at the global level has been done so far to preserve water but a great tragedy has occurred just seven days ahead of World Biodiversity Day (22^nd May) in the waters of Chile.

Death of 2,300 birds

Nearly 2,300 birds of various species are found dead on May 16, 2013 on the Chilean coast and trapped in the fishing nets of fishermen. Thousands of birds migrate from the cold water of Chile during the month of May towards cold areas of Peru and other coastal regions of the south.

Top 5 ideas to celebrate Earth Day 2013

Every year Earth Day is celebrated all over the world on 22nd April to resolve together for the protection and conservation of planet Earth that is being harmed by the various types of pollution. It was first time observed in 1970 when aware communities of America realized the growing threats to our planet and they gathered to show their unity to protect it from all types of hazards. The theme for Earth Day 2013 is "Face of Climate Change" that stresses upon the need of working together to address the issue of global warming. 

Every year various awareness programs are arranged on this occasion at global and national level to bring people together for the cause of a safer and greener planet Earth for the better living conditions of ours and our coming

Let’s celebrate Earth Day 2013 like a Gangnam style

Who has not heard the famous song Gangnam style? Over the YouTube it has crossed one billion hits. It means popularity wise it is kissing the skies. So much so that famous personalities including US President Barrack Obama, UK Prime Minister David Cameroon and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon have tried the dancing style of the Korean singer of this song during their moments of joy. This was the unique style of this song that grabbed the attention of the whole world. So let’s try to celebrate the Earth Day 2013 like a Gangnum style. In this way we will be able to amplify the message of the mother Earth to the broadest range of the people to convince them to come out and take care of this planet.

Theme of Earth Day 2013

The theme of the Earth Day 2013 is: The Face of Climate Change. It aims to let us know the harms of the climate change we are watching everywhere around the world. The depleting water reservoirs, dwindling forests, rising level of poverty and frequent natural disasters are a few of the faces of the climate change. The basic need is to raise awareness about the immediate pollution threat to mother Earth and how can we play our role to save it from all types of hazards.

History of Earth Day

Every year Earth Day is celebrated on 22^nd April all around the world. It was first observed in 1970 when aware communities in America widely realized the importance of the clean environment and raised their voice against the acts of polluting. A huge number of people joined the Earth Day

Enjoy Earth Hour 2013

The aware green lot of the whole world is celebrating Earth Hour on 23 March, 2013 to reflect its commitment for the cause of energy conservation that eventually addresses the issues of climate change and global warming. Global environmental forums under the leadership of World Wide Fund of Nature have initiated this event in 2007 and since then participation is going up and up in it. Every year more and more cities and countries are joining this cause and raising their voice for a world free from every type of grey matter.

Main objective to observe Earth Hour

Everywhere all around the world this event is observed to promote the habit of energy conservation by addressing the demand side of the energy. It means people are asked to switch off their lights for one hour from 8:30 p.m to 9:30 p.m (local time) and show their pledge that they would be saving energy for the whole year with the same level of commitment. Moreover, the spirit of voluntarism is maintained while appealing the people to observe the Earth Hour. No force, no control over electric supply. It is an open invitation to join this cause for all who understand its significance.

Misleading objective of Earth Hour

Many countries having persistent energy shortfall are shrewdly exploiting this opportunity to shield their inefficiency in energy production. They instead of leaving it up to the energy consumers to save energy during one hour try to control the energy supply by issuing decree to all main energy

Earth Hour should be observed voluntarily not under duress

Every year Earth Hour is celebrated on last Saturday of March all around the world voluntarily by switching off all the unnecessary lights to show the care for the planet Earth. It was first started in 2007 in Australian city of Sydney by World Wide Fund for Nature. Its main objective is to conserve energy and to contribute less in global warming - that is the main cause of the climate change. This is an issue that entirely changed the eco balance of the planet and put its survival in peril.

This year one week earlier

This year Earth Hour will be observed from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm (local time) on 23^rd March to avoid conflict with Western Christianity Holy Saturday that falls on 30^th March, 2013.   This event is celebrated all over the world by all the concerned forums and communities. All the nature loving people voluntarily switch off the lights and other electric appliances of their homes, offices, shops and other places for one hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm according to their local time. This event purely bases on voluntarism which means no one can force someone to switch off lights but each one has to do by oneself to show one’s love and care for the planet Earth.

Water is life - Respect it, Conserve it, Enjoy it

World Water Day is celebrated every year on 22^nd March all over the world. UN General Assembly declared it in 1993 and since then global green fraternity has been observing it at global and local levels. The theme of 2013 for this day is; water is life – respect it, conserve it, enjoy it. The chief aim to observe this event is to make aware people on:

• Our water resources are limited so we have to conserve them.
• Fresh or sweet water is far less than the salt water on Earth hence we must not waste it
• Polluted water is the most dangerous element for life on Earth so we must avoid it

To communicate the message of World Water Day various types of events are organized all around the world by the governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, corporations, communities, clubs and other forums to make people realize the importance of water in human life. People are made aware on how to use water with minimum wastage and how to avoid polluting the water.

Water is life; respect it

An average human body’s total composition is 70 per cent of water. It means water is the most essential element in life without which physical survival is next to impossible. After oxygen this is the second most essential need of human beings more particularly and all living beings in general. It confirms the oft-repeated proverbial reality that water is life. So don’t take water as an unimportant thing even if it is available in your area free of cost.