World Environment Day (WED) 2009

Commemorated yearly on 5 June,

My planet need me! ;)

In Malaysia, year 2009, 5th of June falls on Friday. Friday is the most enjoying day cause my holiday mode will be activated! It's my code to be energetic and fresh ;) My friends and I decided to be part of this event!

Firstly, we send emails to friends and the people around us to wear green by this coming Friday. Plastic bag is restricted in my territory, photocopy paper 2-sided and drop all the plastic bottles, and used papers into the recycle bin.

This is just a minor part we able to do. Hopefully from this awareness campaign we could empower people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development.

Grateful that most of friends responded. However, small of part of them have no awareness and think they can't do much to save their own planet. Owh, it reflects how tiny is your brain and lack of humanity, no?

By the way,

What to more about World Environment Day?

The theme for 2009 is

'Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change'

Established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.

WED is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.

So many things we could do to 'plant a tree for a day'. We can actually stimulates 'go green' in daily routine. What you're doing now, probably you can't see the results immediately, but imagine after 10 years, you are living in a world with fresh air and clean environment. Good future? *blink*

Plant A Tree, Save Your Planet :

Save the water. Stop letting the tap run while shaving, washing face and brushing teeth. Go extra miles in saving water, install showerheads with a low flow in your bathrooms for bathing purposes.

Use towel. Dry your face and hands with towel instead of tissues which used and thrown away! Hang it and let it dry so you can use it for several times without washing it every time you use.

Share the newspaper. (This is exactly what I'm doing in college) If you prefer your own copy, make sure you recycle it!

Packing your food. Use reusable containers for food storage instead of wrapping the food with disposable wrap or plastic bag.

Chargers. Unplug them when not using cause it continue to consume even if they are not charging; saving energy helps reduce air pollution.

Saving up the electricity. Light off when it's not needed. make sure to switch off all the appliances when you're not at home.

Don't go anywhere without your cloth bag and say NO to plastic bag whenever you shop. Hey, I have 7 big blue bags from IKEA.

Get a fuel-efficient car model and keep your tyres inflated to the correct pressure. (my fairlady gone lar this case!)

For those who suffer from road rage, remember that aggressive driving lowers your mileage, so if you want to save on fuel and save the planet while you’re at it, accelerate gradually. (something to keep that in mind the next time that bad driver cuts you off! Just count to 10 and say the planet needs me!)

Don’t place lamps or TV sets near your air-conditioning thermostat as it senses heat from these appliances, which can cause the air-conditioner to run longer than necessary.

When you wash, use only eco-friendly products in your home. It’s best for you and the environment!

And so on... You can suggest your own 'plant a tree' idea to your friends, bring up the awareness so that all of us are blessed with a better future!

The best idea I like the most is :

When you are feeling at your laziest, don’t throw clean clothes in the hamper to avoid hanging them up! Wear jeans more than once.

Good?