May 2013

Volume 1 No. 6
May 2013

Saving The Planet.........
My Way!

Hello again everyone!


One of my favorite quotes used by the caving community...

" Take nothing but pictures.
Leave nothing but footprints.
Kill nothing but time."

I don't know who originally said this but it's such a powerful statement.   

Jim and I both agree it is important to make the time to be adventurous.  We both enjoy it tremendously so even though we have plenty of things to do around the house or with our jobs, we make the time to go bike riding or hiking or camping.  Fortunately, this means we get to experience the beauty of nature often.  We are always careful to preserve our Earth while we are out and about "adventuring".  We want our children and their children and their children (you get the point) to experience the beauty also.     

This month there are a couple points I would like to make.

KEEP OUR CAVES CLEAN.

The two links below are from the same website but I wanted to make sure I put them both here. 

This first link shows a the story of a sinkhole cleanup in Missouri. MCKC members and volunteers from grottos, schools, civic organizations and soldiers from Fort Leonard Wood removed 43,760 lbs. of trash, over 9 tons of tires and 2,500 lbs. of metal from Goodwin Pit in 2012.   

Click here for the entire story.



This second link educates you on Keeping Our Caves Clean.

Please click here to find out why.


ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMIT

During a recent Environmental Summit in Portland, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama stated, "By the end of this century, there may be 10 billion people," he said.  "We have to think very seriously about the future of humanity. Environmental issues are a key factor."   "Due to global warming, the south pole, north pole ice quite rapidly melting, so sea level is rising, also climate now change, also earthquakes," said the Dalai Lama.  "We are responsible for the emission of carbon dioxide, also deforestation." 

"Meantime, there is serious concern about the gap between rich and poor on a global leval and also on a national level," he said is excellent English, consulting with his translator, Dr. Thupten Jinpa, only occasionally.

"We take growth for granted.  Just making money, money, money, money, money - and spend on luxurious lifestyle.  I thnk in the long rn this is not good," he said.

To read more about the Environmental Summit, please click on this link.

As always, thanks for taking the time to read this.

Keep it Green!
Ruthie