I planned to regularly write something here about taking care of the environment, or something of that sort, since forever. But then I got so caught up with work, and plus, I was always lazy to do research. So, it never happened. Until today. (If I actually get to finish this article and post it.)

Why prolong something that could benefit me and others?

There are a lot to talk about when it comes to taking care of the environment, basically the goal is to save the earth. Cut less trees, use recycled stuff, save water, save paper, save energy, stop taking plastic bags when shopping, and the list goes on and on. What's obvious is, almost everything is interrelated. 

For example:
We should avoid using paper because we don't want to cut too many trees down, because less trees means concentration of carbon dioxide will risen, which will then increase the world's temperature, and subsequently ice will melt, and water level will climb up; and most probably drown us all and we will all die. 

Or we might evolve back to be water creatures to survive.

When it comes to the topic of using shopping bags instead of plastic bags, it boils down to the same thing. Other than avoiding having earth covered with garbage, we save energy by cutting down plastic bags production, because every time we use electricity we risk increasing the world's temperature, and subsequently ice will melt, and water level will climb up; and most probably drown us all and we will all die. 

Or we might evolve back to be water creatures to survive.

Remember the essays we have to write during form five or one of the topics we have to learn for oral tests -- global warming? Well, it was new back then (if we are of the same age) and now it is getting to be quite a serious issue. 

I always wonder what we as individuals can do to contribute to help save the world. I still wonder. Today I just found out about one of the many efforts being done in order to save our pad.

http://earthhour.org.my/

I guess it's a start. We are officially taking part as a country to shut down electricity for an hour, at 8.30pm on 28th of March 2009, to show that we care about Earth. 

An hour for Earth.

But I still wonder about recycling though. Are we actually making an impact in Malaysia in that area? Where are the stuff sent for recycling are sent to? Because I heard that sometimes they are sent back to the dump-fill. Really?