Oh Riva, sometimes I wish it was that easy

The water here in town is undrinkable, it comes out of the tab smelling
of chlorine
So I have to buy drinking water in bottles, and it only comes in
plastic. In Germany you have to pay a few cents extra that you get back
when you return the empty bottle. Here in Ireland you find these filthy
things all over the place
Many people just don't bother with the recycling scheme, it would cost
them money, you know

Invisible I understand what you mean about the water.

So Ill make a deal. I wont drink any bottle water and you plant an extra
tree for me.

Last month in Sydney, Australia's largest city, (with a population of
4.2 million, and 152,000 residing in the inner city business sector), to
encourage awareness of Earth Week, the Mayor of Sydney elected to turn
off the city lights in the business sector.

All offices, all buildings that were not residential, were turned off
for the night. Even the lights of the Harbour bridge, other than
navigation lights, the Opera House, every iconic building in the city
centre were turned off.

The amount of energy saved in one night was astounding, I don't have the
figures, but the tonnes of coal saved, and the reduction in emmissions,
through not burning the coal was astounding.

The Mayor and people of Sydney felt so good with what they did, they
plan on doing it everynight.

Imagine turning off Las Vegas for one night...the power saved, the
resources saved, would be massive!!!

* sorry typo...one night, every month, the lights will be turned off in
Sydneys business sector*

What I have a problem understanding are neighbours from surrounding
villages coming into town at the same time, each of them using their own
car
The amount of petrol that could be saved if they were going together in
the one car

Yep, but see humans have this weird fear of sharing..afraid of I dont
know what...but to share space, to share a car, to share air, water,
food...

No, we can't even share this planet properly with all the other
creatures, we just have to take over every bit of space

Check out NPR and BBC, that's the only news that's actual news.

So who is the ruler of Australia???

Without googling it?

Doesn't anyone know??

Tomokun, I don't have a tv outside my window, so it would be very hard
to see the news there.

No Jess, I'm sorry, I don't know, but then I don't know the one of
Germany either

Yeah, to be honest I thought Australia had a Prime Minister, so shows
how much I know. BTW, love your people, love your country,love the
accent. Although, is their a language for Australia, or just a national
accent (BTW love the accent, even if its stolen )

Ah vis, the wonderful thing is that NPR is radio, no looking
required!

Jess, is Australia still a British Crown
Colony? Would the ruler then be the Queen??????????????

It's ok...and we do have a Prime Minister as well...

Radio? Tv? I hear it at other's places sometimes...most times I get the
news off the web...and still take half of it with a pinch of salt...

I guess one needs to be in it...to see it..

And Yes Invisible..we are part of The Commonwealth and she is our
Soverign ruler..

Queen Elizabeth the second..

I should do my washing up more often

Kitchen sink wisdom...

Yeah, it seems journalism has lost the integrity it once had, changing
new into "reality tv" with brain damage.

Tomokun, I haven't watched tv neither listened to the radio in the past
2 years and I'm not going to start now


Yes Jess, nothing as inspiring as a coffee mug in the progress of being
washed

But then who tells you what to think and when?

What?????????

Why should I let anybody tell me what to think???

Last time when checked I still had my own brains