Gossamer Blossoming

No Planet B

Awaitingbloom — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:59:12 GMT

Today's an important day

the whole world's got a lot to say:

We've got to demand it,

350's the limit -

activism, a new way to pray.

Starving

Awaitingbloom — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:05:23 GMT

The world's a smoking black haze

and we're all rushing around in a daze

trying to get to each mall

we don't yet have it all

'cause we haven't yet found how to praise.

Eating

Awaitingbloom — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:49:28 GMT

Our people have pains and aches

and we don't know what's in what we make:

even the best and the green

can contain toxic fiends;

what's in what you just ate?

Hired Help

Awaitingbloom — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:47:23 GMT

Our offices are structures of strife,

they separate husband from wife

in their toil through the day

under fake lights waste away

and forget that there's much more to life!

Trash

Awaitingbloom — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:00:35 GMT

Each American makes 4 pounds a day -

more than most countries can say -

we know not why we're ill

but our land fills are filled:

you can't really throw things "away".

Carnivore

Awaitingbloom — Sat, 09 May 2009 23:57:17 GMT

There once was a little black cow

who had just made friends with a sow,

they were excited to meet

but people needed to eat

and so they are no more now.

Pollution

Awaitingbloom — Fri, 08 May 2009 05:27:43 GMT

There once was this fragile blue dome

that oversaw our only liveable home;

its puffs and its hissing

are signs we are missing

that it can't be repaired on its own.

Hunger

Awaitingbloom — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:57:51 GMT

There are children who simply aren't able

to have enough food on their table;

when they sit down for dinner

they get only thinner:

to them, our lives are a fable!

Water bottling

Awaitingbloom — Sat, 02 May 2009 08:57:35 GMT

This phenomenon's all the rage -

it transcends gender, country and age:

they encase your tap water

and sell it for over 2 dollars...

but how you like to be put in a cage?

Shallow beauty

Awaitingbloom — Fri, 01 May 2009 06:14:21 GMT

Over beauty they can't help but obssess -

and I'm one of them, I must confess -

They fret over their looks and their locks -

they've even made make-up from rocks -

while the rest of the world is a mess!

Green Hair!

Awaitingbloom — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:20:09 GMT

So, a brief foray away from the poetry...

I've been doing some more research - this time about hair. I stole most of this from "Goinggreen" (as in, asked her lots of questions) so, here you go:

Nature's Gate is a good way to go - especially if you're looking for cruelty-free toothpaste and other beyond-bath products.

I'm looking more into Avalon Organics because they've got lavender flavored stuff, and that's my favey! :-)

Dr. Bronners and Aveda also seem like they've got a lot of variety, as well, depending on what you are looking for.

Or, in an ANP veign, you can make your own. Recipes can be found:http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/15787.aspx, http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/community-tips/diy-organic-bath-products-460502, http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/green-shampoo.html and http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/homemade-shampoo.html

But - don't throw away the old stuff - it's already been made, you've already spent your money, so use it up first so as not to pour it down the drain with using it! Wait until you run out and then purchase some ugly-free beauty products to replace! :-)

Apathy

Awaitingbloom — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:12:28 GMT

There once was an African lady

who just finished birthing a baby,

her breasts were so dry

that the precious new one died

and so goes the rest of history.

We are ALL connected...

Tree hugging

Awaitingbloom — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:28:39 GMT

There once was 100 feet of wood

that faithfullly grew as it stood

in a forest ever fewer

but its trunk, quite the lure,

I'm sure would hug back if it could!

Random Acts of Green-ness

Awaitingbloom — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:20:31 GMT

First, watch this video: http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/04/21/happy-earth-day/ . (I'm probably a sap, but it actually made me cry a little...).

Then, check out these links and take whatever action you can/are able:

https://mymailstopper.tonic.com/

http://www.intent.com/green

www.findgreenstuff.com

http://www.vegansociety.com/home.php

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/go-green/green-cleaning/

Apologies for any duplicates, I've been in a green mood all day and just had to say something about it!

Tree hugers are people huggers

Awaitingbloom — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:54:56 GMT

The Industrial Revolution introduced the environment to contamination and pollution from fresh new factories and innovative new ways of producing things at a rate faster and more efficient than ever before. Environmentalism as a movement has origins in the advocacy of Benjamin Franklin and other residents of Philadelphia in the late 1730's, though in the name of "public rights" rather than "environmentalism. He petitioned the Philadelphia Assembly to stop dumping waste dumping and remove tanneries in Philly's commercial district. In the 1800's, John Muir and Henry David Thoreau voiced concerns about protecting natural resources in the West. Thorough's book centers on people's relationship with nature; he also set up the Sierra Club, and successfully lobbied Congress to form Yosemite National Park.

During the 19^th Century, the Passenger Pigeon went from being one of the most common birds in the world to extinct as a result of loss of habitat and their meat being used for cheap food for slaves and the poor. The 20^th Century saw an increased focus on endangered species and in 1916, Woodrow Wilson founded the National Park Service. In 1962, American biologist Rachel Spring published Silent Spring, which questions the indiscriminant spreading of chemicals, DDT (a synthetic pesticide), and other pesticides without fully knowing their affect on human health. The ensuing public concern led to the US Environmental Protection Agency in 1970.

The new interest in caring for environment subsequently birthed other organization such as Greenpeace (an international NGO that employs lobbying and research to achieve its goals of protecting and conserving the environment), and Friends of the Earth (now the world's largest grassroots environmental network that campaigns on the most pressing environmental and social concerns of today). The mid 1970's brought a panic that we were on the verge of an environmental collapse, which formed the "Back-to-the-Land" movement. This movement focused in environmental ethics, Anti-Vietnam war sentiments and other political concerns. From this brief historical overview of the "Green" movement, it seems that this movement has always been about people, at least in part.

So, really, 'tree huggers' are people huggers!