Oil Spill- Worst In American History

Hello everyone. Upupin here.

As some of you may know, an oil pipe has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. This happened about 1 month ago, and we still have not fixed the problem. All of this oil could destroy the entire Gulf, leaving all of the fish and plants to die.

This is the worst oil spill in American history, and possibly in the entire world.

"On Thursday, officials upped their estimate, saying the well has been gushing between 504,000 and more than 1 million gallons a day into the Gulf. BP and the Coast Guard estimated soon after the explosion that about 210,000 gallons a day were leaking."

-By H. JOSEF HEBERT

As you can see, this is a growing problem and will take around 10 years to fully recover from if we fix this soon. Officials are trying to look for the best way to fix the problem, but it can't be decided yet.

Want to see a live feed of the oil spill? Click here. It is terrible.



This was just a small post to let you know of the oil spill. Stay tuned for more.

~Upupin, Founder of The Green Base

Even The Smallest Can Help

Hello all! Upupin here.

Today, I would like to talk to you about small ways to help and the way it can effect Earth immensely. Read on to find out how you can do so.

It is our duty to help our planet and conserve as much energy as possible. Most humans are very busy. Work, school, taxes, bills, appointments and so on. While you go on with your daily life, you can also help Earth. Small things on a daily basis is one of the most easiest and efficient ways to save energy.

Work

Most all adults have a job to preform to keep their family healthy and alive. To do this, you must have a job (Or just win the lottery and have a happily ever after) to get an income. While your in your office, you can use battery powered/solar powered objects instead of using electricity. Just by doing that daily you've help out so much. You could also use a manual pencil sharpener rather than electric. If you can find anything to replace electric with manual, that would be just as good.

You don't work in an office? You work outside? Easy. Just use the same method: Replace electric with manual or solar powered objects. Considering you work outside, you would probably prefer solar powered objects as it is easier and more effective than manual unless your willing to sweat a little more.

School

Your a student attending a school. You would like to go green, but don't know how. Here is some ways you can.

Again, back to the replacing electric with manual/solar powered objects. This method will work for almost anything.

You could also try using a whiteboard instead of paper, or use as much room you can on paper. Wasting paper is not only killing trees, but it is also draining out money. Paper cost money, and wasting paper is wasting money. Shoot, even money is made out of paper. If you insist on wasting paper, then at least try turning off all lights that are unnecessary. If your classroom lights are turned on, but it's 1:00 PM and there is plenty of sunshine, why should you keep the lights on? Will anything be affected? No, you will only be saving money and Earth.

  

Home

At your house, there are plenty of ways to save energy. But please remember this method that always comes in handy: Replace electric with manual/solar powered objects.

To save energy around the house, you can turn off the computer when not in use, turn off all lights not in use, unplug cords you do not need plugged in, do not let the TV stay on when nobody is watching, fill up the garbage bag until it is completely full, and much more. Doing at least one of these things on a daily basis will certainly help our planet. Do as many ways as possible, try to do the best you can. If one way is your best, than congratulations, your going green. As long as you do your best, you'll be a hero.

See? Even the smallest can help. I've discussed how to save energy at work, school, and your own home. Take a moment to review the sections and decide which ways you would like to help. Set a goal, stick to it, and you'll be on your way to saving Planet Earth.

~Upupin, The Green Base Founder