Keep Earth BeautifulInternational charitable NON profit
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Newsletter
# 47 August 2010Bear Springs Blossom
Nature Conservation
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A Word From The President: Dear friends of Nature, Dear members and Nature lovers, record heat, record flood, record electricity usage warmest July, record air pollution Oil water contamination, human health problems rising food shortages, and a huge reduction of biodiversity Work with us! Spread the word! We need more members to reduce the impact of all these record breaking events.! A) Impact on people and livelihoods Respiratory disease due to poor air quality Gastrointestinal diseases from polluted water Cancer due to evaporating chemicals Habitat loss and fragmentation through oil, gas and mining infrastructure – refineries, ports, pipelines, etc. Natural areas, such as deep seas, the Arctic, Antarctica are changed Marine ecosystems damaged or destroyed by oil spills Increasing resource use, climate change and extreme weather events Deforestation in many countries, because people have no other income. Impacts on fisheries = food for humans Public health problems caused by toxins released to the environment Disruption of river flows and river basin conditions such as reduced oxygen levels downstream and erosion of sediments that provide habitat Greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs due to rotting vegetation Displacement of people through bad development, floods Changes in availability of freshwater resources for human use Habitat loss through land conversion for biofuel crops such as sugarcane and fast-growing trees High rates of soil and water pollution, air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels As you can imagine: Many threats are not listed! Can a single person do something against it? Of course! Every person can make a difference! Together we are strong Together we can do a lot of good Together we can take for our future. Do we really need government to order us to do right? Please send us your thoughts Peter Bonenberger http://www.nature-education.org http://keepEarthbeautiful.org A growing Earth population needs more water. Drinkable water - water where fish can live, marine life for human food consumption. Earth climate has already changed: Every new record is proof! And there are many records in these days! Change Earth's climate = harming humans.  Earth oceans are contaminated by oil Questions? Please email us your thoughts + questions! Check our 300+ web-pages or have a look into our BSB-book or our inter-active NASA website, our 2 Geology pages or learn about Health issues.  The future of Earth lies in our hands Healthy water, good drinking water, food out of creeks, rivers and oceans!  Think about the history of the Medina River, Texas How many native Americans have enjoyed its clean water, its fish, its wildlife? The more we are, the stronger is our voice calling for better Nature conservation. Enjoy our: email news-bits, Newsletter Personal advice Lectures + presentations www.keep-Earth-beautiful.org www.nature-education.org www.keepbanderabeautiful.org www.bearspringsblossom.org Raise your knowledge with our Master Conservationist Certificate More and more people believe that the task of protecting the next generation = our children + grandchildren is very important! |
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Water - Wasser - Aqua For over 20 years, we talk, send out emails and publish the information about rising sea levels. Warmer ocean temperatures are causing polar ice melt. Warmer ocean temperatures increase the volume of the oceans. Scientist believe, that our world ocean could rise as much as 10 feet this century. Another factor in rising sea levels is erosion, when a steady stream of materials are carried into the sea. Many scientist are looking at 
Earth's ocean currents, because a shift could cause turmoil in many countries changing temperatures, endangering food production.As you can read in NASA climatologist James Hansen’s publications, country, state and local officials need to start planning for slow but surely coming flood. All scientists have the same problem: Politicians don’t want to know what’s happening in the future, plans that go past the next election are seen as unnecessary. Even in states that get the biggest impact as Louisiana, Florida, Massachusetts don’t plan ahead. How will children in 30 years respond when we tell them stories about former beaches and shorelines? Why the map of Earth has changed so much? Some state officials think that construction dikes and dams will solve the problem, but our calculations show, that these constructions would cost far over $2 trillion – who can afford that? Additionally, think about the costs of rebuilding all the harbors on Earth, so people and goods can be loaded and unloaded... Most people living close to beaches have told us that they plan to put their houses on sale. Hopefully they will find a buyer? Today, in California, erosion, floods and storms have destroyed mansions and family homes on seaside cliffs. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California has directed state agencies in 2008 to plan for sea-level rise in their construction projects. Most people that live on the coast just think about how to manage the next surge, and as written before “after me the flood”. There was a song in Germany 50 years ago: Wasser ist zum Waschen da.. Water is needed to wash ... and the song goes on telling the story what people can do with water... What did you learn in school about water? We know that some of our websites are used in schools to educate students and we are happy to provide these educational web pages.
Why should humans live in Harmony with Nature?  Can you see a trend? The human population is growing fast - faster than food production / supply of Healthy water, healthy food!
Peter Bonenberger, POB 63295, Pipe Creek TX 78063 president + volunteer of BSBNCG Send me an email Peter@keepEarthbeautiful.org
   Madrones are rare trees in the Texas Hill County - blooming in early Spring Read more about them on our website "Madrones"
We cannot list all of our members,
B ear S prings B lossom N ature C onservation G roup Inc . Why is Nature conservation so important?When we protect Nature, we protect all living creatures on Earth, INCLUDING all humans. This is our mission! This is what we do, and we thank all of you who have helped us - with volunteer hours or money!!
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