Today is Blog Action Day. A day where bloggers and readers all over the world raise their voices in defense of the environment.

• Of the 33 cities projected to have at least 8 million residents by 2015, at least 21 are coastal cities that will have to contend with sea-level rise from climate change.
• Farmed animals produce more greenhouse gas emissions (18%) than the world’s entire transport system (13.5%).
• Just a quarter (27 per cent) of private homes have adequate loft insulation, while almost a half (44 per cent) of social sector houses boast 150mm of insulation or more.
• Around half of household waste arises from purchases made at supermarkets and convenience stores. A quarter of all rubbish put out by households is retail packaging.
• Worldwide, some 60 million indigenous people are almost completely reliant on forest resources for their livelihoods – for food and fuel, medicines and materials.
• Of the 3 billion urban dwellers today, 1 billion live in “slums,” defined as areas where people cannot secure key necessities such as clean water, a nearby toilet, or durable housing.

If you have a blog, please post anything about the environment to raise awareness. If you don’t, tell a random person an astonishing fact about their environmental impact. It is time to bring the environment to the forefront of everyone’s mind. It all starts with grassroots movements like Leave It Green. Keep doing what you guys do, and maybe we’ll be alright.

– Alex

P.S. For anyone who doesn’t know, TreeHugger is one of the greatest places to find information about all things eco-friendly on the web.

Well, Leave it Green is on board a new project to encourage RECYCLING IN SLIPPERY ROCK! We will be focusing on the apartments surrounding campus, and trying to remind people that small choices and actions can end up making a huge difference for our environment. Stay posted for meeting announcements.

Steve-O, head of outdoor adventures has invited Leave It Green to participate in the homecoming parade, so we need people to come ride bikes! Let me know at rachel {at} leaveitgreen(.)org if you are interested. This is a great opportunity to get our name out there.

We are thinking about the possibility of getting new shirts with our new slogan, “Nature Recycles Everything” on the back. We would like these to be on either organic cotton or hemp, which is more susainable, or on recycled fabric. These would be slightly more expensive, but cheaper for our earth. Let me know what you think!

Peace until next time, Rachel

Also, HUGE thanks to Scott and Abbie for getting us started, and to Alex for this amazing site. You are all amazing.