For so long, I felt so smug about signing online petitions to stop global warming and forwarding them to family and friends. Hey, I even watched Al Gore's The Inconvenient Truth. However, I restrained myself from stopping and getting off my car to 'hug a tree' that the road-builders cut down to widen the road and put street lights on the narrowed divider opposite the al-Malek Feisal mosque.
Watching 'Face to Face With The Polar Bear' on Animal Planet last night made me want to call the station and ask: "What happened to the female adolescent bear that was reduced to skin and bones? Why didn't the producers return to rescue her?"
Then it dawned on me this morning that I have to stop expecting others to do their part and start doing something myself - switch off the air-conditioners, change the light bulbs and start walking for that scrawny polar bear and other species endangered by global warming.
A 30 minutes walk to and fro would in fact help me lose weight and keep fit, plus avoid getting into arguments about traffic rules and parking rights near my workplace and neighbourhood.
And on my way to work this morning, I noticed that there are at least two abandoned bungalows at Section 16, Petaling Jaya, that could have been put to good use.
I hope to continue walking for the polar bear for as long as I can.
Vanishing Ice (World Environment Day Special)
Animal Planet Premiere Tuesday June 5 at 6.30pm
Coinciding with World Environment Day on June 5, Animal Planet will feature two one-hour programs back-to-back every Tuesday throughout June, focusing on a variety of animals affected by the world’s melting ice. See how climate change and other environmental impacts are dramatically affecting polar bears, killer whales, wolves and penguins and what the changes mean for their imminent future. Vanishing Ice World Environment Day special programs include: June 05 (6.30pm) – Boy Among Polar Bears June 05 (7.30pm) – Face To Face With The Polar Bear
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i am going to catch al gore's inconvenient truth...
And do catch up with the live online discussion for World Ocean Day 2007
When: Saturday, June 9, 7 p.m. Eastern (4 p.m. Pacific, 23:00 GMT)
Where: Your home computer
Panel moderator Edward Begley, Jr. is an actor and environmentalist. Other inspiring professionals taking part in the discussion include:
Philippe Cousteau, president of EarthEcho International, a non-profit environmental education and conservation organization.
Dr. Noel Brown, President of Friends of the United Nations. He previously served as the Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), North American regional office.
Dr. Paul Boyle, founded The Ocean Project in 1997 to increase public awareness of the crucial roles the ocean plays in human survival and engage people to protect our ocean for future generations.
Dr. Frank Muller-Karger, professor of Biological Oceanography in the College of Marine Science at the University of South Florida.
Dr. Vladimir Golitsyn, past Director, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS); United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, will open the Panel Discussion with a brief “State of the Oceans” statement.
After the discussion, Kristin Hoffmann and Robert Anthony Aviles will delight us with their top-notch musical talent. Robert Aviles is one of the world's few 7-string electric violinists. Whether performing solo or in his band, Insight, Aviles' public performances receive rave reviews from critics. And Kristen will weave her vocals through tales of life’s many journeys over classically-inspired piano and guitar parts.
Enjoy!
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