Published by Antoinette Siu on 21 Mar 2012 at 10:08 am
Wiser Acts of Green
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Wiser.org is happy to announce a new partnership with the Earth Day Network. We are working with our members to make the largest impact possible. Find out more in this official press release.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WiserEarth Partners with Earth Day Network, Challenges Members to Join in ‘Billion Acts of Green’ Campaign
PLANET EARTH–While people around the world prepare to Mobilize the Earth™ for Earth Day on April 22, WiserEarth (Wiser.org) is challenging its more than 70,000 members to join in A Billion Acts of Green®, an ongoing campaign of the Earth Day Network.
“Since it was founded in 2007, WiserEarth has been thriving on collaboration,” said Peggy Duvette, executive director of WiserEarth, based in Sausalito, California. “Officially, Earth Day is April 22. We celebrate it year-round, as do members of the Earth Day Network.”
Acts of Green pledges taken during this campaign will contribute directly to a major show of force to be made at Rio+20, an important upcoming United Nations summit in Brazil.
As a major organization signing on to the Billion Acts of Green campaign, WiserEarth is working with its members to make the largest impact possible.
It’s free and easy to take action on Wiser.org. People can contribute to the campaign via a “Billion Acts of Green” banner on the homepage. All events featured on WiserEarth will be counted toward the Billion Acts of Green goal.
WiserEarth is a platform that, like Facebook and other social networks, connects people. But, WiserEarth has a unifying mission to create positive change in the sustainability field. By facilitating more than 2,900 online community forums around 381 issue areas, it supports the global movement working toward social justice, indigenous rights, and environmental stewardship.
The Earth Day Network’s Billion Acts of Green project began in early 2010, and reached the halfway mark of 500 million in February 2012.
Ideas for “Acts of Green” include: Planting a garden at school or home, changing out light bulbs, organizing an Earth Day event, eliminating the use of pesticides and toxic cleaning products, and eating more local food.
“We look forward to seeing our ‘Billion Acts of Green’ campaign grow with the active and robust voices of the WiserEarth community,” said Franklin Russell, director of Earth Day for the Earth Day Network, based in Washington, D.C.
“This collaboration is another way people can make their voices heard when world leaders gather in Brazil for Rio +20. We hope to reach and surpass a billion pledges for the campaign, and every voice counts.”
Since noted environmental leader Paul Hawken launched WiserEarth in April 2007, it has been embraced by other high-profile individuals including Simran Sethi, Annie Leonard, and Bill McKibben.
“Growing our community–online and off–is the most important thing we can do to build a better future,” said Leonard, creator of The Story of Stuff documentary. “WiserEarth is a tremendous tool to do just that, allowing us to find friends and allies and then work together for real world change.”
For more information, contact Jeff Kart at jeff [at] enviroprose.com
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“Try and leave this world a little better than you found it.” …was
what I learned from my childhood scouting experience.
In that spirit, several years ago I resolved to pick up at least one
piece of litter every day. At the time, I mused that although my
effort may have an insignificant impact on the total volume of trash
on our planet, maybe there were thousands of others who had the same
notion. Together, we were making our own contribution, albeit
anonymously, to leaving the planet a little nicer than how we found it
each day.
Recently, it occurred to me that with social networking, perhaps an
“app” would lend itself to connecting those of us who shared in that
value. I was delighted to quickly find one that does exactly that.
The app is, “PIRIKA”. Its stated purpose is to, “… help(s) the world
become more beautiful!”
PIRIKA is very easy to use.
1. Find litter.
2. Pick it up.
3. Take a photo with PIRIKA.
4. Dispose of the litter.
Better World Cameroon is actively participating in the Billion tree progamme & Plant for The Planet.
We are planning a wiser green action in collaboration with the city council. One School Child one Tree. How can we better partner with the day?
Accept my kind regards,
Joshua
http://www.facebook.com/betterworldcameroon