Hi all!  Thanks for joining Environmental Integrity....

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hi Billye

may goddess help us to help wherever we can. I have just posted the video on katrinas homeless abandoned cats& dogs i di dnot know it was this extensive and  that what happened during katrina was equal to 100 or 100000atom bombs? it says it in the video. ther eis so much help that is needed there

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Yes, knowledge is power, and I think the more we know about the impact humans are having on this planet, the more we can help matters. 

Please feel free to post videos here as well.  Occurrences such as Katrina will help to shed more light on the urgency of much needed improvements. 

Houses are springing up faster than folks can fill them, and the developers are mowing down massive amounts of wooded acres to put up HUGE homes, which in turn takes more energy to heat and cool, thereby creating a horrendous cycle of energy use.

The world's population is out of control, and we're stripping more and more forrested and pristine land and waters to make our own selves more comfortable, not realizing that we may be making ourselves comfortable now, but what horrors does the future hold for our decendants?  And what about the animals?  None of us have any other place to go if we continue to rape, poison, and kill this planet. 

We should consider this planet our home, and treat it as if our lives depended on its health and well being (since it does).  Every single living thing on this earth, as well as our air and waterways should be treated with respect, as without all of these we are nothing. The health of this planet depends upon us all, and it's time the leaders of all nations start being less greedy and more in tune with the needs and rights of Earth's inhabitants.

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Thanks and bravo Billie:

                Bright idea of creating and/or inviting all those who love animals with passion! I believe that in general someone who cares about animals also needs to care about their environment.

From 2000 to 2002 I fought with all my strenghts to save a watershed from clearcut. This watershed is in 600 acres of old growth forest in Vancouver Island and is the home of bears, cougars, raccons, rabbits, beavers, otters, ravens, eagles, gueese, blue herons, crabs, and many other little friends. My group and I finally won the battle and the 33 acres designed to be clercut were finally left alone. Another parcel is now under attack because evil always comes back.

However, from this experience I learned that to fight in this kind of wars we need to be a real slayer; the Ministry of Forest's employees were a very ugly kind of demons. 

Heaven will protect us in the name of good and will help us fight against the power of $$$$$ 

Nice meeting you all!

Daisy  

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I saw a special the other night on The Weather Channel, that was talking about how endangered the Everglades are becoming.  They said the Everglades were one of the largest watersheds in the US at one time, but now they're only a tiny sliver that will most likely disappear if things don't change.  This hurts us AND the little critters (and big ones) that once inhabited them. 

What was once a massive watershed, has been mowed down to make room for homes. 

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Oh yeah, and one more thing....., according to some geographical scientists, New Orleans is located where a massive watershed for the mighty Mississippi used to be!

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everyone

I can see some of my favorite people here. And, some people I have not yet had the pleasure to interact with yet. Cool!

Thanks for inviting me here.

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  Thanks for joining our ranks everybody!!!

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Rosemary, Thank You for the invitation. Directly behind my house 20 years ago use to be a cornfield. It has been allowed to revert back to it's natural wetland state. Now I am able to watch turkey's, pheasants, cranes, hawks, eagles, and coyotes. Each day is a feast to the eye! I love wildlife in the wild.

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Support the soliderity of people of 63 countries  and others which I got from 1987 to 2001 as a part of Global  campaign ONFOOT and traversed around 80,000 kms 

as a Good will ambassador of 63 countries who born and brought up  in India

    By road show with a modified automobile and e campaining.as well as have a critical views on the India/ Indian hypocracy

Dear Friends 
    Howz life
    In detail about me ,,,,Born and brought up in India  ,,,Graduated in civil engineering  in 1986  ,, Embark on global  campaign ONFOOT for" Global Friendship and Peace" ,, by giving up job in 1987 . 10/30,, Traveresed through the capital of landlocked 63 countries of Asia and Europe ..covered around 80,000 kms with  warm welcoming  ,,before  turning back  to india  in 15/08/2001 ,, realised missing of global feelings despite of meeting own Prime minister&  others and much focused in  media,,Therefore, doing road show and e campaigning as a Good will ambassador of 63 countries who born and brought up in India

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  Thank you for inviting me Billye! Lately I have been thinking more and more about Global Warming and what we all can do to help slow this process down. I watched Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore and was so taken by it, I cried afterwards. I went toi the website and found I already do alot of the little things to help, but this really upsets me. Even my husband watched it and was really taken by it. We talk to others alot about the effects, and I know I always tell people some of the simple things they can do to help.

   I just really need a group about htis right now.

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If you do any online shopping, please don't leave money on the table that could go to charities. I have deals with over 1500 merchants (Staples, Amazon, etc) to contribute to a basket of the best charities that serve the Arts, Animals, Education, Health, Humanity or the Planet.  Please go to www.clickshopsupport.org and click the cause you want to support.  When you shop this way, each store has agreed to donate up to 25% to a basket of the best charities determined by an independent third party, Charity Navigator.  It won't cost you an extra dime, and in many cases you will save money using the exclusive coupons they offer. 

Make these merchants step up to their responsibilities.   This is a concrete way to make the world a better place for us and generations to come. 

Please let me know how you liked the shopping experience, and how I can improve this site to attract more people to shop with a conscience.  Please forward this to all your friends on Care2.  You can use the Referral Blaster on the site to let your non-Care2 friends know about this.  There is also a safe shortcut you can download that will sit on your desktop that will always take you directly to this marketplace.

Let’s start to feel good about where we spend our money!

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One small mention is not bad, but anymore than that will have to be deleted.

I told Janet that I would make some rules and guidelines for this group, and I think I better get on that soon, eh.

Not many of you know that my sister died on April 10th after a long battle with Type II Diabetes. Her death hit me and the rest of the family extremely hard, even more than we thought it would. However, I've slacked too much, and need to get back with the program! It does no one any good to let yourself get too far down after a tragedy.

I appreciate you guys holding down the fort through this most difficult time. I'm way behind on most everything, and my mom and I are still sorting through Paulette's belongings. So I hope to be around more often, and I'll get those rules and guidelines up before long (I hope).

Thanks again,

BJ   

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Thanks for the invite Collen.  We are responsible of all creation.  Free choice is our gift, but many dont know that there is only one way to live peacefully , inharmony with everything that goes with the flow.  Moving oppossite to the flow is strugle and leads to self destruction.  It is up to us.  Thanks to pleople like all of you i started to believe in humanity again, there is hope.  Thanks.

My name is leo, i am from puerto rico, where 3 different cultures fusion to become one, puertoricans.  

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  Thanks to colleen o.  for the invite.  I do hope by Enviromental Integrity this group means to address more than just animal welfare, but also the trees, plants and the land that supports them.

  I do not believe in harming any living thing, but the poisoning of the land, air and water is still a crime against nature and needs our voices too.

Where there is life there is hope

Davida  

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like billye, my own life has been consuming a majority of my time and attention. i am hoping to get "back into the groove" now that things have settled down.

clearly, many of us here have an exceptional love for animals, but it's not the only focus of the group.  sometimes, by preserving the planet, we help the animals; at other times, preserving the animals helps the planet.  we all are, ultimately, one, and inexorably intertwined.

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Welcome eveybody!!! 

Right now with the political stuff going on, and many members having family stuff going on, we haven't had much time to frequent the group. But things will hopefully pan out soon.

If anyone feels like they want to become a cohost to help out Janet and I, please feel free to speak up or send me a network message.

Thanks!

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