Mini-Globe Part 2

After I painted the land green, I painted the oceans blue...  -Liam

The Cool Globes Have Arrived!

The Cool Globes Arriving Today on the Boston Common!

About 50 Cool Globes are being installed in several locations in Boston this week and the official opening of Cool Globes Boston is this Thursday, August 15, at 11 a.m. by the Brewer Fountain in Boston Common. Mayor Menino, Congressman Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will speak at the event.

Dylan and I will also be speaking briefly about our blog. 

Come join us for this memorable event!  We look forward to seeing you!  -Liam

Painting A Mini-Globe

Wendy Abrams generously sent us a mini-globe to paint with our hot idea for a cooler planet.  I choose to paint the top half of the globe in bright colors to represent the planet as we know and love it.  I painted the bottom half grey to show what the planet might look like if we don't take care of it.  Tune in over the next week or so to see pictures of our Cool Globes Kids mini-globe in progress!  -Liam

Turn off your sprinklers

I know it's very hot in the summer but on the rare occasion that it rains, don't forget to turn off your sprinklers. You don't need the sprinklers on when the rain is already watering your lawn. -Liam

Image source: http://www.popularmechanics.com/cm/popularmechanics/images/sprinklers_03_0710-lg-27441940.jpg

Mindfulness

Dylan here. Back to my conversation with Jason Talbot. When Mrs. Shadek decided to sponsor a globe, she reached out to Artists for Humanity. After a lot of thought and consideration, Mrs. Shadek, Mr. Talbot, and 19 year old Kitauna Parker got together and titled the globe "Mindfulness." The name of the globe is based on a poem written by Ms. Parker and the poem titled "Mindfulness" is painted onto the globe. "Mindfulness" is about being aware of your environment and understanding the needs of our globe. The poem also makes us think about how we should not look for immediate gratification but instead, we should look to the future with a more long term vision. This is consistent with everything we've been blogging about over the past few months. The crisis in our climate can only be fixed if we all take action to improve the long term good of our environment.

Summer Camp

This summer, I spent 4 1/2 weeks at sleep away camp.  I was so fortunate to have the chance to spend so much time in nature.  This privilege of going to camp makes me that much more committed to wanting to protect our planet so that our kids can spend their summers enjoying nature the way we can!  What about you?  - Liam

My Younger Brothers' Blog

My 2 younger brothers, Nico and Charlie Stuart, and their friends, Aidan and Ian Keusch (the younger brothers of Dylan who partners with me on this blog), started their own blog where they are posting their hot ideas for a cooler planet in conjunction with their school, the Chickering Elementary School.  Their ideas are pretty cool too! So check them out, forward this link to your friends and comment too! - Liam

http://globesboston.edublogs.org/