Today is Blog Action Day. It's kind of a blogger's Earth Day. Thousands of blogs are united today in creating awareness about the environment, and helping to create a greener tomorrow. Over 12 million people will be reached with the cumulative readership of all these blogs. Here's how I'm doing my part and I hope you'll join me.
First a little background. I have to get up at 7AM every day to go to work. That may not seem that early to a lot of folks, but I'm a night owl. The only thing that gets me through the day is my morning coffee. But today I'm taking one for the team, as it were. My daily coffee fund is going to a more important cause today. I'm taking my $3, and giving it to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). A little about NWF:
What do wolves, salmon, panthers, bison, whooping cranes, waterfowl, polar bears and other creatures big and small have in common? They have the National Wildlife Federation as their champion.
"We helped return wolves to Yellowstone National Park. We are guiding efforts to protect the places endangered whooping cranes, grizzly bears and Florida panthers call home. We defend America's safeguards and safe-havens for wildlife. We build consensus-based solutions for wildlife where we can. We take the case for wildlife to courts when we must. We represent wildlife everywhere, from Congress and the White House to the fields and streams of America's wilderness and beyond. We confront the threats of global warming and seek solutions to reduce the impact on people and wildlife."
Among large environmental organizations, NWF does the best job of responsibly spending its supporters' money, according to SmartMoney magazine. NWF was honored for spending nearly 90 cents of every dollar it receives directly on educating, inspiring and assisting people to conserve and restore wildlife and wild places.
I know $3 isn't much, but if even 1% of people who read one of the blogs participating in Blog Action Day decide to give $3, that's $5 million.
Have you had your coffee yet today? Consider being slightly drowsier today for a good cause.
Here are a few more charities that might speak to you: