By RASHA AL QAHTANI

AN initiative to recycle five tonnes of used paper will begin today at the Al Estiqlal Secondary Girls School, Muharraq.

The 10-day environmental project is being organised by the Bahrain Centre for Volunteers in collaboration with the General Organisation for Youth and Sport (Goys).

It aims to encourage a clean environment and encourage youth to volunteer and participate during their summer holiday, said project co-ordinator Mohammed Al Dashti.

"There are tonnes of used paper thrown out every day from various companies and offices," he said.

"The idea is to recycle the paper collected from various companies and offices."

Mr Al Dashti said that they had put up advertisements and contacted various organisations to provide them with discarded paper.

"We saw a good response and the amount of paper we received reached up to five tonnes," he said.

"The only cost involved is the equipment we use, like shredders and blenders."

He said that the recycling process was very simple and it would start with cutting up the paper in the shredder.

"The shredded paper would then be placed into a blender to further cut into smaller pieces," said Mr Al Dashti.

"The paper would then be mixed with water and wood chippings and eventually turned into paste."

He said that the paste would then be kept on a net and dried in the sun.

"The recycled paper would then be turned into boxes or greeting cards designed by the volunteers," he said.

A total of 80 volunteers, aged between 17 and 24, are participating.

"They will be honoured at a ceremony by the end of the month," said Mr Al Dashti.

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The Live Earth concert was held on 07/07/07, a date that will go down in the history books. It was a 24-hour concert, performed on 7 continents, bringing together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to start a global movement to solve the deadly climate crisis facing our planet today.

Live Earth reached worldwide audiences through an innovative, first of its kind media campaign, utilizing television, radio, the Internet and wireless channels. Former US Vice President Al Gore was the driving force behind this huge event, following on the heels of his much talked about documentary An Inconvenient Truth, on global warming.

Live Earth staged official concerts at Giants Stadium in New York, Wembley Stadium in London, Aussie Stadium in Sydney, Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, the Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg, Makuhari Messe in Tokyo, the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai and HSH Nordbank Area in Hamburg.

Join the movement at http://www.liveearth.org/

To watch official video coverage of the event, go to http://liveearth.msn.com/

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The average person in the countries listed below puts more demand on the global ecosystem than any other, giving these countries the world's largest per-capita "ecological footprint", WWF data shows.

Here is the top 5 most polluting countries on Earth:

1. Qatar
2. UAE
3. Kuwait
4. Bahrain
5. USA

Of course Bahrain's population is small compared to all the other countries on the list, so the total contribution is relatively little. Still, let's hope Bahrain will drop off the top 10 list soon. Every one of us can do something to help it.

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This is an interesting action to bring awareness to the exhaust emissions of the growing number of cars in China. Of course this same issue applies to Bahrain as well. The text on the balloon reads:

Drive one day less and look how much carbon monoxide you'll keep out of the air we breathe.

Avoid cruising around for no reason. Organize a car pool to work. Take a walk. Use public transport.

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We have implemented some new features on Green Bahrain.

Most importantly if you look at your account you will see the number of your Earth points. Currently everybody has zero, but here is how you can gain points. This is our small reward for all the work you do on this site for the cause.

• 1 Earth point for inviting a user. See the invite link in your left sidebar as Invite your friends and collegues.
• 15 Earth points when invited user registers, as it is crucial to have as many members interested in the cause as possible.
• 2 Earth points for posting a Forum topic. Under Create content link in your left sidebar.
• 3 Earth points for posting a Image. Under Create content link in your left sidebar.
• 4 Earth points for posting a Tip. Under Create content link in your left sidebar.
• 1 Earth point for posting a comment.

You can also be easily notified by new content posted on the by going to your account and clicking the My notification settings tab and setting up how detailed you want your notification emails to be. Thank you for setting it up!

Finally, you now have to possibility to add buddies within the site. Every invited user will automatically becomes your buddy.

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Welcome to our website and Happy Earth Day!

Greet your family, friends and colleagues with Happy Earth Day on the 22nd of April. Celebrate Earth Day together.

Today, to mark the occasion and rooting the continuity of the Earth Day celebration, Reef takes the first step to a greener environment by planting a seed for every unique visitor to www.greenbahrain.com. Together there is a lot we can do, so let’s join forces on the journey to a sustainable future for Bahrain.

Bookmark this site and check back often. Find out what this initiative is about, and what we can do together.

As a first step, register and drop a comment here to show your support!

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Carbon dioxide and other gases warm the surface of the planet naturally by trapping solar heat in the atmosphere. This is a good thing because it keeps our planet habitable. However, by burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil and clearing forests we have dramatically increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere and temperatures are rising.

The vast majority of scientists agree that global warming is real, it’s already happening and that it is the result of our activities and not a natural occurrence.1 The evidence is overwhelming and undeniable.

We’re already seeing changes. Glaciers are melting, plants and animals are being forced from their habitat, and the number of severe storms and droughts is increasing.

1. The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has almost doubled in the last 30 years.
2. Malaria has spread to higher altitudes in places like the Colombian Andes, 7,000 feet above sea level.
3. The flow of ice from glaciers in Greenland has more than doubled over the past decade.
4. At least 279 species of plants and animals are already responding to global warming, moving closer to the poles.
5. If the warming continues, we can expect catastrophic consequences.
6. Deaths from global warming will double in just 25 years -- to 300,000 people a year.
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