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What is Missing? Maya Lin – Artist and Environmentalist

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I just came across two extraordinary websites and had to share. Maya Lin has created art and architecture, an amazing body of work that includes large-scale site-specific installations, intimate studio artworks and memorials.

Her latest and last memorial is called, “What is Missing?“ The mission of this Foundation is to bring awareness to the public about the present sixth mass extinction of species as well as emphasize that by preventing deforestation, we can reduce carbon emissions and protect species and habitats.

“The project proposes that we look at a memorial not as a singular static object, but as a work that can exist in several forms and in multiple sites. These formats include permanent Listening Cones placed at select science institutions, smaller site-specific sound and media installations, and more…”

Through Saturday, May 30th: What is Missing? by Maya Lin, presented by Creative Time, can be seen on a high definition 44 1/2 HD screen located on Broadway between 44th and 45th streets, in NYC. For those who cannot make it to Times Square, the video can viewed on the website.

The website itself is wonderfully designed and has innovative animated programming. I played the sounds over and over… and viewed the other links and content, then I went to the artists personal site and was thrilled to see yet another outstanding website. Clever ideas in viewing her galleries and the overall navigation.

Please visit these sites, view the work, listen to the sounds and read about the causes!

What is Missing?

Maya Lin

Earth Hour 2010 – WWF’s Action for Climate Change

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World Wildlife Fund‘s “Earth Hour” is coming on March 27th, at 8:30 pm, local time. What a wonderful idea that’s so simple. We’re always thinking about what we as individuals can do to make a difference, and this is something we can do without leaving the house! Join the movement, set your clock and help spread the word.

Mission from Earth Hour:

“On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people, organizations, corporations and governments around the world will come together to make a bold statement about their concern for climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour. In the U.S. where we are already feeling the impacts of climate change, Earth Hour sends a clear message that Americans care about this issue and want to turn the lights out on dirty air, dangerous dependency on foreign oil and costly climate change impacts, and make the switch to cleaner air, a strong economic future and a more secure nation.
Participation is easy. By flipping off your lights on March 27th at 8:30 p.m. local time you will be making the switch to a cleaner, more secure nation and prosperous America. View the toolkits, to find out what else you can do to get involved including leading the Earth Hour movement in your community.

“On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people, organizations, corporations and governments around the world will come together to make a bold statement about their concern for climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour. In the U.S. where we are already feeling the impacts of climate change, Earth Hour sends a clear message that Americans care about this issue and want to turn the lights out on dirty air, dangerous dependency on foreign oil and costly climate change impacts, and make the switch to cleaner air, a strong economic future and a more secure nation.

Participation is easy. By flipping off your lights on March 27th at 8:30 p.m. local time you will be making the switch to a cleaner, more secure nation and prosperous America. View the toolkits, to find out what else you can do to get involved including leading the Earth Hour movement in your community.”

Earth Hour has captured the world’s imagination for the past three years, and in 2009 nearly one billion people turned out their lights from 4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents.

Check out this wonderful Video:

Crying For Haiti – With A Bit of Hope

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It’s been almost two weeks since the catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti. I watch the news, mostly CNN, everyday and it’s hard to have hope, when I see the destruction, damage and the Haitian people on the edge. For them to still be finding people is utterly amazing. I cannot imagine anything worse than being buried alive, and someone was pulled out yesterday after 11 days.

I am doing what I can as a citizen of the world, which is to donate money. I donated right after it happened, to Doctors Without Borders, then to the “Hope For Haiti Now” fund. This morning, I downloaded the album “Hope For Haiti Now” from itunes, which gives 100% of the proceeds to the fund. Listening to the album today, twice so far, these artists take my breath away. You can really hear the anguish and sadness from these musicians and you know they care. Thanks to George Clooney and all the celebrities for doing their part. Hopefully the telethon will replay soon, however tonight at 8PM, on CNN, if you didn’t see it, watch Larry King Live “How You Can Help Haiti”, and donate whatever you can, every little bit adds up.

I’ve learned so much these past 2 weeks about the Haitian people and as I see each reporter’s story unfold, I cannot thank Anderson Cooper 360, Dr. Sanjay Gupta (my new HERO) and the rest of the CNN staff for bringing it to us. The Haitian people have strong faith and an unbelievable will. To see them singing in spite of their situation and yelling their love for family members, children or spouses, while still pinned under rubble, just made me cry, sometimes with hope and sometimes with sadness. Let’s hope CNN will continue to report from Haiti for a long time to come, so the people of the world don’t forget. CNN can keep us informed and we can continue to help these people.

What will become of the tens of thousands of orphaned children, and the homeless? Haiti has a long road of rebuilding ahead. Hopefully we can help them rebuild stronger, perhaps greener and let’s get it under way very, very soon. Once the rain comes, it will make a dire situation, so much worse.