Bloggers Unite for the Environment: Blog Action Day
Blogging has become a tool of the people, evident today in the images and accounts that seep out of Burma. The power of the internet and the voice of the blogger can’t be denied as Burma cyber-dissidents crack censorship to reveal protests of a scale that has not been seen in the military-ruled country for almost twenty years. Recognizing the power of blogging, a group of the industry’s best and brightest have created Blog Action Day - an event that will use the media platform to unite bloggers for the environment.
On October 15th, bloggers from around the globe will focus their words, pictures and podcasts on the environment. The call goes out to all bloggers, not just green ones, and the founders hope for “unity in diversity”. As of today there are nearly 6,000 blogs signed up to participate and together will reach an audience of almost 4 million people.
Bloggers can participate by creating a post about the environment and or committing their day’s revenue to one of the selected charity recipients including Greenpeace, The Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Foundation, The Sierra Club Foundation and The Conservation Fund.
The bloggers behind Blog Action Day include Collis Ta’eed, Leo Babauta and Cyan Ta’eed. Collis Ta’eed runs Eden Creative Communities and blogs on NorthxEast. A Baha’i, Collis was inspired to create Blog Action Day by a belief in the unity of humanity. Leo Babauta is the author of one of my all time favorite blogs ZenHabits and has also written for LifeHack.org, DumbLittleMan, FreelanceSwitch, WebWorkerDaily and was recently a guest on ProBlogger. Cyan Ta’eed runs another hit blog FreelanceSwitch a valuable resource for freelancers of all varieties.
I’ve already committed Daily Tomorrow to the day and hope to get another exciting blog project that is in the works of the ground by then (hhhmmm). Several of my favorite blogs are signed up including ProBlogger, Inhabitat, GigaOm and many more. It should be a great event filled with diverse perspectives on today’s environmental issues. So mark the day and if you are a blogger consider signing up! Go to Blog Action Day for more info and I’ll keep you posted here as well.