Katlyn's diary

Dear diary,
I haven't written in this thing in so long! I have been so busy with my paintings and all the clients. I find endless inspiration since Ecosia docks in so many places. Painting seagulls and the ocean are fun but I really love the cities we come across. The diverse cultures keep me awake painting and painting and painting! All the traveling also helps me sell my paintings. Though I have regular customers in Ecosia, my client list grows every time I show my paintings in different cities. I think I may have to refuse some art requests soon because Logan is heading to elementary school next week. I need to concentrate on my son during this big change in his life. Logan is so excited to go to a new school. His tuition-free preschool was fully equipped with new educational toys and well-trained teachers but there is nothing like going to, as Logan calls it, "real school". Oh I almost forgot to mention Ben! Ben has decided to go to Harvard and he told me the Ecosian government granted him a full scholarship. I'm very excited for him but at the same time, I'm going to miss my son...

Bella's letter

Dear David,
I heard about the seperation with Delia. I know it must be tough with the divorce and finding out your sister up and left New York without a word. I never meant to leave without telling any of you. I just got so sick of living in all that smog and noise that when Ecosia docked...I just got on. It's really great here! I finally feel like I can breathe! I found a job quickly and I already have a nice apartment with a scenic view. The huge window in my living room gives me breathtaking views. The best part about that window is that the scenes change everyday since Ecosia moves! Not only that, I get fresh carrots, turnips, potatos, and apples from my personal little garden. I can grow my favorite foods in that garden. David, your mind seems really muddled according to the report I got from mom. she says you just sleep all day in your room and eat delivered pizza whenever you get hungry. That doesn't sound anything like you! I think you really need a fresh start so why don't you come join me? You can get on in two weeks at New York according to the schedule! I'm sure some fresh air will clear your mind up! If you come live with me, I will even plant some pea plants(you know how much I hate peas). You can burn off all that pizza-eating fat at the gym as well! The gyms are amazing here! They use the machines to generate energy to move Ecosia around with the gyms. I'm sure after you get back in shape, you can move Ecosia half way around the world in just one work out session! Anyway, why don't you consider it? There are plenty of pretty girls in Ecosia once you feel like looking again.

Miss you,
Bella

Government Notice

Attention all citizens of Ecosia
As all of Ecosia knows, our society stresses not only a environmental sustainability but also educational opportunity. Accordingly, we are pleased to announce an increase in federal financial aid for higher education. All citizens currently attending or planning to attend four-year universities in any country may apply for additional federal grants.

You may qualify for additional aid if you meet some of these guidelines:
-parents who make low to moderate income
-clean criminal record
-actively promotes Ecosia's environmentally friendly ideals
-independent student

We hope all of you will take this opportunity to gain more knowledge and contribute toan even greater Ecosia in the future.

Patrice's Diary

Ecosia is such a marvelous city. I wake up in the morning such a lovely sight of sun shine on the many vibrant flowers that bloom on our beautiful city. The parks, orchards, and gardens together look like another Eden. After waking up around seven in the morning, I have a thirty minute workout and start on making breakfast for my husband and children. I feel so good knowing that what I cook is nutritious for my family and that the produce I use is all organic and pesticide free, I should know my lovely neighbors and I grew them all in our community garden and mini orchard. I only need to go to the butcher, bakery and creamery once a week and that's all the shopping I have to do. As the kids head off to school and my husband to work I set about doing the household chores and around eleven start heading over to work in my electric/hydro powered car. I would arrive at home around four and start making dinner for my husband and kids. They would arrive just in time around half past five and we all sit down for dinner. Afterwards I would pop the dishes into the dishwasher and as John and I head over to the den, Annie and Joe would go to do their homework. On the weekends, I have the choice of going to the gym, the spa, yoga classes, or pilates classes. Let's not forget the huge shopping mall with all the latest styles and trends. Ecosia is a mobile city and thus this is very possible. This city has it all. It is environmentally friendly, all the while with all the latest clothes, electronics and the works. I should have moved here earlier, life is totally great here.

Joe's Journal

It is fun living in Ecosia. I go to school at 8:30 have lunch around 12:30 and get off at 4:30. The teachers are really nice and the playground is huge. At school everyone gets to choose what classes they want, when they want it, and with whom they want it with. We have two state of the art computer labs that are run on last week's lunch. Did I mention that everyone has their own PDA/Cell phone like device (We call it PCD) that runs on solar energy? All the kids get one when we get into school. We have mandatory gym everyday for three hours, but that's alright. I just plug my PCD in and it gets recharged as I work out. On the weekends, I could either go to the gym to meet with my friends to see who can run the most, go to the movies, or the arcade store. Since Ecosia is a Mobile city, the movie theater has all the latest movies from around the world. Not to mention that if I wanted to buy the latest videogame I don't have to wait for it to be released in my country because I can just get it when Ecosia travels to that country. How cool is that! Too bad for all the other gamers, they have to wait for it to be released where they live. Ecosia's such a good place to live in.

Bob's Journal

Today I woke up to the beautiful Antarctic ice, a stark contrast from yesterday's Caribbean sunrise. I headed to my garden to do my morning stretches, as well as pick a potato from my garden for breakfast. The fries from those fast food places don't even come close to my organic hash. After that delicious fast breaking, I got ready to go to work. I took the scenic ride on the EMS towards EEC3. I'm always captivated by how well the flowers grow in the city. We Ecosians really have mastered the beauty of the earth. At EEC3, I walked past the exercise facility to the energy facility. There was a larger turnout of exercisers today, probably trying to get their quotas done early. With a larger turnout we gained a lot more electricity today, enough to power the whole district for a few days! After work I decided to finish one of my exercise hours since it was a convenient 50-foot walk. After that workout, I headed home to check on my garden. The pomegranates are starting to grow! I picked some lettuce to make a salad for dinner and headed back inside. After dinner I sorted the garbage to appropriately recycle it. I am still amazed how every bit of trash is converted into energy to help fuel the city. After the short task, I relaxed with a good book. Now I am here writing in my journal, reminiscing on my productive day for Ecosia. These journal entries really help me to appreciate the wonder of this great city and help me realize that I truly am living in a utopia.

Together, we can save the Earth.

Save the EARTH TODAY!

Ecosia provides the following:

• knowledgable researchers
  

• alternative energy projects

• organic vegetation

• clean air

• fresh seafood

• A WHOLE NEW CLEANER FUTURE

Join ECOSIA and journey around the 7 SEAS while saving NATURE today!

Credits to the following:
http://parithoshlfc.deviantart.com/art/Save-the-World-81235585
http://the-fairywitch.deviantart.com/art/Tree-of-Knowledge-99802598
http://pavle.deviantart.com/art/Alternative-Energy-73267294
http://lady-au-pair.deviantart.com/art/Farmers-Market-Produce-99385839
http://arcturus101.deviantart.com/art/Fresh-Air-100160703
http://art-photo.deviantart.com/art/School-of-Fish-55011766
http://bpauba.deviantart.com/art/The-New-Beginning-28640360

Ecosia- A dream come true~

Utopian Seal
(think green.)
Credits to estranged-illusions
(http://estranged-illusions.deviantart.com/art/think-green-92676173)

Utopian Motto: Live free. Live Clean.

Utopian Animal: sea turtle

Credits to LievvVon
(http://lievvvon.deviantart.com/art/Sea-Turtle-94328386)

The sea turtle is a great choice for our Utopian animal because it has always been endangered by careless energy conversions and cooling systems. Water is pumped into towers to cool nuclear energy and the left-over hot water is then deposited back into the ocean where it causes thermal pollution, changing the temperature of the water greatly. Because of the high increase in water temperature, sea turtles are at risk of over-exposure to heat. Ecosia strive to create a more energy efficient and less environmental damage way of converting energy. With the sea turtle as our beloved animal, we will always remember our purpose and continue to work even harder.

You're Invited!

Hello there! Don't you hate breathing that awful city air? I know I do. That's why I moved to Ecosia, the best place on earth. We get to travel the world AND save it at the same time. This is possible because our fair city is a floating utopia. Yes, Ecosia is a large mobile city that travels on the high seas. We get to trade for foreign goods and experience the unique cultures of the world.
How are we saving the world, you ask? We get to do all these awesome green projects to protect the environment. For instance, all our trash is converted to electrical energy. My computer is being run on last week's dinner as we speak. Also, I get to go to the gym for FREE. I workout AND create energy with all the exercise machines there. It's really cool and nifty how they can combine exercise and energy production. I pump up the city and I feel pumped. That's right.
All the food is organic and and we have an endless supply of fresh seafood. Yum!
Our government is a democracy with many rights and freedoms. Our motto is "Live free, live clean." If this sounds like heaven, you should come and join us!

A Day in the Life of Average Bob

Average Bob is an average citizen of Ecosia. Bob is a 25 year-old single male living in District III. He is currently working as an electrical engineer at the Exercise Energy Center of District III (EEC3).

7:30 Bob wakes up.
7:30-8:20 Bob eats his breakfast and prepares to improve society (work).
8:20-8:30 Bob rides the EMS (Electro-Magnetic Shuttle) to EEC3.
8:30-12:00 Bob works as assistant systems manager.
12:00-1:00 Bob enjoys a lovely lunch of freshly caught swordfish and a garden salad.
1:00-4:30 Bob returns to work.
4:30-5:30 Bob conveniently fulfills one hour of his quota at EEC3. He decides to use the treadmill today.
5:30-5:40 Bob returns home on another EMS ride.
5:40-6:15 Bob checks on his personal garden and harvests some vegetables for the night's dinner.
6:15-7:00 Bob prepares his dinner.
7:00-8:00 Bob eats his dinner.
8:00-8:30 Bob washes his dishes and sorts through his refuse to recycle appropriately.
8:30-11:00 Bob enjoys his leisure time with various activities.
11:00 Bob sleeps for the night, reminiscing on his fruitful work for the great Ecosian society.

The Laws of Ecosia

1. No person shall be above nor below the Laws of Ecosia.
2. All persons shall recycle their refuse.
3. All persons (ages 18 - 65) shall fulfill a five hour per week quota at their district Exercise Energy Center.
4. All persons shall receive an education equivalent to a twelfth grade level.
5. All persons shall have the right to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and the freedom to petition and assemble.
6. All persons shall have the right to a speedy and public trial by a jury of their peers in the Grand Ecosian Court presided by the Grand Council.
7. All persons over the age of eighteen shall have the right to participate in the election of the Grand Council.
8. All persons able to work shall work in an occupation suitable to their skills.
9. All citizens of Ecosia shall have the freedom to leave this society at their discretion.
10. All persons deemed guilty of an offense by the the Grand Ecosian Court shall be punished as deemed appropriate by the court.
    

Government

We the sovereign people of Ecosia hereby establish the Grand Council. This council shall be composed of four councilors, one from each of Ecosia's four districts. The councilors shall be chosen through a direct election by their peers in their respective districts. The councilors shall represent the interests of their districts wholeheartedly and honestly. They shall guide the great Ecosia on all matters domestic and foreign as a united body with a united cause for the betterment of this sovereign entity. The district citizens may vote to remove their councilor from the Grand Council at any time they deem necessary and proper. On certain matters deemed appropriate to the citizens of Ecosia, the citizens may decide to have an election to determine the course of action for said matter.

Declaration of Independence

The issue of global warming and depletion of fossil fuels have plagued all the walls of the U.S. media. Yet, the U.S. consumes about 40% of the fossil fuels, even though we only contain about 25% of the world's population. Although there are oil reserves in the U.S and Canada which can last us for another 300 years only if we continue to use it at our current rate, the non-renewable resource is causing destruction to the earth's environment. But as the population grows, the increase of energy consumption rises. The U.S. keeps energy cost artificially low disregarding the cost of extraction, processing and clean-up. For coal to be converted to electricity, it must first be extracted from the earth. Mining erodes topsoil that take more than hundreds of years to form. The topsoil is the most fertile for agriculture, and as we continue erode more, the soil is depleted of its nutrients and the crop yield is decreased, which causes a less abundant harvest. Mining also leads to the leeching of toxic materials into the earth's soil and water supply, which can also cause degraded crop yields and foods that are hazardous to humans and animals. The liquefaction of the coal takes a large amount of water, which is then burned to create heat. The burning of coal releases carbon dioxide, sulfur and nitrates into the environment. All of these are greenhouse gases which can then increase the greenhouse effect of warming the earth. Sulfur and Nitrates can also combine to form acid precipitation, which results in acid deposition into the earth's soil causing a decrease in vegetation. Although electricity has made life more comfortable and convenient, but it is at the cost of our Mother Earth.
The U.S. emphasizes most of its attention to pollution clean-up, which is more costly than pollution prevention. Wasteful use of energy due to its low price increases the amount of fossil fuels mined and processed, which produces more clean-up and an increase in the depletion of non-renewable resources. Ecosia was created on part of an attempt to save the environment and a community where everyone can feel good about the energy they use and the teamwork they engage in to bring to the earth, solutions to a better future.