Comments on: Why Earth Matters http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/05/20/why-earth-matters/?src=earthmatters-rss Earth is an amazing planet, and the one that matters most to us. Let’s have a conversation about it. Wed, 01 May 2013 01:19:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: socreative http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/05/20/why-earth-matters/#comment-612 socreative Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:24:44 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=7#comment-612 This is an amazing project. I will definitely be visiting your site now. As for ideas maybe have categories dedicated to the pollution awareness and show real examples of what we do to our planet

]]> By: Cesarina Rosell http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/05/20/why-earth-matters/#comment-393 Cesarina Rosell Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:04:34 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=7#comment-393 I am from Dominican Republic, at the Caribbean. I am so glad to have this space to see what is happening with my planet and learn more from it. I am planning to spread in my country the information about how to take care of the planet and I will use this site as one of my main sources. I knew about this site at the University, The Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and I am very grateful of having this opportunity to be in contact with such a important information about my beautiful planet. It’s marvelous!

]]> By: Mike Carlowicz http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/05/20/why-earth-matters/#comment-384 Mike Carlowicz Tue, 31 May 2011 15:52:50 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=7#comment-384 Thanks to all for reading and sharing.

@Lisa Lone Fight – Glad to have you as part of the conversation. What regions or environmental conditions are you monitoring?

@David Poulson — Journalists have used our site in several ways. It is a tool for following natural disasters and hazards that may be in the news. It’s also a good spot for archival photos of various regions and environmental phenomena. The images of the day are also a little taste of much deeper subjects, so we hope they provoke journalists — and frankly everyone — to dig a little deeper into these stories.

]]> By: Denise Greenberg http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/05/20/why-earth-matters/#comment-179 Denise Greenberg Mon, 30 May 2011 18:48:46 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=7#comment-179 I am a high school earth science and astronomy teacher. I have used this site countless times to familiarize myself with this spectacular planet, as well as filch its pictures for my lesson plans and monitor backgrounds. (Betcha never thought that a monitor background could be a “teachable moment,” did cha. I never thought about it myself until my students started asking me about my laptop pictures…) Thank you for my increased knowledge and awe of our Earth, and for helping me to engage as well as enlighten my scads of teenage students.

PS – I SO look forward to keeping up with this blog!

]]> By: Willie Samain http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/05/20/why-earth-matters/#comment-52 Willie Samain Thu, 26 May 2011 01:55:15 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=7#comment-52 Greetings I located your site by mistake when i was searching Google for this topic, I have to tell you your site is definitely very helpful I also really like the layout, its superb!

]]> By: A. K. Azad http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/05/20/why-earth-matters/#comment-32 A. K. Azad Wed, 25 May 2011 14:36:43 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=7#comment-32 I’m really greatfull to all of the members of NASA to creat the opportunity to know our erath each moment. NASA serving for the human beings using all of it’s efforts and know us the latest condition(s) of the planet. Long live NASA & works for all of us!

]]> By: Lloyd Smith http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/05/20/why-earth-matters/#comment-27 Lloyd Smith Wed, 25 May 2011 01:15:37 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=7#comment-27 I am thankful that someone is observing our Earth. Not just the human habitations but the uninhabited and wild places that make Earth such an interesting place. I look forward to the images and stories. They help me maintain a sense of stewardship and enjoy the time I share with the parts of Earth I would never know about otherwise.

]]> By: David Poulson http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/05/20/why-earth-matters/#comment-26 David Poulson Wed, 25 May 2011 00:29:16 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=7#comment-26 Glad to see you have journalists in your mix. What I would like to see from this blog are some tips on using Earth Observatory resources as a tool for journalism. I run a nonprofit environmental news service at Michigan State University that covers the Great Lakes watershed. (www.greatlakesecho.org)
We love satellite imagery and use it whenever we can. But it’s kind of hit and miss on keeping track of what might be out there and of interest to our readers.
Tips on how to track the availability of, in my case, Great Lakes relevant imagery would help me leverage EO resources in a way that benefits public understanding.

]]> By: Lee Pelley http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/05/20/why-earth-matters/#comment-25 Lee Pelley Tue, 24 May 2011 23:54:01 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=7#comment-25 My first impression of this site was that I’d had no idea that there were so very many volcanoes on this “blue dot” of a planet. Most of them are in places I’ve never heard of: and that gives me a vivid, broad look at global matters. This gives all of us a fuller, more rounded look at where we live! It helps to keep one’s perspective alive and active.
I feel proud of my own country when I see it giving us perspectives that include the rest of the world.
Lee Pelley, Manager/SYLVAN LEEF Inc.
(Oregon, USA)

]]> By: LISA LONE FIGHT http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/05/20/why-earth-matters/#comment-17 LISA LONE FIGHT Mon, 23 May 2011 20:01:56 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=7#comment-17 This is a welcome “Indigenously oriented” approach to dealing with an incredibly complex issue. It is understood currently that, while simple approaches to complex issues do not work, “simplifying” complex approaches is critical to the public and broad participation.

As Native American people, we take our role in monitoring the earth as a very personal, cultural and increasingly technological matter.
Thank you for inviting everyone to the conversation!

Lisa Lone Fight
Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara
Montana State University, Land Resources and Envr. Sci/Remote Sensing

]]>