Archive for the ‘Environmental Causes’ Category

Toxic Chemicals Bill in the House and Congress♠♦

The Environmental Working Group recently sent me the following email.  If you are interested in getting involved in greening this planet, now is the time.  Please sign the petition to get the the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act passed. If we are ever to save this planet and this species, we must reduce the number of [...]

July 27, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Environmental Causes  2 Comments

Waiting for the Onslaught – NOT

I just got back from a mini vacation on North Captiva (aka Upper Captiva) Island, a beautiful barrier island off the West Coast of Florida.  Pristine beaches, solitude and some of the best fishing in the area is the draw to this beautiful little island.  Untouched by the  traffic jams and  hoards of people, this [...]

May 12, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Environmental Causes  7 Comments

Earth Day 2010

Just a reminder that this is Earth Week and Earth Day is April 22, 2010 and this is the 40th anniversary of this important day.  No matter what your views on global warming and climate change are, there is no getting around the fact that we need to do something about the assault on our [...]

April 18, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Environmental Causes, going green tips  One Comment

Noise Pollution

I recently went out to dinner with my husband and next to us sat a gentleman who received a phone call shortly after he sat down.  He remained on the phone the entire time he ate.  The conversation was certainly not of importance. It covered a wide range of topics that were could have waited [...]

March 20, 2010   Posted in: Environmental Causes  One Comment

Avatar, the movie sends a powerful “green” message

Avatar has become the largest grossing movie of all time, surpassing Titanic.  The message the producer, wanted to send was that we are interconnected with nature and hopes to raise the consciousness of the patrons that come to see the movie.  This is a “must see” movie for anyone who considers themselves “green” and for [...]

January 28, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Environmental Causes  No Comments

Miss America 2010 Is Green

No, Miss America2010 isn’t going to be an alien, she just better have some good answers when she is asked what  going green means to her.  Seems as though the TV host Green T, AKA Tamara Henry interviewed the 53 contestants “about what “going green” means to them.  The winner of the “Green is Gorgeous” [...]

January 21, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Environmental Causes  One Comment

Perfume’s Pervasive Nature

Have you ever had someone walk by you and you were nearly knocked over by their perfume or after shave lotion.  Most of us have had this experience, an never gave it a second though beyond making the comment,  “boy does that stink”! For people with allergies, an episode such as that could create serious [...]

November 28, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Environmental Causes  No Comments

Are You Ready to Join Team Earth?

I just joined Team Earth, an amazing group of corporations, non-profits, teachers, and students passionate about saving our planet. The work is too great to accomplish on our own – but if we work together, we can be a part of the critical solution for the whole planet. They’re teaming up with Prince’s Rainforests Project [...]

November 25, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Environmental Causes  No Comments