tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264053343385477152010-03-09T21:31:07.147-07:00Sharing news and information about things that are going on to improve our health and the planet's health.Liz Amasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908638261039444498noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526405334338547715.post-6545072823028800392010-02-13T12:00:00.004-07:002010-02-13T12:03:19.771-07:002010-02-13T12:03:19.771-07:00

The 1st Annual Treasure Valley Bowl For The Cure continues through the weekend. Check out some video's from the event that is half way through. Also, it's not too late to come out and help them Strike Out Cancer and Spare A Life !!

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The word is getting out and more people are starting to listen. There has been a "silent pandemic" by common daily exposures to children and even women yet to conceive children. These exposures greatly effect the potential for health related conditions such as Asthma and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).A peer-reviewed study was just released in January 2010, that validates what

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I define environmental ethics as doing what's right for the environment. And doing what's right, is painstakingly taking care of the only known inhabitable planet in the solar system. It means realizing that lifestyle and habits, have a direct effect on the planet's future.What do I define as doing "what's right"? Obviously, there are a plethora of options from the basics of Reduce Reuse Recycle,

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Nothing to be said, just watch and enjoy....More of Betsy's great stuff can be seen on her blog, The Nature Lady.

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I was recently contacted by Houston Neal of SoftwareAdvice.com. He wanted to share with me, one of his heartfelt environmental concerns. This involves the production and printing of over 37 million, hard-copy blueprints, every year.Until, I read Houston's article on this subject, I didn't have a clue regarding this topic. It excited me to think just how many more ways there are, to take positive

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I was the voice of many last Saturday night in Boise, when we stood in front of the Idaho State Capital, and voiced our passion for a Real Deal in Copenhagen. Now, a week later, I sit and ponder if our voices were even heard.Honestly, I don't know the answers. But, I'm not naive enough, not to know, that there's a lot of 'special interest' involved in these discussions and decisions, (or lack

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It's not a secret that I am a Shaklee Distributor. It's also not a secret that a lot of folks turn their noses up to Shaklee and MLM's in general, based on past experiences and a lot of heresay.So, for those that consider themselves environmentally conscious members of society and would choose to continue to be closed-minded about Shaklee and the notion that companies and people can't change,

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I’m going a new direction with my Christmas Card giving this year. This is a VERY hard change for me, because I LOVE to write up a Christmas letter with pictures and mail to EVERYONE! But, even using recycled products for this project, isn’t really helping my carbon footprint reduction :-(Therefore, I just signed up for a great online greeting card program that is done all via internet. The

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I realized after creating the title to this post, that it could be written two ways: 'Waste' versus 'Waist'...LOL !! Since, this is my environmental focused blog, I do believe I'll stick with the 'household waste' issues for now ;-)According to the folks at RecycleWorks.org, household waste increases by more than 25% from Thanksgiving to New Years Day. There is added food waste, shopping bags,

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Some would try to say that a if a product is "green"; then it is probably more expensive than other like products. And those same folks may also want to say, that if it's cheap; then it probably doesn't perform as well as other like products.I'd like to dispel those arguments by telling you that you can purchase, non-toxic, natural, biodegradable products from Shaklee and they are in fact; GREEN,

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Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

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I don't think it's any secret that I have a passion for environmental stewardship. No act is too small to improve one's carbon footprint on the planet. Therefore, I am pleased to announce a local Recycling Awareness Event that will be held in my Treasure Valley, Idaho community on November 21, 2009.Motivated by the AmericaRecyclesDay.org coalition, this grassroots Recycling Awareness event will

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Previously, I've posted about the environmental importance of phasing out the use of regular incandescent light bulbs and moving to more energy efficient CFL light bulbs. But, as progress marches on, so does the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the LED light bulb.Initially, an LED (light emitting diode) light, was most commonly a little red light that emitted from different products. It was

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One of the organizations that I continually feature on this blog, is Birth Defect Research for Children. They are an excellent resource for free birth defect information, parent networking & birth defect research through the National Birth Defect Registry.Several companies, as well as my own Shaklee Distributorship, have donated items to Birth Defect Research for Children, for their Great Green

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Celebrating its 12th year, America Recycles Day (ARD), will be on November 15th. It's a day set aside to better inform people about the importance of recycling and buying recycled products.I am a staunch supporter of recycling and do a decent job at it personally, but I know that I can do much more. So, I've taken the ARD Pledge on the America Recycles Day website to try and ramp up my recycling

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Change.org has put together an online petition, asking Campbell's Soups to remove BPA (Bisphenol A), from their products. I've signed the petition, after just learning about the recent Consumers Reports investigation.As mentioned on Change.org's site, the food processing world is in a tailspin after a shocking new series of tests. Released just this week, Consumer Reports revealed that many

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In Consumer Reports upcoming December publication, they have released results of some independent studies that they completed on BPA in food products. They found that there are still some food products that contain significant trace amounts of BPA in them.There is ongoing debate about what are safe amounts of ingested BPA. The Federal guidelines state that a "safe upper limit" of daily exposure

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What a wonderful time we had on October 24th, the International Day of Climate Change! A very small, but passionate group, gathered at the Boise Centre On The Grove during the Saturday Market. Their purpose: To share with as many people as they could, that Climate Change and Global Warming are REAL issues.Tyrel Trainor organized this grass roots group to come together last Saturday, at the

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I've spent a few hours online today, reading articles, reports, commentaries and such, on the issue of Global Warming verses Global Cooling. Obviously, I wasn't able to even put a tiny dent into all the information available, but I really endeavored to look at articles on both sides of the debate. And so now, I'd like to summarize for you, a little of what I learned today and will follow up with

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Join us at Boise Centre On The Grove, Saturday, October 24th, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.We are a group of people from around the planet—young and old, scientists and writers and activists—who have one thing in common. We know the most important number on Earth: 350. And we know how to use that number to finally get global action on the worst crisis humans have ever faced. But we can only do it if

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Were you aware that today is Blog Action Day and do you know what it's all about? Well, I'd like to share with you, in case you don't.Today, October 15, 2009, bloggers around the world are uniting by writing blog posts to raise awareness about environmental issues. Specifically, we want to put it out in front of every person, in every corner of the planet, that climate change and global warming

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Here's a great interview with Marty Metro of UsedCarboardBoxes.com. He has developed a way to truly, RECYCLE & REUSE cardboard boxes.This environmentally progressive company Recycles used boxes from large companies and repackages them for Reuse. Watch the below video to get the whole scoop.

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I recently talked to Allen Montgomery of Montgomery Farms in Ontario, Oregon. His family has launched their third year of offering a corn maze for clean family fun in the Fall & Halloween season."The MAiZE" at Montgomery Farms is situated just outside the Ontario City limits at 668 Sugar Ave. It offers miles of fun with 3 different paths (or mazes), to choose from. In addition, there are several

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Many are looking forward to this film making it to the local theaters! The documentary provides more information and insight about our country's use and misuse of fuel resources. It also presents more sustainable ways to fuel the country's needs with alternative fuels.The Fuel Film was a Sundance Film award winner for "Best Documentary". Watch the video below as well as check out the film's

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I have to admit, I'm feeling pretty proud today. The company, who's products I proudly distribute, received a prestigious award yesterday from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is just one of many achievements, that Shaklee Corporation has made, in their quest to preserve and improve our planet.This week, the 2009 Renewable Energy Markets Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is being held

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