August 29, 2014 / Issue 169

     



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"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul."

 
-- John Muir 
 


 

Three Quick Tips for Greening Your Labor Day

 

I know it's your party but please don't make me cry. Labor Day is a day we honor all of us for our hard work. This Labor Day, please consider honoring Mother Earth for all of her hard work as you plan your celebrations. Here are three really easy tips to consider!

 

1. Use ANYTHING but charcoal lighter fluid for your barbecue. It really is messy, it smells awful, and it emits VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) into the atmosphere. But most importantly, charcoal lighter fluid leaves toxic residue on your food. If you don't have a gas grill, use wood chips or paper to get things going. And if you really want a conversation starter and see yourself as a trend setter, check this out

 

2. Save money, cut down on waste and make me smile by serving water in pitchers! (i.e. anything but PLASTIC BOTTLES!) You can add slices of lemon or cucumber or oranges or keep it totally simple by serving good, old-fashioned ice water. Yes, it will make me smile but picture Mother Earth with a huge grin on her face because of the reduction in what it takes to manufacture, package, ship, and dispose of plastic bottles. Isn't this a no brainer?

 

3. Make every effort you can to avoid the use of Styrofoam anything - plates, cups, serving containers. Styrofoam NEVER biodegrades. It is petroleum based which means it's made from oil. When Styrofoam is exposed to heat, it lets off a fume that contains a type of neurotoxin. In case you didn't know, neurotoxins damage the nervous system of the body. Whenever you put Styrofoam into the microwave or if you put hot food on a Styrofoam plate or pour hot liquid into a Styrofoam cup, this poison will seep into your food and you ingest it. I hope that got your attention because I really do care about YOU and your health as well as the health of this great planet of ours. Why not use this Labor Day to launch your waste-free lifestyle. Use real glasses, plates, knives and forks and be the change you really do wish to see in the world. And get people talking about it.

 

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UPCOMING SHOWS 

 

August 30

Trash Talk 

Alex Fried, Founder & Director, Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN)

Do you believe that waste is just a logistics problem? Can you even begin to imagine a national movement of student leaders working to solve that problem and build a world where landfills and incinerators are obsolete? Please join me to learn from Alex about a world without waste and why is it within our reach. Be inspired as we learn about a movement of young leaders committed to fixing our broken cycle of consumption and waste. They've got a PLAN and I want to hear it. This show sponsored by Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona.

 

September 6

�ber Urban Gardener

Greg Peterson

Greg's passion is to inspire every single one of us into our own level of greenness. He does it by living his very personal version of greenness and then sharing it. Join us to hear about his 30+ year journey and the creation of his home and yard into an urban farm. Over 70 fruit trees on one-third of an acre?  I have seen it with my own eyes. Author of many books, including Fowl Play - Your Guide to Keeping Chickens in the City, I promise you that Greg will delight, inform, educate and inspire you in ways you may have never thought possible - including starting your very own urban farm! This show is sponsored by The Fairfax Companies.

 

September 13

Ingenuity is Ripe in the Vineyards

Paul Novak, WholeVine General Manager

Cold-pressed oils, gluten-free cookies, 16 flours and whole grain cookies made from grapes "scraps" once tossed in the landfill?  Yes. WholeVine offers an entire line of culinary products produced solely from pomace (skins and seeds remaining after grapes are pressed for wine production), a delicious example of full cycle sustainability I discovered at the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Cooking for Solutions Institute this past spring.  I knew I had to share this incredible story with the Mrs. Green's World tribe and so I shall. Please join us.  This show sponsored by Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona. 

 

September 20

Taking Care of Business, People and the Planet

Yalmaz Siddiqui, Senior Director of Environmental Strategy, Office Depot

Office Depot's three environmental aspirations are to "Buy Green," "Be Green" and "Sell Green." How are they doing? They have achieved the widest green product assortment in the office products industry. They have reduced their electricity use by over 20% and have saved at least 21,000 tons of waste from landfills. And they have helped thousands of customers reduce the environmental impact of their businesses. After I heard Mr. Siddiqui present at a higher education sustainability conference, I concluded Office Depot is taking big steps and making a big impact. Join us to decide what you think.  This show sponsored by Chapman Tucson.

 

September 27
From Boat Deck to Dinner Table
Tj Tate, Director of Sustainability, Gulf Wild
Is that genuine American Red Snapper you just ordered? Do you know where your Grouper is from? Do you know who harvested your fish and from where in the Gulf of Mexico, and at what port your fish landed? Trust me when I say Tj Tate does. And she knows her fishermen - she believes Gulf Wild is making an impact in conservation efforts from the boat deck to the dinner table. Be prepared to be informed and entertained. This show is sponsored by The Fairfax Companies.

 

October 4

Paying it Forward

Olivia and Carter Ries, One More Generation

Kids do care about the future. Here's proof. One More Generation (OMG) was founded by two elementary students in Fayetteville, GA.  Carter (now 13) and his sister Olivia (now 11.5) are extremely passionate about animals and conservation and vowed to do something about it.  Their pet project?  They have been adopting Cheetahs in South Africa over the past few years - ever since they heard that Cheetahs, along with so many other species were close to extinction, they knew they had to act.  So, of course, they started a totally independent nonprofit, and started educating other kids in every way you can imagine. Carter and Olivia have received a prestigious award from Captain Planet. And yes, I repeat, neither is old enough to drive. Don't you want to join me? This show sponsored by Chapman Tucson 

  
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