tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87173811046943562582024-03-14T02:03:48.224-07:00Eco RootedMaking moves to help the environment...Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-588359424261922192010-12-14T13:13:00.000-08:002010-12-14T13:13:02.256-08:00It just keeps getting better and better...Guess who got an internship with <a href="http://Earth-List.com/">Earth-List.com</a>? Yours truly! :)<div><br />
<div>I attended the Reverse Internship Fair last Thursday at my school, CSUSM, and talked to several likely prospects and I'm happy to say that I am an official intern at Earth-List! I'm so excited to get started and gain valuable experience as I grow within the company! I'll update you on my progress as time goes on. There were two other eco-friendly companies that were at the fair whom I had a privilege of speaking with: EcoDog (<a href="http://www.ecodoginc.com/">http://www.ecodoginc.com/</a>) and Natural Earth. Please check them out!</div></div><div><br />
</div><div>A few days ago, my friend, Rick, showed me his uber-cool wallet that was made from recyclable material, called Mighty Wallet. Check it out here: <a href="http://www.mightywallets.com/">http://www.mightywallets.com/</a>. Here is a description from the website:</div><div><br />
</div><div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">The Mighty Wallet® is tear-resistant, water-resistant, expandable and recyclable. Made from Tyvek® (think express mail envelopes), these cool wallets resist tearing because of thousands of interlocking plastic fibers spun in random patterns, giving them incredible strength.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">The ingenious origami construction was and is the original folded Tyvek® wallet designed by Terrence Kelleman. The stitch less design reinforces the materials own strength and allows these very slim wallets to instantly expand and adapt to your own personal storage needs. The Mighty Wallet® will expand right before your eyes (watch the videos).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Because of the slim, lightweight and water resistant features, you can take these cool wallets anywhere. They make great "night out" wallets for a slender silhouette and the writable surface conveniently acts as a quick note pad on the go.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">In time, the Mighty Wallet® will gradually soften and patina but, even after years of wear, it will still offer surprise and solicit intrigue.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> "</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div>Check out Dynomighty Design for more clever eco-friendly products: <a href="http://www.dynomighty.com/">http://www.dynomighty.com/</a>. I think it's great that these designs are not only stylish but sustainable, not to mention durable! What's not to like about it?!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Speaking of durable products, I got a seatbelt purse by Harvey's about four years ago and I love it. I recently started using it again. It is made from seatbelt material and it is durable! I'm not sure if it's eco-friendly or not but here is the link so you can check it out: <a href="http://www.seatbeltbags.com/">http://www.seatbeltbags.com/</a>.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>Anyways, I hope you all have a great holidays and don't forget to make it your New Years resolution to be more eco-friendly! :)</div><div><br />
</div><div>'Til next time,</div><div><br />
</div><div>Mayanne</div></div>Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-3683290646599221642010-11-24T21:55:00.000-08:002010-11-24T21:55:57.303-08:00Green finds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1-wTJDpHBoKJserQghlkbjJtRJyUoEA69gcW6Ts_WshZTH09F9S8fY4kmjUrqghaQvuMmxj7P39WxWcIyrnfz4cVYtT4g_n7wlu7mFnghbaY06_UKMlsN_KWtUeR5GuKbHtd92B4i6M/s1600/RASTA-Logo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1-wTJDpHBoKJserQghlkbjJtRJyUoEA69gcW6Ts_WshZTH09F9S8fY4kmjUrqghaQvuMmxj7P39WxWcIyrnfz4cVYtT4g_n7wlu7mFnghbaY06_UKMlsN_KWtUeR5GuKbHtd92B4i6M/s320/RASTA-Logo.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
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</div>I came across the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">R.A.S.T.A. project</span></b> while browsing the Sanuk website about a month ago and was truly delighted to find out that this footwear company is making strides for the environment! I own a couple pairs of Sanuks myself and I have to say, they are the most comfortable pair of shoes or "shoe-sandals" I own! This project was started by David Rastovich, a professional surfer and environmentalist. He won the Environmentalist of the Year award for his work in saving marine life and oceans. He teamed up with Sanuk to produce a sustainable line of Sanuks. The materials in this footwear line are made with low-impact materials that are easy on the environment! Not to mention, the collection is quite stylish! Check out the line here: <a href="http://www.rastaproject.org/">www.rastaproject.org</a>.<div><br />
</div><div>Click here for a short video about David Rastovich: <a href="http://sanuk.com/media.phtml?mid=35393&amp;cid=&amp;t=Common%20Threads:%20Part%202&amp;d=Common%20Threads:%20the%20Rasta/Shigley%20Project">http://sanuk.com/media.phtml?mid=35393&amp;cid=&amp;t=Common Threads: Part 2&amp;d=Common Threads: the Rasta/Shigley Project</a></div><div><br />
</div><div>Common Threads: the Rasta/Shigley project is a documentary film which is "a story of art and conservation, with just a touch of surfing." David Rastovich teamed up with artist and humanitarian, Neil Shigley, for this documentary. You can watch the 20-minute documentary here: <a href="http://vimeo.com/15889064">http://vimeo.com/15889064</a>.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Another cool website I came across is <a href="http://greenpatriotposters.org/">http://greenpatriotposters.org/</a>. Green Patriot Posters, which is a communications campaign, aims to reach the masses about the environment through green propaganda, just as the U.S. did with those clever posters from WWII, such as the famous Rosie the Riveter "We can do it!" poster. Here are a few posters from the website:</div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-40661361820196310542010-11-18T14:39:00.000-08:002010-11-18T14:39:56.502-08:00Green...the new crazeIt's amazing how the green industry is growing at a rapid rate! Almost everyday, I see at least two or three green company vehicles on the road - from green consulting businesses, solar power companies, "green ride" (taxi service?), and other various green services. Recently, it is becoming more apparent to me that the "green" market is the new craze. Nowadays, almost every company is making strides to be eco-friendly in order to boost their business. Green sells and I intend to enter this industry when I start my career. I've already networked with a few people that will help me to pursue my green ideas! I'm excited for what is to come! :-)<br />
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As some of you may know, I went to San Francisco last week and had the privilege of meeting the Greenpeace Student Network up there. We had a fun and informative discussion. They were all so welcoming and I even got a tour of their offices and some freebies! I really look forward to working with them in the future and fulfilling my role as Lead Activist.<br />
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Speaking of, I am still looking for people that will write a letter to Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar to stop BP's next oil drilling project off of Alaska's arctic coast! Ken Salazar has the power to stop this from happening by refusing to give BP the permit to follow through with this project. You can help by writing a personalized letter to Ken Salazar, with some points to emphasize (which I will provide). I know you're thinking that you, alone, can't change the mind of Ken Salazar, but you can! We have power in numbers and in words and we can prevent another oil spill disaster from happening so don't stand idle and do something about it! Don't wait or it'll be too late and as soon as know, we'll have another disaster on our hands! If you are interested in learning more about how you can help, just let me know and I will send you the info through email or Facebook!<br />
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Click here for more info on BP's next oil drilling project: <a href="http://members.greenpeace.org/blog/grassroots/2010/08/26/stop-bp-from-drilling">http://members.greenpeace.org/blog/grassroots/2010/08/26/stop-bp-from-drilling</a><br />
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Here are some pictures from San Francisco:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Toyota Prius Hybrid provided by <a href="http://zipcar.com/">zipcar.com</a>! I drives so nice! :-)</div><br />
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I will be meeting with the Greenpeace Student Network in San Francisco on Friday! I'm so excited! I will definitely keep you all updated! Have a great weekend! :)<br />
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MayanneMayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-54479559457941330132010-11-03T00:51:00.000-07:002010-11-03T00:51:35.259-07:00Did you know...?<div>I've been running into a lot of environmentally-friendly experiences lately and wanted to share with you all! It's amazing how many opportunities are out there and we are all so uninformed, or even worse, indifferent to all of the opportunities out there just waiting for us to find them and take action. I am proud to say that I am now a Lead Activist for the Greenpeace Student Network! I'm SO excited about this opportunity and I plan on becoming more involved to help out and so should you!<br />
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Here is what BP is planning to do now. This is truly frustrating and unbelievable. Take action and stop BP from drilling another hole in our earth! And help this poor turtle too! :-(<br />
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<div style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"Happening now!</span></b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">While the Greenpeace ship the </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Arctic Sunrise</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> is in the Gulf documenting the ecological destruction from the </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288770065_7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Deepwater Horizon</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> disaster, Leads Activists across the country are taking action to stop </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">BP from moving forward with their next dangerous drilling project </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">off of </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288770065_8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Alaska</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">’s Arctic coast. </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It’s unbelievable. BP has actually built a man-made gravel island off Alaska’s north coast that is connected by a causeway to the shore. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">They’re planning to</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">drill a well that extends two miles below the seabed and then six to eight miles sideways to get at the oil</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> that lies below federal waters in the </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288770065_9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Beaufort Sea</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. Nothing like it has ever been done before in the Arctic. And to make matters worse, the federal government has basically allowed BP to do its own environmental review of the project!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We need your help to stop it. </span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We have to act fast if we want to stop this. BP’s already received most of the permits it needs to start drilling at Liberty in 2011. Right now the only thing standing in their way is approval from Interior Secretary </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288770065_10"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ken Salazar</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> of their “application for a permit to drill.”<br />
</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Secretary Salazar can stop BP’s Liberty drilling project </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">by simply denying them that permit. Let’s make sure he does it. This is the first step toward a permanent moratorium on new drilling in all federal waters. It starts now and it starts with this dangerous project.<br />
</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We know this is possible.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> In May of this year, activists just like you were responsible for pressuring the Administration and Secretary Salazar into passing a temporary moratorium on new </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288770065_11"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">offshore drilling projects</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. We did it by writing letters to Secretary Salazar. "</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So how do you take action?</span></i></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Write a letter to Ken Salazar! I know what you're thinking: a letter is not going to help or I can't make a difference. But you are wrong, my friend! You can make all the difference in the world. We have already collected over 3,000 letters and Congress is all ears! We can all do this people! Do we want another oil spill to happen? I don't think so! So write a letter...make a difference! If I could write 10 letters myself, I would do it! So do it...now! Here are some tips:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 18.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">3. Bullet points to help with writing the letters</span></span></div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 18.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Below you’ll find some key points along with some background for each about BP’s Liberty project to help you and the people you are talking to write your letters. You can focus on one point, combine a few together or touch on all of them. It’s totally up to you. Each letter should be unique and personal.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">If possible, make sure the letters are handwritten. Handwritten letters are more human and carry more weight with decision-makers. All letters should begin with “Mr. Secretary.”</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="color: #77bb57; font: 14.0px Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><span style="color: #77bb57; font: 14.0px Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Letter Talking Points:</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="color: #77bb57; font: 14.0px Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">» BP’s Liberty project will push the limits of offshore oil drilling with technology that is unproven and untested in Alaska’s Arctic Ocean. BP pushed the limits of deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico with the Deepwater Horizon, now BP wants to push the limits of drilling in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska’s north coast by drilling what would be the longest ultra-extended reach wells in the world. Extended reach drilling technology is unproven, untested and more prone to the types of gas kicks that triggered the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">» BP’s Liberty project will drill for oil underneath the ocean, yet BP classified the project as “onshore,” effectively dodging the moratorium on offshore drilling that was put in place because of the company’s Gulf spill. To get at the oil, BP will drill two miles below the seabed and then six to eight miles sideways below federal waters, yet BP classifies Liberty as “onshore” because drilling will be initiated from a gravel island connected to shore by a causeway. The federal government has signed off on this faulty logic and exempted Liberty from the moratorium on new offshore drilling in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea that was put in place by the Obama administration in late May because of BP’s Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in the Gulf.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">» BP itself estimates an eight percent chance of a large oil spill at Liberty.BP’s own documents estimate an eight percent chance of a large oil spill at Liberty, which should be taken with a heap of salt given how BP repeat- edly underestimated spill likelihood and spill size in the Gulf of Mexico.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">» BP is completely unprepared to deal with an oil spill in the arctic waters off of Alaska’s north coast.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">No oil company — including BP — can respond or remove spilled oil from arctic waters. In short, if a large oil spill happened at Liberty, BP simply would not have the capacity or technology to respond in what the company itself calls “some of the harshest weather on Earth.”</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">» The federal government allowed BP to do its own environmental review of the Liberty project.The federal government also allowed BP to do its own environmental review of the Liberty project. The language and conclu- sions of the federal government’s October 2007 environmental assessment of the project are virtually identical to BP’s environmental impact analysis of the project submitted to the federal government just six months earlier.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">» BP already has a shoddy record in Alaska. The company is still on probation for a 2006 spill that was the largest in the history of Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay. The spill was caused by BP cutting corners to save money on mainte- nance, which in turn led to pipeline corrosion.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">» BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico calls into question the company’s claims about safety and oil spill response. BP’s oil will be impacting the Gulf for years and decades to come, against this backdrop BP should not be allowed to drill off the coast of Alaska.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">» Many distinctive Arctic species make their home near BP’s Liberty project. This includes polar bears, which are listed under the Endangered Species Act because global warming is causing their sea ice habitat to melt out from underneath them. A large oil spill in the Arctic could spell disaster for this species that is already on the edge, as well as other ice-dependent species such as whales, seals and walrus.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #77bb57; font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Final Ask:</span></span></div><div style="color: #77bb57; font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Each letter should end in the same way by asking Secretary Salazar to deny BP’s application to drill for the Liberty project. Here’s an example of what that could read like:</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“I request that you deny BP’s application to drill for the Liberty drilling project. The Arctic waters off Alaska should be off limits to drilling as a first step toward a ban on all new offshore drilling on U.S. coasts. As head of the Interior Department, you have the responsibility and the authority to protect America’s coasts from BP’s next big oil spill.”</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 18.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4. Where and how to mail the letters you collect</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So you’ve written your letter and collected ten (or more!) letters from friends and family. Now it’s time to send them to Secretary Salazar. Simply grab as many envelopes as you have letters and address them in the following way:</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240</span></span></div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 14.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">You might wonder why we’re asking you to put each individual letter in a separate envelope. The answer is simple: we want to make sure that Secretary Salazar knows that each one of these letters came from different people and we want to increase the potential effect that your letters have on his decision. It’s worth the extra stamps. And don’t be afraid to ask the people who write the letters to give you a stamp! The $.44 is a good investment in the future of the Arctic.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 18.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">5. How to report back and why it’s so important</span></span></div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 18.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After you’ve put your letters in the mail and sent them on their way to Secretary Salazar, let us know by taking a few minutes to fill out a short online report back form. Here’s the link:</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #314785; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://members.greenpeace.org/survey/start/290/</span></span></div><div style="color: #314785; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #4d5558; font: 10.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I know it seems like a pain. But it seriously only takes a few minutes and if we don’t know how many letters have been sent in then we have no idea if what we’re doing is working or not. So set aside five minutes after you mail the letters (or before if you know how many you are sending) and let us know. It really makes a difference. You can always come back if you mail more.</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div></div>Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-25499187938966701402010-10-22T12:07:00.000-07:002010-10-22T12:07:59.593-07:00Thank You For Recycling Day at CSUSMI was so ecstatic to be a part of "Thank You For Recycling Day" at my school! I attended last year and there was good turnout, as was the case this year. Unfortunately, I was only able to stay for about 10 minutes because I attended a Cannabis debate on Prop 19 at my school, (but that's a whole other story that doesn't really relate to this). At the hour-long event that was located at the plaza on campus, the numerous recycling awards CSUSM won were displayed and there were numerous giveaways (all made from recyclable materials, of course)! Not too mention, they served free pizza, cookies, and drinks! Bribe the masses with food and feed them the message about recycling! Haha. It proved to be quite effective! I also entered a raffle in which I had to guess how many plastic bottle caps were inside a large plastic container. Hopefully I win! Here are some photos from today's event:<br />
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Also here is a note to those who have helped me on my project:<br />
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Sorry for not updating this frequently, I have been really busy with school and two jobs! But I have also been busy thinking about this blog! :-) I apologize in advance...this entry is going to be quite lengthy!<br />
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First of all, I heard that President Obama is putting more solar panels in the White House. Former president, Jimmy Carter was the first to do so but it's nice to know that our current president is taking steps to better the environment! Check out this article for more info: <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/10/05/130354356/obama-returns-solar-panels-to-place-in-sun---on-white-house">http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/10/05/130354356/obama-returns-solar-panels-to-place-in-sun---on-white-house</a>.<br />
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I started going to the San Marcos Farmer's Market (which is conveniently located in one of the parking lots of my school, Cal State San Marcos), and I was pleased to see a variety of organic farmers selling their fruits and vegetables and also an eco-friendly company that sells cool eco-friendly products! Please check it out here: <a href="http://ecogreenmonster.com/">http://ecogreenmonster.com/</a>.<br />
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A friend of mine, Jarod, asked me to mention something about cigarette litter. We both feel strongly about this (as we both detest cigarettes), and we would like to encourage you (shame on you if you do!) and others to first of all, stop smoking cigarettes and second (if you or others smoke), to throw your cigarette butts in the ash tray! I get so angry when I see cigarette butts on the ground! Actually, I think I remember seeing a commercial or a video about a person witnessing someone that was littering and he/she followed that person home with all the the things that the other person littered and gave it to that person. It was pretty funny and if any of you know what I'm talking about or have seen this video, please share what it is! I'll try looking for it as well.<br />
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I attended the Jack Johnson concert last Saturday in San Diego and it was by far one of the best concerts I've ever been to! I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Jack Johnson loves the environment as well and there were about five local, eco-friendly non-profit organizations at the concert, supporting the cause! I talked to all of them and had the privilege of meeting some cool people and learned how I can volunteer in these organizations! He even has a whole greening section on his website! Check it out: <a href="http://jackjohnsonmusic.com/greening">http://jackjohnsonmusic.com/greening</a>.<br />
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Last night, I went to a lecture at the Sea Life Aquarium in Legoland. It was organized by the San Diego Oceans Foundation and it was on the conservation of the Maui reef fish population by Snorkel Bob, Himself! This lecture opened my eyes to the effects of the Aquarium trade and how uninformed I was about it! It was so sad to learn that rare fish species (who are also Bob's friends), are being purchased online for people to display in their home aquariums! This must stop now! We need to conserve these rare fish species and protect the reef! For more info, visit <a href="http://www.snorkelbob.com/">http://www.snorkelbob.com/</a>, and click on "Snorkel Bob Foundation." Please don't turn a blind eye to this! It's truly disheartening but we all must do our part to help!<br />
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Lastly, I want to let all of you know that I am in the process of putting together a benefit concert for various local, eco-friendly, non-profit organizations sometime in December. My friend, Tim and I are in the process of getting this together so please stay tuned! I will let you know of more info once everything is set in stone!<br />
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I want to thank you all for taking the time to read this and remember, "when we tug at anything in nature, we find it attached to everything in the universe" - John Muir.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0070c0; font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Mayanne</span></span></span></span>Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-12300399593761478112010-10-05T20:25:00.000-07:002010-10-05T20:32:40.105-07:00Walking the walkYesterday, I took two exams and used a "Green Book" for the written portion of the exams. They changed it from "Blue Book" to "Green Book." I found this on the Berkeley website:<br />
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I went to Souplantation today and was delighted to see that they are engaging in eco-friendly practices! Not only is their food good but they're also eco-friendly! I love this place even more!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85eP9-Oe_JiGMurbG25qX15AWXVaX3o6R_cVrYazY_5vssRK5Lz87uWZTEC6Sw-6h-C-r5Pf3aL0ESylG0_6nEAaAl6dqB5H-XrRdEFRU5V3SlRSjM9J3btqD_760BrntfCug8a4gnAE/s1600/securedownload.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85eP9-Oe_JiGMurbG25qX15AWXVaX3o6R_cVrYazY_5vssRK5Lz87uWZTEC6Sw-6h-C-r5Pf3aL0ESylG0_6nEAaAl6dqB5H-XrRdEFRU5V3SlRSjM9J3btqD_760BrntfCug8a4gnAE/s320/securedownload.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<li>Turning off the light in the bathroom during the day because there is enough daylight that illuminates the entire bathroom (while I shower, brush my teeth, etc.)</li>
<li><u><b>Duplex printing!</b></u> I swear by it! When I print documents, I use both sides of the page. I strongly encourage you to do this because it saves paper, ink, and money! We all know that printer ink isn't cheap! I print the odd pages first then place those pages back in the printer and it prints on the other side of the page. Voila!</li>
</ul>What are some eco-friendly practices that YOU engage in?! Please share!<br />
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I've been using Hippy Tree calendars for the past three years! Not only are they a hip company with stylish products and apparel, but they're also eco-friendly! Check them out here: <a href="http://www.hippytree.com/">www.hippytree.com</a><br />
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</div></div></div>Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-18700443524225742352010-10-05T01:53:00.000-07:002010-10-05T01:53:08.789-07:00Greenpeace Student Network | Greenpeace USA<a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/getinvolved/Get-Involved/student-network/">Greenpeace Student Network | Greenpeace USA</a>Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-47872551235555135572010-10-05T01:22:00.000-07:002010-10-05T01:22:42.524-07:00Motivation...where are you?"What's in it for me?"<br />
"Why are you doing this?"<br />
"I don't have the time or the drive."<br />
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That's mainly what it boils down to.<br />
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Ever since I started this project, I've found it very difficult to lead others and get them to follow directions and such. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that people simply have other better things to do and when it comes down to it, most of us are more inclined to put ourselves before others. I did not expect this to be a hit right off the bat; after all, I'm just a young, inexperienced college student that doesn't really know what she's doing. I started getting very worried because, ultimately, I'm doing this project for a grade and it'll be measured by how successful I was in leading others to help accomplish my goal, which is to change peoples' lifestyles to be more eco-friendly. So, I'm kind of left at a standstill. Not really sure if I should just give up (which isn't really an option, seeing as how the project is due in less than two weeks). How are you supposed to lead a group of people to do something for you if they're not willing to participate? This is definitely a challenge and a learning experience for me and I know that despite my recent failure in getting others to follow me and participate in my project (after they've agreed to do so), it will eventually work out. How many times can you ask someone to do something after you continually get rejected? I'm not the kind of person to intrude so I hate having to bug people about this, as if I'm nagging them to do something undesirable, like cleaning up their room.<br />
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At first, I was so excited about this opportunity to lead a project in something I was passionate about (the environment) and after affirmation from my peers, family, and professor, I was more than eager to get the ball rolling. However, as soon as I did that, the support quickly faded and I was left confused and disappointed. Now I'm on the verge of throwing in the towel, so to speak. I need some motivation because I will not give up on this and I will not let this setback bring me down.<br />
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Am I looking for a little empathy? Sure. But I know that ultimately, I need to change myself before I can change others. Now, if only I can do that in less than 2 weeks...Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-33673228100902757212010-10-01T16:18:00.000-07:002010-10-01T16:18:57.502-07:00CSUSM: 6TH Straight RecycleMania Title Grand Champions of 2010I am so proud that I go to a school that RECYCLES the most in the country! I think that is so awesome! Go Cougars! Does your school participate in RecycleMania? If not, be the catalyst for change! Check out <a href="http://www.recyclemania.org/">http://www.recyclemania.org/</a> for more information. Here are a list of participating schools just in California:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong><a href="" name="California" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">California</a></strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=176" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">American River College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=206" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=202" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">California State University-Bakersfield (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=207" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">California State University-Chico (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=211" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">California State University-East Bay (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=4003" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">California State University-Monterey Bay (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=431" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">California State University-San Francisco (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=3813" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">California State University-San Marcos (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=245" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">City College of San Francisco (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=260" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Cosumnes River College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=274" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">East Los Angeles College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=4434" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Folsom Lake College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=335" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Long Beach City College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=344" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Los Angeles City College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=338" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Los Angeles Harbor College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=346" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Los Angeles Mission College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=339" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Los Angeles Pierce College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=340" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Los Angeles Southwest College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=341" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Los Angeles Trade Technical College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=342" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Los Angeles Valley College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=350" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Loyola Marymount University (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=362" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Mills College (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=363" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">MiraCosta College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=366" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Monterey Institute of International Studies (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=397" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Palomar College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=398" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Pasadena City College (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=404" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Point Loma Nazarene University (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=427" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">San Diego State University (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=441" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">San Jose State University (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=448" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Santa Clara University (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=449" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Santa Monica College (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=3687" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Stanford University (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=217" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">University of California-Davis (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=218" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">University of California-Irvine (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=4457" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">University of California-Merced (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=221" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">University of California-San Diego (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=223" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">University of California-Santa Barbara (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=224" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">University of California-Santa Cruz (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=428" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">University of San Diego (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=433" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">University of San Francisco (Competition Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=394" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">University of the Pacific (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=492" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">West Los Angeles College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.recyclemaniacs.org/university_detail08.asp?ID=498" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: none;">Whittier College (Benchmark Division)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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CSUSM also has a whole webpage dedicated to SUSTAINABILITY! How cool is that? <a href="http://www.csusm.edu/facilities/sustainability/recycling.html">http://www.csusm.edu/facilities/sustainability/recycling.html</a>. We also sell some cool eco-friendly products at the University Store on campus! So if you go to CSUSM, check it out!<br />
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Check out this website <a href="http://www.csusm.edu/facilities/sustainability/engergysaving.html">http://www.csusm.edu/facilities/sustainability/engergysaving.html</a> for energy saving tips for the campus and your house!<br />
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Have a great weekend everyone and I can't wait to read your entries due Sunday! :-)<br />
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MayanneMayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-54882589858682115862010-09-28T01:36:00.000-07:002010-09-28T01:36:56.241-07:00Interesting, eye-opening facts about the environment<center><b><i><span style="color: blue;"><span>Human influenced facts</span></span></i></b> <hr width="75%" /></center><ul><ul><li>If just 25% of U.S. families used 10 fewer <a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/communityeco.htm#paperorplastic">plastic bags</a> a month, we would save over 2.5 BILLION bags a year.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>On the average, the 140 million cars in America are estimated to travel almost 4 billion miles in a day, and according to the <a href="http://www.dot.gov/">Department of Transportation</a>, they use over 200 million gallons of gasoline doing it.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Every year we throw away 24 million tons of leaves and grass. Leaves alone account for 75% of our solid waste in the fall.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Over 100 pesticide ingredients are suspected to cause birth defects, cancer, and gene mutations.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Every ton of recycled office paper saves 380 gallons of oil.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>About 1% of U.S. landfill space is full of disposable diapers, which take 500 years to decompose.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Energy saved from one recycled <a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/communityeco.htm">aluminum can</a> will operate a TV set for 3 hours, and is the equivalent to half a can of gasoline.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Glass produced from <a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/communityeco.htm">recycled glass</a> instead of raw materials reduces related air pollution by 20%, and water pollution by 50%.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Americans use 50 million tons of <a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/communityeco.htm">paper</a> annually -- consuming more than 850 million trees.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Homeowners use up to 10 times more toxic <a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/bodyeco.htm">chemicals</a> per acre than farmers.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>By turning down your central heating thermostat one degree, fuel consumption is cut by as much as 10%.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Insulating your attic reduces the amount of energy loss in most houses by up to 20%.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Enough <a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/communityeco.htm">glass</a> was thrown away in 1990 to fill the Twin Towers (1,350 feet high) of New York's World Trade Center every two weeks.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>One ton of carbon dioxide that is released in the air can be prevented by replacing every 75 watt light bulbs with energy efficient bulbs.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Many banks lent large sums of money to developing nations. In order to pay those debts plus interest many nations have turned to the mining of their natural resources as a source of financial aid.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Every <i>day </i>40,000 <a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/children.htm">children</a> die from preventable diseases.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>The public transportation that we have is a wreck. The U.S. continues to promote and invest in private car travel rather than public transportation.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>The human population of the world is expected to be nearly tripled by the year 2100.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>A three percent annual growth rate will result in the doubling of consumption and production of food and other products in 25 short years. The amount of motor vehicles that are expected to be operated will increase 15 million a year until at least 2010.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>The world's per capita grain production has been on the downfall since 1985 despite the use of fertilizers and pesticides.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Already a train system has been developed (back in 1987) which is based on magnetic levitation and causes minimal pollution. These versions of a train are already in use in several countries.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Fibre optics, made of glass, are being used to replace copper cables throughout the world.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>The uncontrolled fishing that is allowed has reduced the amount of commercial species. Some species, up to one-tenth of their original population.</li>
</ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Every day 50 to 100 species of plants and <a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/e-animals.htm">animals</a> become extinct as their habitat and human influences destroy them.</li>
</ul></ul><div>-<u><b> Source:</b></u> <a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/facts.htm">http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/facts.htm</a></div><div><br />
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</tbody></table><ul style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px;"><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">The garbage in a landfill stays for a for about 30 years. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">In 1995 over 200 of the world landfills were full.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Each person throws away approximately four pounds of garbage every day.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">One bus carries as many people as 40 cars!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">More than 1/3 of all energy is used by people at home</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Most families throw away about 88 pounds of plastic every year</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">We each use about 12,000 gallons of water every year</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">1/3 of all water is used to flush the toilet.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">The 500 million automobiles on earth burn an average of 2 gallons of fuel a day.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Each gallon of fuel releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Approximately 5 million tons of oil produced in the world each ear ends up in the ocean.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">The energy we save when we recycle one glass bottle is enough to light a traditional light bulb for four hours</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">For every 2000 pounds of paper (1 ton) recycled, we save 7,000 gallons of water free from chemicals.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Recycled paper requires 64% less energy than making paper from virgin wood pulp, and can save many trees</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Every ton of paper that is recycled saves 17 trees</span><table align="right" border="0" cellspacing="4" style="width: 317px;"><tbody>
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">The amount of wood and paper we throw away is enough to heat 50 million homes for 20 years</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Earth is 2/3 water. but all the fresh water streams only represent one hundredth of one percent.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">14 billion pounds of trash is dumped into the ocean every year</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">It takes 90% less energy to recycle aluminum cans than to make new ones</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">5 billion aluminum cans are used each year</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">84 percent of all household waste can be recycled.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Computers pose an environmental threat because much of the material that makes them up is hazardous. A typical monitor contains 4-5 pounds of lead.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Each year billions of used batteries are thrown away in the United States. This constitutes 88% of the mercury and 54% of the cadmium deposited into our landfills</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Approximately only 10 percent of every landfill can be cleaned up.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Ivory comes from dead elephants, its best not to buy it.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Fur coats often come from endangered animals, it's best not to buy them.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">One gallon of motor oil can contaminate up to 2 million gallons of water. so dispose of properly!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Here is an example of the water we use everyday:</span><ul><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">3-7 gallons for toilet,
25-30 gallons for tub,50-70 gallons for a 10 minute shower,
1 washing machine load uses 25-40 gallons,
1 dishwasher load uses 9-12 gallons</span></ul></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">Here is an example of how long it takes some things take to break down:</span></li>
<ul><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;">plastics take 500 years,
aluminum cans take 500 years,
organic materials, take 6 months,
cotton, rags, paper take 6 months.</span></ul></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px;"><b><u>Source:</u></b> <a href="http://www.planetpals.com/fastfacts.html">http://www.planetpals.com/fastfacts.html</a></span></span></div></div>Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-51555956969225047532010-09-28T01:22:00.000-07:002010-09-28T01:22:19.944-07:00SportsCenter Commercial John Anderson & Stanford Tree<div><br /></div><div>I saw this commercial while watching Monday Night Football, thought I'd share with you all. Enjoy :-)</div><div><br /></div><object style="background-image:url(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/hrSgEKTNdaI/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hrSgEKTNdaI?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hrSgEKTNdaI?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-85261865650076682202010-09-24T13:08:00.000-07:002010-09-24T13:08:54.433-07:00Do your part!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A quote from Chrissy Hynde to motivate you:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“One person can make all the difference in the world. For the first time in recorded human history, we have the fate of the whole planet in our hands.” </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We all must do our part to save this planet!</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Please partake in at least four different, new activities that are eco-friendly and post how they have changed your lifestyle for the better and how they have helped out the planet!</span></span>Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-70098846881240722412010-09-24T12:45:00.002-07:002010-09-24T12:45:46.592-07:00Get the ball rolling...<div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Hi all!<br />
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Hope you have read my email about the first project assignment. If you didn't read that yet, please do so now or if you haven't received it, let me know. I have offered some options for activities to get the ball rolling:<br />
<ul><li>Conserve water by:</li>
<ul><li>cutting down the time you spend in the shower</li>
<li>watering plants less</li>
<li>do laundry less</li>
<li>use a <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357516_0" style="color: #366388;">water filter</span></li>
</ul><li>Recycle</li>
<ul><li>bottles and cans</li>
<li>old electronics</li>
<li>anything that can be recycled and put to good use!</li>
<li><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357516_1" style="color: #366388;">purchase recycled products</span></li>
</ul><li>Use reusable bags when shopping at a <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357516_2" style="color: #366388;">grocery store</span></li>
<li>Volunteer for environmentally-friendly organizations (beach clean-ups, etc.)</li>
<li>Plant a tree :-)</li>
<li>Grow your own veggies and fruits</li>
<li>Eat <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357516_3" style="color: #366388;">organic food</span></li>
<li>Carpool, ride bike, use <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357516_4" style="color: #366388;">public transportation</span>, and/or walk</li>
<li>Conserve electricity</li>
</ul> To give you a better idea of what I am trying to accomplish, here is my project description:<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"Lead others to change their lifestyle to be more environmentally friendly.<span> My purpose is to </span>increase awareness of recycling and promote an eco-friendly lifestyle by encouraging others to practice eco-friendly activities in their everyday lives and dump their un-eco-friendly habits."</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Remember the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357516_5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">first journal entry</span> is <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357516_6" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">due on Sunday</span>, by email and don't forget to encourage two others to participate and include their testimonies in your entry. Let me know of any questions/concerns.Thank you all for the support! Stay green! :-)</div><br />
Sincerely,<br />
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Mayanne</div><div><br />
</div>Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-1663885908499592552010-09-24T12:45:00.000-07:002010-09-24T12:45:06.258-07:00First project assignment<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Hi Everyone!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>Thank you very much for participating, I really appreciate it. Over the course of the next few weeks, I would like you to do at least four different, eco-friendly, ongoing activities (and by different, I mean something that you don’t already do). For example, if you use <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357437_0" style="color: #366388;">water bottles</span> everyday then start to use a reusable <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357437_1" style="color: #366388;">water bottle</span> or purchase <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357437_2" style="color: #366388;">recycled products</span> that you can use in your everyday lives. There are many resources out there that you can use. You don’t necessarily have to purchase anything, you can just change some habits, like taking the bus/carpooling/riding your bike to school/work instead of driving (if it’s close enough), or recycling your bottles and cans instead of just throwing them in a regular trash can. <span> </span>I have added a number of websites that offer efficient ways to lead an eco-friendly life, but you don’t necessarily have to follow these. Be creative! The opportunities are boundless!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>Once you have chosen at least four eco-friendly activities that you are going to pursue within the next three weeks (and hopefully, for longer than that), I would like you to keep a simple journal of these activities, stating what you are doing and how it has helped you lead a more eco-friendly life. I would also like you to encourage at least two others to do the same. I would like for you to report to me weekly, by email, with the first journal entry(ies)<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357437_4" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">due on Sunday, 9/26</span> and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357437_5" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">every Sunday</span> (or any day before that) with the last entry due 10/17. I am trying to get an online blog started so that you can upload your entries on there, I’ll let you know how that goes.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>Although you are helping me out a ton by doing this, keep in mind that ultimately I am trying to get you to change your lifestyle and realize how easy it can be to help out the environment by doing simple things in your everyday life. <span> </span>Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Again, thank you very much for doing this and I look forward to reading about your activities! Oh and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357437_6" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">Mother Earth</span> would like to thank you too! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Wingdings;">;-)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Here are some helpful websites:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><ul style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px;"><li><a href="http://www.ecofriendlylifetips.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.ecofriendlylifetips.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357437_7" style="color: #366388;">http://www.ecofriendlylifetips.com/</span></a></li>
<li><span><a href="http://www.suite101.com/content/tips-on-how-to-lead-a-greener-lifestyle-a147956" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.suite101.com/content/tips-on-how-to-lead-a-greener-lifestyle-a147956" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357437_8" style="color: #366388;">http://www.suite101.com/content/tips-on-how-to-lead-a-greener-lifestyle-a147956</span></a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?5-Super-Simple-Ways-to-an-Eco-Friendly-Life&id=2665911" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?5-Super-Simple-Ways-to-an-Eco-Friendly-Life&id=2665911" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357437_9" style="color: #366388;">http://ezinearticles.com/?5-Super-Simple-Ways-to-an-Eco-Friendly-Life&id=2665911</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ygoy.com/index.php/tips-to-lead-an-eco-friendly-life/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.ygoy.com/index.php/tips-to-lead-an-eco-friendly-life/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357437_10" style="color: #366388;">http://www.ygoy.com/index.php/tips-to-lead-an-eco-friendly-life/</span></a></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Sincerely,</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Mayanne Atanacio</div><div><br />
</div>Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717381104694356258.post-72303956110839853582010-09-24T12:43:00.000-07:002010-09-24T12:43:43.542-07:00Lead an eco-friendly life-style<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px;"></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Hi Everyone,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">As some of you may know, I am majoring in Global Business Management (Entrepreneurship emphasis). I am taking a Global Leadership class this semester and I am doing a project in which I have to use my leadership skills. This project requires me to work with others to fulfill a certain goal, which is why I have come to you! I would really appreciate it if you can help me do this project. I completely understand that we all have busy lives but I promise you that this will not take up a big chunk of your time and it will benefit you and others around you as well. I have less than three weeks to accomplish this goal so it will be a short-term project, however, the effects are long-term. Here is my proposition:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">My goal is to increase awareness of recycling and promote an eco-friendly lifestyle by getting others to practice eco-friendly activities in their everyday lives. The people that I work with will have to change their lifestyle in at least four different ways (ex. Use a <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357273_0">Brita filter</span> instead of purchasing water bottles, recycle bottles and cans, ride their bike to school, etc.). They will also have to encourage at least two other people to do the same and record their progress. I understand that most of you are pretty eco-friendly, (if you weren’t, I probably wouldn’t be your friend haha), but I’m encouraging you to go above and beyond what you already do in order to better the environment and your lives! This project is a test of my leadership skills, so I will have to check up with you every-so-often and my professor will need your email addresses so that he can ask you about my leadership skills. Although this project will only last about three weeks, my ultimate goal is to get you and others around you to change your lifestyle to be more eco-friendly! We have been abusing our Earth for so long now and if we all do our part, we will all benefit! As Gandhi once said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I really appreciate your time and I understand if you cannot fit this into your busy schedule. However, if you are interested in helping me, then please contact me A.S.A.P. (preferably by <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357273_1">Sunday night</span> because I need to report back to my professor <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1285357273_2">on Monday</span>). If you are interested, I will be emailing you shortly with more information on this project. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks again!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mayanne</span></div></span>Mayanne Atanaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217888913687150262noreply@blogger.com0