Monthly Archives: November 2011

People worry about so many things; the weather, family, falling off their moped, work, school…the list is endless. People worry about these things even though they have no control over them. Possibly they have control over their moped, but if … Continue reading →

Here in New Zealand, I regularly receive updates from this region.  Among the main highlights this week are two noteworthy items – one from India, one from Australia. A headline in India’s Bangalore Mirror reads Raids Throw Up 6.5 Tonnes … Continue reading →

For every action we take as human beings, there seems to be a parallel example in nature.  As a yoga teacher, I’m aware that every posture I teach is taken directly from the movement of an animal or some natural … Continue reading →

Coca Cola, the largest continuous sponsor of the Olympic Games, plans to recycle all plastic bottles used at the event at its new recycling plant located near London.   (Read more here.) “When the eyes of four billion people are … Continue reading →

As many of us know, the movie Bag It began with a competition between the ski towns of Aspen and Telluride, Colorado, to reduce the use of single-use plastics.  Since that local contest several years ago, Bag It towns have … Continue reading →

Quick, watch this Public Service Announcement created by Season 10 American Idol Contestants, before pressure from a major show sponsor gets it removed from the Plastic Pollution Coalition’s website! Read more about it here: Treehugger.com Forbes.com

Recently, Constellation TV, The Fledgling Fund, and Docudrama announced that there will be four special screenings of Bag It. The screenings will start on November 20th and continue for four weeks. Constellation, a online movie site, will be hosting a … Continue reading →

First, we quickly want to give a shout-out to Carbondale, Colorado, for their plastic bag ban, which will take effect in May! Next, we came across an interesting article from the Mother Nature Network on recycling items you thought had … Continue reading →

I am writing to call for the Occupy Wall Street Movement to expand from the streets and into our precious natural environment. Yes, we should all be angry that our economy was destroyed by the games played on Wall Street, … Continue reading →