Somewhere in the northern Pacific floats a non-biodegradable petrochemical blob that’s twice the size of Texas. Much of this deadly mess originated when someone innocently took home their shopping in a plastic bag. In the U.S. alone, we throw away 100 billion plastic bags each year — the equivalent of 12 million barrels of oil…. Read more »
Posts By: Ford Church
Let’s Talk Some Trash
Sustainable Travel International recently posted the following article about Live Earth and the trash generated at New York’s Giant Stadium, one of its venues. Guiding Question: Events like Live Earth are great at raising awareness about our environmental footprint, but once the event is over, it seems like we go back to business as usual…. Read more »
Americans Want More from Business & Seek it Online
More than two-thirds of Americans say they consider a company’s business practices when deciding what to buy. Increasingly, Americans, both as customers and as employees, are seeking more from business, according to the 2007 Cone Cause Evolution Survey. They want companies to be socially and environmentally responsible, and this desire is increasingly affecting their purchasing… Read more »
Quote for September 17, 2007
“Only those, who work hard can think of achieving something. Sitting idle or hoping for results without making any effort is nothing but foolishness. ” – Sam Veda
Quote for September 13, 2007
“Good ideas are common – what’s uncommon are people who’ll work hard enough to bring them about” – Ashleigh Brilliant
CAP-15 Weekend Overnight
Quote for September 10, 2007
“Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours.” – Cesar Chavez
Journal Discussions for Monday, September 10, 2007
After completing our first overnight camping experience, I encourage you to discuss what you liked and disliked about the weekend. I recommend that you refer to the Finer Points of Expedition Behavior handout and comment on both the positive and negative behaviors that you observed throughout the weekend (no names please). The weekend experience was… Read more »
Quote for September 7, 2007
“The longer I live the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break… Read more »
Web Journal Assignment #2
This week we chose an environmental issue affecting our community for our action project: Grocery bag waste/pollution. This is a fairly specific project, that we will continue to research in the next two weeks. Your homework this weekend is to learn as much about paper and plastic pollution as possible. After completing yout research, please… Read more »
