http://blog.greeneventshop.com Celebrate Responsibly Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:37:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en People everywhere but here in San Francisco are experiencing hot, sultry weather known as the Dog Days of Summer.  The Romans associated the heat of August with the star Sirius, the brightest star in the Canis Major (large dog) constellation.  Dog days then were believed to be an evil time ... http://blog.greeneventshop.com/?p=65 I'm happy that two of my great passions have come together: Football and Ridding the World of PLASTIC!   The New York Times reported that many of the FIFA World Cup teams are donning jerseys made from plastic bottles rescued from landfills in Japan and Taiwan.   Nine teams, including ... http://blog.greeneventshop.com/?p=63 In a press conference on May 27, 2010 called to discuss the horrific BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama said: "I grew up in Hawaii where the ocean is sacred." I learned a little about honoring the sea as a source of life on New Years Eve, ... http://blog.greeneventshop.com/?p=59 It's one of my pet peeves.  Seeing stacks of phone books being delivered to apartments in San Francisco and nationwide, and then seeing those same books, unmoved and now rainsoaked a month later.  What a colossal waste!Most of us are connected online 24/7.  Growing numbers of us, especially younger people, ... http://blog.greeneventshop.com/?p=55 Somehow videos are more motivating than words.  Check these out and then change things...starting with your own household.    Great Pacific Garbage Patch  (by www.algalita.org)     Garbage Island (a more scientific explanation by vbs.tv)Starting today, use 100% biodegradable, compostable cups, plates and forks. Order here.    Starting today, not one more bottle of ... http://blog.greeneventshop.com/?p=54 Thank goodness for the great people at Project Kaisei! They set off this week on their first expedition to the North Pacific Gyre, an area within the Pacific Ocean four times as large as Japan and filled with an estimated 4,000,000 tons of plastic. Where did the plastic come from? ... http://blog.greeneventshop.com/?p=51 On June 9, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a new law that requires every residence and business in the City to have three, separate color-coded bins for waste: blue for recycling; green for compost; and black for trash. The ordinance takes effect this fall. Under the new ... http://blog.greeneventshop.com/?p=49 On Earth Day, I happened to be staying at the Venetian in Las Vegas (ironic, I know). Maintenance folks were changing out all the lights in the hallways with CFL light bulbs. (It's a step, but there are so many more to go. For example, you could not ... http://blog.greeneventshop.com/?p=47 The faithful among us have know for years about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a floating mess of plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean that is twice the size of Texas and as deep as 90 feet.  Now, others know about it because Oprah featured it on her Earth Day ... http://blog.greeneventshop.com/?p=46 In the last year, San Francisco's garbage company has collected 105,000 tons of food scraps, compostable materials and yard trimming and turned the "waste" into 20,000 tons of compost for 10,000 acres, according to a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle. The source of the compost is organic waste contributed ... http://blog.greeneventshop.com/?p=43