Archive for the 'Environment' Category

Loggerhead Sea Turtles Are Making A Comeback in Georgia!!

Good News! The Georgia State Department of Resources has just announced the recently ended nesting season for Loggerhead sea turtles has set a record! There were 125,000 estimated hatchlings that made it out of their nests and into the sea. During this past summer there were 1,646 nests counted on the [...]

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Green Is Universal

All week on the Today Show, Matt, Meredith, Anne and Al have covered the earth to report on the status of our oceans.  Just over 70% of our precious planet is covered by water.  The coral reefs which are the intricate habitats of much of the marine life that live in the oceans, is slowly [...]

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National Recycling Day - November 15, 2008

National Recycling Day is November 15th. Don’t put it off a day longer, now is the time to start!!
Interesting facts from the National Recycling Coalition -

Twenty years ago there were 1,000 curbside recycling programs, today there are more than 10,000.
Today the United States recycles 32% of it’s waste, a rate that has almost doubled [...]

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The Story of Stuff

Have you seen this video, The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard? Check out the video at www.storyofstuff.com and watch this amazing 20 minute video about where our “stuff” originates and how affects our communities. It will make you want to strive for a more sustainable home and community. Watch it! [...]

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It’s Almost Time To Strap On Your Apron

Yes, it’s almost time to strap on your apron. It’s all about planning for that gluttonous feast we all love Thanksgiving. (you know eating all you want without the guilt!). And that delirious aroma of a stuffed bird in the oven. Planning ahead, shopping list, grocery shopping and cooking in consecutive [...]

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Friendship leads to partnership

The founders of the Sackaroos concept, Sue Burnett and Paula Casey, began their 35 year friendship as two college roommates while still undergraduates at the University of Kansas (Rock Chalk Jayhawks!).  After graduations, weddings, careers, children and miles apart, they were never separated in spirit.
During the month of July, 2007, Paula made a one-day visit [...]

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The Plastic Bag Dilemma

Less than 1% of Plastic bags are recycled due to the fact that the cost to recycle a plastic bag out weighs the cost to produce a new plastic bag. Watch The Plastic Bag Dilemma for more information.

Sackaroos at www.sackaroos.com has an environmentally friendly way to help you be a part of the solution with [...]

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The Plastic Bag Delimma posted on Youtube.com

This message is so important that we posted it on Youtube.com. Watch it here by clicking on play. Then become a part of the solution and use Sackaroos from www.sackaroos.com instead of plastic bags!
Conserving the environment just got friendlier!

Special thanks to Jim Sullivan of Sullivan Hand Made Guitars at www.sullivanguitars.com and
acoustic guitar accessories at www.acousticguitarcorner.com [...]

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