Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 1: My SMART Goal

1. I will drink 64 ounces (2 full Nalgene water bottles) of tap water every day, 5 days a week.


2. This goal is eco-chic because I am going to be measuring my water intake with my BPA-free water bottle and I will be drinking tap water, which both reduce the amount of plastic bottles being used and wasted. Not to mention, it is pushing me to consume the daily recommended amount of water needed.


3. I chose this SMART goal because I feel as if I am dehydrated a lot, and am not getting a sufficient amount of water in my diet. Water is essential to life and our state of functioning, and I think it will really benefit me. I think that by carrying my Nalgene with me to school every day, I can reach my goal and will hopefully see results soon. 


 "Blogged for the Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 1 hosted by Amy@Amy in the Rain." 

Share & Voice: egg farming: Industrial VS. organic

I found this video on the CNN website and found it kind of fascinating. It talks about the fact that BOTH industrial and organic eggs have the potential of containing salmonella, merely because chickens pick it up from outside (wildlife, feces) and have that chance of getting infected. I have heard of misconceptions that organic products don't contain such infections, but this video says it how it is.


But what I really was happy to hear, was the very end segment. In California, they plan on forbidding small-cage chicken farms... which could just as well be the start of many other states afterwards. Maybe we WILL see change soon



http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/08/24/egg.safety.debate/index.html

Advocacy Project: My Political Representatives

President Barack Obama.Democrat
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Congressperson of the SENATE
Al Franken. Democrat
320 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
Congressperson of the HOUSE
John Kline. Republican 
101 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 201
Burnsville, MN 55337
Phone: (952) 808-1213
Governor Tim Pawlenty. Republican
130 State Capitol
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
State Legislator of SENATE
David Hann. Republican
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 
State Office Building, Room 127 
St. Paul, MN 55155-1206 
651.296.1749
State Legislator of HOUSE
Erik Paulsen. Republican
PO Box 44369
Eden Prairie 55344
(952) 934.8999
County Board President
Mike Opat. Democratic

300 S. 6th St.

A2400 Government Center

Minneapolis,  MN  55487-0241

Phone: 612-348-7881

Mayor of Minnetonka

Terry Schneider. Democratic  

15333 Boulder Creek Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55345