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After looking for quite a while for something to share, I kept coming across sites talking about mercury poisoning. This sparked my interest. I feel like it's not something I hear about on a daily basis, or even monthly for that matter. If your anything like me, you have almost no idea what this problem entails or risks. After searching and searching I finally found a good site that answers all the mercury questions I could possibly think of! Check it out, I hope that this interests you as much as it did me!
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With thanksgiving just around the corner I just wanted to remind everyone that rather than driving home in your own car there is still the option to take the bus! Often times people forget that UMD has a great bus service provided by the Jefferson Line. You can buy tickets right at the UMD street level store for a very reasonable price (usually for around $25) or you can get them online. It's great for the environment, think about how many cars that takes off the road! Or if that's not an option you can always try car pooling! Or maybe take it over Christmas??? :D
1) Goal: I am going to shower no more than 10 minutes everyday. I do this by each day setting a timer on my phone before I just in the shower for 10 minutes. I try to be out of the shower by the time this timer goes off. I do this to ensure that I'm meeting my goal.
2) It's actually a pretty reasonable goal. The timer is really the key to the goal, it really keeps me on track and it reminds me of what Im trying to accomplish everyday. I face a problem with my goal when I am tired in the morning because it's hard for me to keep on a tight schedule so early. As I stated the timer also helps, but I also have started to drink coffee before hand so I'm more inclined to stick to schedule because I'm more awake.
3) I don't associate this goal with any strong feelings although I do feel a bit of accomplishment each day when I complete my mission.
4) I learned that despite liking to take long showers and feeling like its a must, it's really not. Its easy enough to take a quick shower and more over it helps me stay on schedule when getting ready in the morning. I also learned that there's really no excuse to not taking quick showers, and it's helpful for the environment.
5) I'm basically going to stick to the same goal except change the time limit. I will now be trying to do a sub 10 minute goal. I'm going to aim for 9 minutes this week and then take it from there. I feel that this is manageable because I already have enough time as is.
Blogged by the Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 2 hosted by Amy@ Amy In The Rain
1) Focus Area 27: Tobacco Use
- Goal: to reduce illness, disability, and dealth related to tobacco use and exposure to second hand smoke.
- Objective: 27-10 Reduce the proportion of non-smokers exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.
- Target of objective have been met. According to the quotient chart, by 136%
2) Objectives Continued
- Objectives met by 136%
- Group with the best rate was Hispanic/Latino. From what I gathered from the disparity table Black non-Hispanics then followed.
- There was no data available in regards to gender and education. Like wise income was not documented.
- Lack of data seems to be the main concern, spanning all the way from toxins to consumption levels. Smokeless tobacco items such as hookah have not been researched properly leading consumers to believe that they have no health risks associated with them. The internet poses concerns as well, making tobacco to easy to get into anyone's hands.
3) H.R. 4105 Healthy Air for Federal Workers Act
- Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L.
- Latest Action: 1/4/2010 Referred to House subcommittees
- Recommended Vote: Yes on Healthy Air for Federal Workers Act! :)
- Political Representative: Ron Kind (D)
1) SMART Goal: I am going to cut down on the time it takes me to shower to 10 minutes or less starting today.
2) I think that this is good for the environment because we should be trying to conserve our water not waste it. There's really no need to take a 20 minute shower or more, when you can just get in and out in half the time. Not being wasteful is something we should all strive for.
3) I choose this goal because I often find myself taking too long in the shower, not only does it throw off my schedule for getting ready but it's just throwing a bunch of fresh water down the drain. I think that it's a habit that I need to break myself from because I now know how important water is from watching bottled.
4) As of today, I'm on the right track!
Blogged for the Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 1 hosted by Amy@Amy in the Rain.
*All information was retrieved from the linked source!
President: Barack Obama (D)
1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington, DC 20500
Comments # (202)456-1111
Congressmen: Ron Kind (D)
131 S. Barstow St. Suite 301
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715)831-9214
Governor: Scott Walker (R)
1233 N. Mayfair Road Suite 301
Wauwatosa, WI 53210
(414)453-2015
Legislator: Ann Hraychuck (D)
Room 6 North
State Capitol P.O. Box 8952
Madison, WI 53708
(608)267-2365
County Board(St. Croix): ????
Didn't seem to have a president, just a group of 7.
Government Center 1101
Carmicheal Road Hudson, WI 54016
(715)381-4302
New Richmond City Mayor: Fred Horne (?)
156 E. 1st Street New Richmond, WI 54017
(715) 246-4268
Boy, how time flies!
Most of our class time is devoted to watching documentaries. Typically I'm not very liking of this sort of learning, but I can honestly say that I have learned a lot from this! I really enjoy watching the movies. We watched Tapped, Green and Fresh. These videos greatly effected me, and I'm going to be sharing these with my friends and my family especially. Green and Fresh really hit home to me because my family farms.
In class we also talked about junking. I totally understand the concept of it and I think it's fantastic for those who need to buy things. I however don't buy ANYTHING other than food because being a college kids thats all I can afford at this point. Perhaps once I have a grown up job and making more money I will be living more freely and will maybe even find it fun to "junk" but I just don't have a need for anything right now. Im really living as a minimalist at this point, although not by choice.
I really have been affected by this class. Almost all of the movies I felt like crying when watching them, it really hit me. I can honestly say that I will make an effort not to use as much plastic as possible and to eat organically. It's really hard to eat local and organically right now for me, but I try as hard as possible since watching everything and being in on the discussions. I find myself becoming more and more concerned with the environment which is something I've never been able to save before.
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