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Eco-Logical Adventures

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Eco-Logical Adventures · 2Y ago

Michelle Obama and the Let's Move Initiative

On Tuesday, February 9, 2010, First Lady Michelle Obama appeared on Larry King Live to discuss her Let's Move Initiative, which is the same day that her Let's Move task force on childhood obesity was launched. The Let's Move Initiative has an ambitious, but critically important goal to "solve the ep
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Eco-Logical Adventures · 2Y ago

Nature Education on Sesame Street

This year marks the 40th season of Sesame Street and it sure is going to be a great year! The first episode of the season was titled My World is Green and Growing, and kicked off a two-year science initiative "to help support children's innate sense of awe, wonder, and curiosity about nature."The 40
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Eco-Logical Adventures · 2Y ago

Do Honey Bees Hibernate?

As I was walking from my house to my car on my way to work this morning, I noticed a honey bee lying on my sidewalk. Two days previous, I had seen a dead honey bee on the window sill right above this spot on the sidewalk, so I checked to see if maybe this bee had fallen from its perch. It had not. T
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Eco-Logical Adventures · 2Y ago

Pumkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

These are one of my family's favorites. I made some last night and this is hands-down a top 10 recipe, especially during the fall season, so I think I should share. Don't you? Enjoy!Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins:4 eggs3 cups of flour2 cups of sugar1 cup of vegetable oil1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon2 tea
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Eco-Logical Adventures · 2Y ago

Bio-fuels

Bio-fuels seem to be a hot topic lately. People say we need an alternative to gasoline, and I would agree. But some major figures promote bio-fuels as a viable alternative - something to bridge the gap between the gasoline dependent lifestyle of today to the clean fuels of tomorrow. I have heard man
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Eco-Logical Adventures · 2Y ago

Take a Break - It's Friday

I originally posted this on my blog for work, but I decided it was applicable here, too. Especially since this blog serves mainly a different audience - an audience I've been neglecting!I don't know about you, but this week has been a very busy one. We are in the full throes of our Annual Conference
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Eco-Logical Adventures · 2Y ago

Lake Blanche

Over Labor Day weekend I finally hiked to Lake Blanche. Lake Blanche is 3 miles up a side canyon up Big Cottonwood Canyon, just below the big S-curves. I regret to say that I have lived in Salt Lake City my entire life and this is the first time I have ventured here. I have been missing out! The tra
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Eco-Logical Adventures · 2Y ago

Washington State Prisons: Green Job Training and Sustainability

I came across this article in The Grist the today. (Washington State Prisons Pursue Sustainable Practices, Green Collar Job Training by Sarah van Schagen) Though they have a lot of interesting articles circulating about, this one I thought was particularly interesting. It's about a partnership betwe
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Eco-Logical Adventures · 2Y ago

"Sustainability Index"

Walmart announced last week that they will be launching a new "sustainability index," or in other words a database designed to "put information about how environmentally friendly suppliers, manufacturers, and their products are."The index will be implemented in three phases: the first is to survey a
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Eco-Logical Adventures · 2Y ago

Independence Day

Happy Fourth of July everyone!Independence Day is a day of fun, families, friends, and food! Ever since I was young we had hamburgers and hot dogs, watermelon, potato salad, corn on the cob, and usually some type of fruit pie with homemade vanilla ice cream on the side. I find this to be traditional
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