Spring Break
Living a Greener Lifestyle
Elsa Chin
Issue date: 4/19/07 Section: Entertainment
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One of the most talked about topics today is the environment. I am pretty knowledgeable on environmental issues and personally find them to be pretty important. But there are so many people that don't understand the severity of this issue. We, as the global community, are polluting the world terribly and are not finding ways to help stop the damage. It is not all about recycling or doing river clean-ups, even though they are extremely encouraged and helpful, but there are a lot of little things that individuals can do to help out the environment.
Some of those things are: unplugging your cell phone charger when you are not using it, carpooling, recycling, buying products that are recyclable or have been recycled or even living a greener life. I was inspired to write this column because I was watching Discovery Health and there is this wonderful show called "Get Fresh with Sara Snow." The show is about living a healthy life and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
I like this show because Snow demonstrates ways to improve your health by providing healthy alternatives to high fat meals such as lasagna, macaroni and cheese, etc. According to the Discovery Health Web site, "Sara inspires her audience to make healthier choices in their food, cleaning products, clothes, even transportation, thus empowering individuals to create healthier lives for themselves, their families and the environment."
In the episode that I was watching, Snow demonstrated the importance of recycling everything. She took the audience to factories that use glass bottles to make kitchen countertops. This allows the bottles to be recycled and be made into something that is useful and pretty. She also took viewers to a design studio where designers used old skateboards to make fashionable handbags.
This topic is something that everyone should be concerned about. This is our lives and our future. But helping the environment will also help us. The world is becoming so dependent on the outcomes of globalization that people forget about the local farmers and domestic industries. The outcomes of globalization can affect the environment.
Some of those things are: unplugging your cell phone charger when you are not using it, carpooling, recycling, buying products that are recyclable or have been recycled or even living a greener life. I was inspired to write this column because I was watching Discovery Health and there is this wonderful show called "Get Fresh with Sara Snow." The show is about living a healthy life and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
I like this show because Snow demonstrates ways to improve your health by providing healthy alternatives to high fat meals such as lasagna, macaroni and cheese, etc. According to the Discovery Health Web site, "Sara inspires her audience to make healthier choices in their food, cleaning products, clothes, even transportation, thus empowering individuals to create healthier lives for themselves, their families and the environment."
In the episode that I was watching, Snow demonstrated the importance of recycling everything. She took the audience to factories that use glass bottles to make kitchen countertops. This allows the bottles to be recycled and be made into something that is useful and pretty. She also took viewers to a design studio where designers used old skateboards to make fashionable handbags.
This topic is something that everyone should be concerned about. This is our lives and our future. But helping the environment will also help us. The world is becoming so dependent on the outcomes of globalization that people forget about the local farmers and domestic industries. The outcomes of globalization can affect the environment.
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BobG
Bob
posted 4/24/07 @ 2:32 PM EST
So actually how knowledgeable about the environment are you? I mean everyone can talk and talk about how the environment needs to be helped but how many people do anything about it? Do you recycle, or drive a smaller car that is less pollutant? I'm sorry I just know a lot of people that always talk about what a tragedy the state of the environment is but still drive big expensive polluting cars, use products(even make up) that is bad for the environment and still call themselves knowledgeable on this subject. (Continued…)
echin
Elsa
posted 4/30/07 @ 11:08 PM EST
Hi Bob,
Once again, Thanks for commenting on my column. I am so glad that you get the chance to read it. But to answer your question, YES I am actually extremely environmentally knowlegable. (Continued…)
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