Today is Green and it will last. Green is much more than the environment. It symbolizes so much more than the right thing to do. Green happens right before our eyes. It is science and yet so much the heart. This week we see GREEN the very ESSENCE of FREEDOM itself. This freedom is beyond -isms. It is rooted in the very heart of humanity itself. It is heard through a simple phone call. Not the conversation, but what is heard in the background, in the streets, through many voices wearing green. I wish I was there. The conversations like a butterfly outside the window beautiful, but short lived, will come another day. There is so much more green to witness it must be within our focus if we are to truly live. Hopefully, tomorrow’s colors carry as much hope.
I read SeaWeb weekly to keep abreast of the issues facing our oceans. Since our bodies our by weight about 60% water, we cannot do without. Our oceans are capable of providing high quality food and resources to sustain our existence. Unless of course, we don’t change the tides of how we are treating our oceans. I hope you enjoy the article below and at least subscribe to SeaWeb (it’s free). If you would like to comment or have questions on what you have read, please feel free to post and I will respond promptly.
Bleached coral near Tioman Island, Malaysia. Kee Alfian/Marine Photobank.
A World Wildlife Fund (WWF) study released this month at the World Ocean Conference predicts that climate change could wipe out the coral reefs off the coasts of Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Timor Leste by the end of this century. Such an event would be devastating to 100 million people in the region that depend on marine resources for food and income, the study reports. read more…
For years I have been reminding family and friends to be careful find out what is in there skincare products. Since summer is Springing, here one of my favorite resources to keep you safe in your product selection. Remember as well as we think cosmetics are regulated, the reality is that we are generally all guinea pigs when it comes to long term effects. It really comes down to BUYER BEWARE and DO YOUR RESEARCH. Because the FDA doesn’t require companies to test their own products for safety.
