Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --    "Life isn’t measured by the breaths we take,  but rather by the moments that take our breath away." ~ Author Unknown -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Jeanette Chasworth has made a name for herself as a designer, and people tend to call her ‘The Color Whisperer’. Jeanette holds certificates in Interior Design and also as an Aging-In-Place Specialist. We’ll learn about the healing power of color and the affects it has on the people who spend time in our home or office space.  She also has a book out - What's Color Got To Do With It? – that goes into more detail on how you can use color to make a more pleasant environment both physically and emotionally. Join us live (10-11 AM Pacific) and drop in the chat room - or access ...

-- Plastics -- According to the Japan For Sustainability Org (www.japanfs.org): " In Japan, approximately 150 thousand tons of used plastics are discarded from the agricultural & fishery industries while 10 million tons are discarded in total ." ...Thus the importance & increased interest in the world-wide research & development of biodegradable, recyclable & reusable plastics. Wondering what the term biodegradable means? According to a Planet Green article, biodegradable items are " waste material composed of primarily naturally-occurring constituent parts, able to be broken down and absorbed into the ecosystem ." The benefits of biodegradable plastics is a reduction in the labor involved for collection & sorting in the recycling industry, as well as the additional bonus at the landfill where careless discarding of recyclable materials continues today. You may recall that I had mentioned the newly discovered mold on the underside of the leave...