Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- The littlest good deed Is better than The biggest intention. ~ Unknown -- Positive Eco-News -- It is wonderful to see so many big companies jumping on board with the Zero Waste Initiatives: Kudos to the company known as "GM"...who now has 76 landfill-free facilities - meaning these zero waste facilities do not produce any garbage that is sent to a landfill. In total, this company has about 145 of these facilities and have reached its 2008 goal of converting 50% of their plants to zero waste. Reuse and Recycling have been the focus of their waste reduction.  Chevrolet, too, is reaching toward a more sustainable business by their plans to invest forty million dollars in clean energy projects with the end goal of reducing 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. We celebrate these efforts and encourage our readers to look for ways that they too can improve the "green" efforts at their own desks. -- Referral Corner -- Cyclon...

-- Quote of the Day -- Competition may build and preserve large fortunes, but only cooperation can save this planet for future generations . ~ Unknown -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today on Conscious Discussions talk radio we feature the author of Falling Into the Sun and professor of writing – Charrie Hazard. Charrie is an award-winning journalist, formally working as an investigative journalist which she left to pursue teaching and fiction writing. Today she is a Professor of Writing at the University of Tampa, Florida. She is also deeply involved with the National League of American Pen Women . We will be dipping into all of this experience in today's broadcast: World of Writing with Charrie Hazard . -- Household Recycling Systems -- Home recycling bins can help in collection of household waste till they are sent to a recycling center. Collection of waste for recycling is beneficial for both home owners and the environment as it eliminates the problem of waste dispos...

-- Authors Read -- Don E. Peavy, Sr. teaches religious studies at Victor Valley College as well as philosophy, ethics, and religion at the University of Phoenix & Internet courses for Canyon College. Prior to perusing a career in writing, Peavy practiced law in Fort Worth, Texas, his hometown. Disaster Among the Heavens is Peavy's first novel, although he has published two nonfiction book as well, titled: What Must I Do? & Play It Where It Lies . Drop by to hear Don read an excerpt from his novel – Disaster Among the Heavens - on Authors Read radio show. Click on the hyper-link here or look to the right for a link to the Authors Read radio --How to Start a Recycling Program At Work -- Most of us recycle at home in one form or another but recycling in the office is another story. Many small businesses are not set up to recycle. It takes time and effort to arrange a recycling program but there are numerous benefits. Recycling helps companies save money by reducing garbag...