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Living Green

  -- Quote of the Day -- "Instead of regretting or hiding them, Why not presume that your differences Can be the basis for your success?" ~ Scott Fox -- Recommended Resources -- Jill Jepson’s blog: www.ninja-writer.blogspot.com   - offering daring strategies for the intrepid writer Planting Hope - www.plantinghope.org - Serves communities in Nicaragua and the USA by enhancing education opportunities, supporitng grass roots initiatives and fostering cultural exchanges.    -- Radio Guest List -- I have an opportunity to be showcased as a " Featured Guest Expert " on Radio Guest List - They are giving away this service for a limited time to those who can get the most referrals signing up to their newsletter. So what is Radio Guest List? When you subscribe, they send you an email every few days with media requests for people to interview, products they are looking to feature, radio shows who want specific guests, etc. This is a wo...

Tired Tires

-- Tired Tires???--- Apologies to all our readers - I've just been so inundated with to-do's that this blog was neglected for a few days. I am sooooo tired today... may even lie down for a while. :) According to the Recycling Product News (www.baumpub.com) article titled Green is for Retreads: “Retreaded tires are one of the most environmentally friendly of all recycled products. They contain one of the highest post consumer contents, since the actual tire itself is being recycled. In fact, according to Harvey Brodskey, managing director of the California-based Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB), retreading was "green" before the word was ever used for recycling, and the retread industry has been green for nearly 100 years! When a tire is retreaded, the worn tire – with the exception of a very small amount of old tread that is removed – is reused in the retread process. And even the small amount of old tread that is removed (referred to as buffings) i...