So you are socially responsible and actually care about environment, but you don't have a place to go for happy hour because the drinks served are not ORGANIC! The restaurant/lounge you like could care less about sustainability! You are frustrated because you want to share your ideas and network with thoughtful minded people who think the same way you do.
WELL don't look any further. Starting August, I am organizing a GREEN Happy Hour once a month on a Friday from 5-7pm at Hoang's Grill Restaurant in Falls Church, Virginia. Only ORGANIC drinks
will be served to celebrate our passion in wanting to make a difference in this world.
Please email me at dermahaircare@gmail.com for additional information.
Hope to celebrate with you in eco-style
Love,
Honi :)
Friday, June 22, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
What can U do to help the Envorionment?
By Farah Mehasri:
I recently flew home to California. As we were landing at San Francisco International Airport, a guy sitting next me commented on how beautiful the Pacific was, but how polluted and dirty the San Francisco Bay seemed to be. Unfortunately, it's true.
The sad thing is that we are causing most of this damage—and a considerable amount of it is undoable. There is some good news. The UN recently released a series of reports on climate change and preliminary steps on how to mitigate the damage. At the G8 summit, leaders of the largest economic powers also agreed to work on a framework to combat climate change. But, the reality is that we cannot simply wait for politicians and big companies to make changes. Every single person has to pledge to reduce their own energy consumption if we have any hopes of mitigating the effects of climate change.
This is not as hard as it may sound. In fact, there a number of things that everyone can do that are both easy and painless.
Lights: Replace as many bulbs as you can with florescent bulbs. They use less energy, last infinitely longer and are strangely addicting. And remember, turn off lights when you a leave a room and try to use natural light as much as possible (and since sunlight also makes people happier, there's no reason why you shouldn't open up your blinds for some light!) Then, check your electricity bill at the end of the month. You'll see how it's paid off.
Heating and Cooling: Set your thermostat for your heating and cooling units at 80 during the summer and 55 for the winter. Enjoy the seasons! Wear those summer dresses during the summer. After all, it's the summer! There's no reason to keep your house or office so cold that you need to wear a sweater indoors and having to carry a sweater to work when it's 90 outside just because your office is freezing is annoying anyway! And, use the winter weather as an excuse to cuddle under a blanket, not to wear tanks and shorts around the house. Ask your employers to also make these changes so that you can be comfortable at work as well.
Recycle: Recycle. It's pretty simple. Unfortunately, not all places have bins readily available. But there are two easy steps you can take: 1) call your municipal government and urge them to take recycling more seriously and 2) pack your recycling items and take them home to recycle. I know it sounds strange to carry your trash around, but remember an empty soda bottle or a couple of sheets of paper don't weight that much. It's really not hard to stick them in your bag and take them home to recycle instead of just throwing them away and filling up landfills. And then remember to buy recycled!
Recycle more: Remember, you can throw food scraps—like banana peels and potato skins and even tea bags into a yard waste recycling bin. They'll get turned into fertilizer that already has nutrients in them (thereby reducing the need for chemical fertilizers that find their way into your food and water supplies.)
Plastic Bags: Plastic bags are bad for the environment. So, use less of them. If you buy a small item from CVS, stick it in your purse and bypass the plastic bag. Also, when you get lunch to go and you only have to walk a block back to your office, do you really need to put the giant plastic container of food in a plastic bag? Just carry it! Cut down on as much plastic packaging as you can and notice how much emptier your trash can is at the end of the day.
Chow time! How many napkins do you actually use while eating a meal? Two? Three? If you are a really messy eater—maybe 5? Do you really need to take a stack of napkins when you grab lunch? Also, do you really need a spoon, a fork, a knife and a straw when eating a sandwich? Take only what you need! The same goes for napkins in public restrooms—if you can dry your hands with one paper towel, do you really need to take three? This is the most painless way to cut down on waste, but it's so effective! Try it. I promise you won't miss those extra napkins!
Buy local: Gas pollutes. We all know that. We all try to take public transportation or walk when possible to cut down on the distances we drive. But what about our food? Do you really need tomatoes that have traveled 250 miles in a gas guzzling truck to get to your door? Go to your local farmer's market and buy food that was grown locally and therefore doesn't have the carbon baggage of transportation attached to it. And, as an added advantage—produce from a farmer's market has less pesticides and hormones and are fresher as it is. It's a win-win situation.
Tell Congress: The government needs to also act and do everything from making government buildings more environmentally friendly to passing legislations on a number of issues. Calling your congressman or senator does work! The best strategy is to call your local congressman or the senators from your state and ask to speak to their energy staffer. They are the ones who recommend policies and even a few calls can help sway their opinions! http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Talk! Talk about being Green with your friends! Look for new products and suggestions on how to save energy and ways on how to be more green. There are constantly advances in technology—ranging from solar panels for laptops to environmentally friendly carpets to simple energy saving ideas (for example, check out: www.blackle.com/about.) Then, share your successes and frustration. Inspire others to reduce their own energy consumption. This is only going to work if we work together!
And, remember—the average American consumes the same amount of energy as the average Blue Whale (that's the largest animal in the world.) We can do better. Let this be the start of your own personal challenge to reduce your own energy consumption by 5, 10 or 20% over the next 5 years. You might be surprised at how easy it is.
Here are some more links to check out:
More tips: http://unfoundation.org/programs/environment/climate_change.asp
Tell Congress to support the 25 by 25 pledge: 25% renewable energy by 2025: http://www.25x25.org/
Learn more about energy: http://www.energyfuturecoalition.org/
Learn about biofuels: http://unfoundation.org/bioenergy/index.asp
Learn about Climate Change: http://www.ipcc.ch/
I recently flew home to California. As we were landing at San Francisco International Airport, a guy sitting next me commented on how beautiful the Pacific was, but how polluted and dirty the San Francisco Bay seemed to be. Unfortunately, it's true.
The sad thing is that we are causing most of this damage—and a considerable amount of it is undoable. There is some good news. The UN recently released a series of reports on climate change and preliminary steps on how to mitigate the damage. At the G8 summit, leaders of the largest economic powers also agreed to work on a framework to combat climate change. But, the reality is that we cannot simply wait for politicians and big companies to make changes. Every single person has to pledge to reduce their own energy consumption if we have any hopes of mitigating the effects of climate change.
This is not as hard as it may sound. In fact, there a number of things that everyone can do that are both easy and painless.
Lights: Replace as many bulbs as you can with florescent bulbs. They use less energy, last infinitely longer and are strangely addicting. And remember, turn off lights when you a leave a room and try to use natural light as much as possible (and since sunlight also makes people happier, there's no reason why you shouldn't open up your blinds for some light!) Then, check your electricity bill at the end of the month. You'll see how it's paid off.
Heating and Cooling: Set your thermostat for your heating and cooling units at 80 during the summer and 55 for the winter. Enjoy the seasons! Wear those summer dresses during the summer. After all, it's the summer! There's no reason to keep your house or office so cold that you need to wear a sweater indoors and having to carry a sweater to work when it's 90 outside just because your office is freezing is annoying anyway! And, use the winter weather as an excuse to cuddle under a blanket, not to wear tanks and shorts around the house. Ask your employers to also make these changes so that you can be comfortable at work as well.
Recycle: Recycle. It's pretty simple. Unfortunately, not all places have bins readily available. But there are two easy steps you can take: 1) call your municipal government and urge them to take recycling more seriously and 2) pack your recycling items and take them home to recycle. I know it sounds strange to carry your trash around, but remember an empty soda bottle or a couple of sheets of paper don't weight that much. It's really not hard to stick them in your bag and take them home to recycle instead of just throwing them away and filling up landfills. And then remember to buy recycled!
Recycle more: Remember, you can throw food scraps—like banana peels and potato skins and even tea bags into a yard waste recycling bin. They'll get turned into fertilizer that already has nutrients in them (thereby reducing the need for chemical fertilizers that find their way into your food and water supplies.)
Plastic Bags: Plastic bags are bad for the environment. So, use less of them. If you buy a small item from CVS, stick it in your purse and bypass the plastic bag. Also, when you get lunch to go and you only have to walk a block back to your office, do you really need to put the giant plastic container of food in a plastic bag? Just carry it! Cut down on as much plastic packaging as you can and notice how much emptier your trash can is at the end of the day.
Chow time! How many napkins do you actually use while eating a meal? Two? Three? If you are a really messy eater—maybe 5? Do you really need to take a stack of napkins when you grab lunch? Also, do you really need a spoon, a fork, a knife and a straw when eating a sandwich? Take only what you need! The same goes for napkins in public restrooms—if you can dry your hands with one paper towel, do you really need to take three? This is the most painless way to cut down on waste, but it's so effective! Try it. I promise you won't miss those extra napkins!
Buy local: Gas pollutes. We all know that. We all try to take public transportation or walk when possible to cut down on the distances we drive. But what about our food? Do you really need tomatoes that have traveled 250 miles in a gas guzzling truck to get to your door? Go to your local farmer's market and buy food that was grown locally and therefore doesn't have the carbon baggage of transportation attached to it. And, as an added advantage—produce from a farmer's market has less pesticides and hormones and are fresher as it is. It's a win-win situation.
Tell Congress: The government needs to also act and do everything from making government buildings more environmentally friendly to passing legislations on a number of issues. Calling your congressman or senator does work! The best strategy is to call your local congressman or the senators from your state and ask to speak to their energy staffer. They are the ones who recommend policies and even a few calls can help sway their opinions! http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Talk! Talk about being Green with your friends! Look for new products and suggestions on how to save energy and ways on how to be more green. There are constantly advances in technology—ranging from solar panels for laptops to environmentally friendly carpets to simple energy saving ideas (for example, check out: www.blackle.com/about.) Then, share your successes and frustration. Inspire others to reduce their own energy consumption. This is only going to work if we work together!
And, remember—the average American consumes the same amount of energy as the average Blue Whale (that's the largest animal in the world.) We can do better. Let this be the start of your own personal challenge to reduce your own energy consumption by 5, 10 or 20% over the next 5 years. You might be surprised at how easy it is.
Here are some more links to check out:
More tips: http://unfoundation.org/programs/environment/climate_change.asp
Tell Congress to support the 25 by 25 pledge: 25% renewable energy by 2025: http://www.25x25.org/
Learn more about energy: http://www.energyfuturecoalition.org/
Learn about biofuels: http://unfoundation.org/bioenergy/index.asp
Learn about Climate Change: http://www.ipcc.ch/
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Seeking New Staff Members
So our GREEN services are growing and we need thoughtful & respectful individuals joining our cozy staff.
Here are the following positions available:
1. PT Licensed Esthetician
2. PT Receptionist
3. PT Certified/Licensed Massage Therapist
Please email us your resume for consideration of the positions.
Derma Team :)
Here are the following positions available:
1. PT Licensed Esthetician
2. PT Receptionist
3. PT Certified/Licensed Massage Therapist
Please email us your resume for consideration of the positions.
Derma Team :)
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