Eye Opener: CSPI

This Eye-Opener was pretty cool, it is nice to take a look at how what I choose to eat everyday does in terms of Animal Welfare and Environmentally speaking. Here were my results :)

Health Score: 87
Environmental Score: -10 (Eek!)
Animal Welfare Score: -1 (ok not SO bad)

Grand Total: 76~Excellent

So, over all, Id have to say I am pretty happy that I got an Excellent over all score. This doesn't surprise me, I tend to be very concious of what I eat and am not too big on eating meats. I mainly consume organic food as well, so I feel this score is a good depiction of my life style.

I scored highest in the sections of 'Fruits,' 'Vegetables,' and 'Whole Grains.'
The sections I scored lowest in, and had negative numbers, were 'Cheese' and 'Candy'...I love chocolate!! How can someone live a life without the beautiful delight is BEYOND me :)

The are I would need most improvement in is the area of 'Environmental Score.' I can understand that due to fruits and veggies being grown outside and taking a tool on our environment in that sense. To improve this, I think it would be most beneficial to have my own little garden and area to grow my own crops..this has always been a dream of mine actually!! So hopefully when I get a place of my own, when I become a "grown up" I will have a little area I can do this.

~Overall, I think this is was a cool activity. It is nice to see how I am affecting things around me, and makes me think about how I can help.

Have a nice day :)
~Fly~

Share and Voice: ENVIRO-Cool Blog Award!

So I got the honor of recieving the 'Outstanding Blog Award' last week from Ben...thank you so much!! Ben gave it to me for the pictures I posted of my lake in the summer :)


And so now, I get the chance to pass this on to one of YOU! Well one post really stuck out to me this week.....So without anymore stalling, I would like to extend this award to Kathy@Choh's Changing Environment for her awesome pics and Share and Voice about the toilets at school!! Probably the coolest thing EVER! I am very eager to go check them out myself, and see what this whole contraption consists of. Thank you for sharing this with us Kathy, it was very interesting and informative. Its a great step in the right direction!

So Kathy, here are the instructions for passing this lovely award on!

1. Leave a comment below so that I know you "picked up" the award.
2. Create a Share and Voice post that says you've received the award and indicate who the award is from (be sure to hyperlink).
3. Also indicate to whom you are going to pass on the award and why. Be sure to hyperlink the blogger (use main blog URL) and the blog title (use the specific URL for that blog post).
4. Copy and paste these instructions at the bottom of you post.
5. Publish the post.
6. Visit each blogger you've awarded and leave a comment telling them they've won.
7. Continue the process.... :)

Share and Voice: World's on Fire

Hello Class :)

I was shown this video this summer and it was something that gave me chills from beginning to end. Everytime I watch it, it still has the same effect. Please watch it closely, take the time to really read what is portrayed on the screen, as the facts will really make you think about what other parts of the world are actually going through. When I watch this, I think about how people living in Hollywood and New York spend rediculous amounts of money, everyday, on themselves and services for them. Luxuries that amount to what could possibly be the difference in life or death for a person in an under-developed country, could put a child through school for a whole year, could feed a village of people for a month.

So please, watch this music video. Watch it again, and again. Listen to the words, read the facts that flash up, look at the people. It is SO compelling. To be honest, my mind completely changed after seeing this. I hope it will have the same effect on you. Enjoy :)

Sarah McLachlan~ 'World's on Fire'

~Fly~