Paper or Plastic?

Plastic did not exist in the ocean half a century ago. Our grandparents lived just fine with glass, metal, paper and wood to package and transport everything we touched. But again, the issue is not that we choose paper over plastic. The choice is about living responsibly within the means of what can be sustained environmentally and economically. In the big picture it is about creating systems of government, commerce and community development that will sustain a healthy economy, environment and quality of life for all people far into the future. 120 billion pounds of plastic produced annually with limited to no post-consumer use is not sustainable. It is not a morally acceptable burden to place on the next generation. Paper or Plastic? Bring your own bag.

For the entire article click link::

http://www.truegreenonline.com/Paper_vs.html

PRODUCT REVIEW::: Nubian Heritage

Humble Beginnings

In 1992, two New York street vendors embarked on a personal mission to produce high quality bath body products, utilizing natural ingredients and traditional African recipes. Nubian Heritage is the brainchild of these lifelong friends who grew frustrated with the inferior quality, high chemical content and exorbitant prices of products manufactured for people of African descent. More than ten years later, most of their products are no longer made in bath tubs or kitchen sinks, but the Nubian Heritage philosophy remains the same; produce the best products imaginable for our people, our family.

100% Black Owned and Proud of It!

For generations, Lemongrass, with its strong and sweet lemony aroma, has been used in the purification rituals, as well as, to promote psychic awareness. Steam-distilled lemongrass has a strong history of medicinal use in the West Indies, Africa and South America. Tea Tree oil's remarkable anti-bacterial and healing properties, long used to alleviate skin problems, are a perfect complement to the powerful anti-inflammatory properties of Lemongrass.

Nubian Heritage uses Madagascan Lemongrass oil and Aboriginal Tea Tree oil in a moisturizing Shea Butter Soap to help clear oily troubled skin. This refreshing deodorant soap, with its mild anti-septic and rich moisturizing properties, treats and tones skin. In addition to their topical healing properties, these exotic essential oils are also revered for their outstanding aromatherapy values.


Natural ingredients...with the exception of a few words that I can't pronounce. When selecting things that I consume or apply on my body I check for harmful chemicals like Parabens and DMDM.

Honestly, this stick was wiggidty wack! It wouldn't melt...I didn't enjoy the shea butter stick at all!



I love this shampoo/conditioner and its perfect for the entire family!



Assorted Soap Gift Set


The Nubian Heritage Organic Soap Set includes a total of 10 Bar Soaps.



Note: Assortment may from image shown.
Nubian Heritage Organic Collections:

1. Olive Butter with Avocado Green Tea Leaves

2. Body Butter Mango, Shea Cocoa Butter

3. Peppermint with Crushed Almonds Baking Soda

4. Coconut Papaya with Vanilla Beans

5. Indian Hemp Haitian Vetiver with Neem Oil

6. Black Seed with Apricot Oil Wild Honey

7. Carrot Pomegranate with Calendula Extract; Cranberries

8. Shea Butter with Lavender Wildflowers

10. Lemongrass and Tea Tree with Orange Peel

11. African Black with Oats, Aloe Vitamin E

12. Raw Shea Butter with Soy Milk Ois of Frankincense Myrrh

13. Goats Milk Chai with Rose Extracts







The empty bottle of lotion. Great quality, great scent, great results!!



My BFF told me about the bar soaps. I was using the shower gels and had no clue how awesome the bar soaps were. I love them all!


To make a order http://www.nubianheritage.com/

Me and my homies in rewind!!

Ryan Leslie "Gibberish"

Boat made of plastic bottles to make ocean voyage CNN

By Brandon Griggs and Jeff King CNN



SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Imagine collecting thousands of empty plastic bottles, lashing them together to make a boat and sailing the thing from California to Australia, a journey of 11,000 miles (17,700 km) through treacherous seas.

This 60-foot sailboat, the Plastiki, is being built from more than 12,000 recycled plastic bottles.


You'd have to be crazy, or trying to make a point. David de Rothschild is trying to make a point.
De Rothschild hopes his one-of-a-kind vessel, now being built on a San Francisco pier, will boost recycling of plastic bottles, which he says are a symbol of global waste. Except for the masts, which are metal, everything on the 60-foot catamaran is made from recycled plastic.

"It's all sail power," he said. "The idea is to put no kind of pollution back into the atmosphere, or into our oceans for that matter, so everything on the boat will be composted. Everything will be recycled. Even the vessel is going to end up being recycled when we finish."

De Rothschild's vessel, scheduled to set sail from San Francisco in April, is called the Plastiki. Its name is an homage of sorts to Thor Heyerdahl, the fabled Norwegian explorer who in 1947 sailed 4,300 miles across the Pacific on the Kon-Tiki, a raft made from balsa wood.

De Rothschild is something of an adventurer himself. The scion of a wealthy British banking family, he is one of only several dozen people to traverse both the Arctic and Antarctic ice caps. In 2005 he founded Adventure Ecology, an organization that uses field expeditions to call attention to environmental issues. Watch how the boat is constructed »

SOURCE:: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/09/plastic.bottle.boat/index.html