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Posts tagged "sustainable"

You Can Make A Difference For Our Environment

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This is one of the first videos I ever made. While a few things have changed since I made the video, the premise is the same – YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!! It only takes a little effort to help our environment. Please get out there and help! www.shawnacoronado.com... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
January 20, 2012 at 12:42 pm
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Dear Corporate America Help Us Live Greener and Healthier

Dear Corporate America Help Us Live Greener and Healthier
Dear Corporate America – We – meaning the American public – are living our every day lives and we need your help. When we go to the grocery store to buy a packaged product we have a few choices. 90% of the choices we are given represent non-green, non-healthy, non-organic products. That means our choice... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
January 16, 2012 at 6:01 am
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Try Kalso Earth Shoe Contest – Win a Pair of Shoes

Try Kalso Earth Shoe Contest – Win a Pair of Shoes
Kalso Earth Shoes represent a positive choice for the environment and have a unique story behind them. Anne Kalso, a Danish yoga master, observed that the daily raising of the toes relative to the heels could actually help people attain a physical feeling of wellness like that experienced in the yoga ‘Mountain’ pose. Anne set out to... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
August 5, 2011 at 11:32 am
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Strawberry Garden Planter Made From Recycled Light Fixtures

Strawberry Garden Planter Made From Recycled Light Fixtures
Creativity is what it is all about this garden season when it comes to sustainability. Want an easy green and sustainable idea for your garden planters? Here’s an idea that is sure to go over well – how to make a planter from reused and recycled light fixtures. Watch the video below to learn how... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
July 28, 2011 at 5:09 am
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Garden2Blog 2011 - P. Allen Smith is Sustainable and Green

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P. Allen Smith’s home at the Moss Mountain Garden Retreat. The tree in front of the home is over 300 years old and is lovingly tended by Allen’s staff. When I first received the invitation to visit Little Rock, Arkansas with PBS tv personality P. Allen Smith and his team, I thought I might get to see... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
May 1, 2011 at 9:45 am
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Dick Young Dies; Illinois Loses An Astounding and Inspiring Naturalist

Dick Young, Illinois naturalist and environmental leader has died at age 86. Here you see a photo I took of him standing on the entrance to his green roof taken in 2008 when I met him at his home. Dick Young, Illinois naturalist and inspirational environmental leader has died on Sunday at age 86. In 2008 I had... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
March 16, 2011 at 1:49 pm
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Chicago Flower and Garden Show 2011 Goes Sustainable

Aquascape Inc. amazing fountain featured at the Chicago Flower and Garden Show 2011 which is made out of post-consumer recycled plastic. Chicago Flower and Garden Show 2011 was a breath of ”green” Spring air. Featured this year at the event were several incredible displays of green and sustainable garden solutions which helped consumers see how they... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
March 13, 2011 at 11:46 am
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Green and Healthy PBS TV Show Filmed In My Front Yard Vegetable Garden - YAY!

Joe Lamp’l, host of the PBS television show, “Growing A Greener World” sitting on Shawna Coronado’s front porch enjoying tea during the tv shoot. WOW – a PBS television show came to my front lawn. How cool is that? Joe Lamp’l and his amazing crew came to my front lawn vegetable garden and filmed the... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
November 8, 2010 at 10:54 am
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Help Save Clean Water With Underwriters Laboratories

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John Drengenberg with me at the UL testing facility in Northbrook, Illinois. We are standing in front of a giant fire-style oven used to burn products for testing purposes. Last winter I met John Drengenberg, the Director of Consumer Safety at Underwriters Laboratories (UL). He has been employed with UL for over 40 years and delighted in showing... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
November 5, 2010 at 2:24 pm
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Thanksgiving Field Trip 2010 - Learn About Climate Change At The Field Museum

Using interactive images, Climate Change demonstrates how air and ocean currents, sun-reflecting ice, and other factors determine our Earth’s climate. ©AMNH/Roderick Mickens Looking for a fun November 2010 Thanksgiving weekend activity for your family? I have the perfect solution – bring them to the MUST-SEE green experience at the Field Museum – Climate Change. The... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
November 5, 2010 at 11:55 am
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