Comments for Isle Be Green http://islebegreen.com Practicing Environmental Responsibility in Isle of Wight County Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:18:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Final School Competition Update – April 22, 2010 by Windsor Elementary School Celebrates Contest With Pizza Party http://islebegreen.com/school-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Windsor Elementary School Celebrates Contest With Pizza Party Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:18:03 +0000 http://islebegreen.com/?page_id=535#comment-317 [...] School Competition [...] [...] School Competition [...]

]]> Comment on Recycle Now by New Single Stream Containers at County Convenience Centers http://islebegreen.com/why-recycle/comment-page-1/#comment-293 New Single Stream Containers at County Convenience Centers Wed, 26 May 2010 19:47:42 +0000 http://islebegreen.com/wordpress/?page_id=12#comment-293 [...] Recycle Now [...] [...] Recycle Now [...]

]]> Comment on Isle Be Green Program by Donna Iona Drozda http://islebegreen.com/isle-be-green-program/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Donna Iona Drozda Thu, 20 May 2010 16:01:43 +0000 http://islebegreen.com/?page_id=350#comment-258 I agree with Jared...Ringer/rg deserves a great big hand for creating such high end design for the website and the beautiful reusable shopping bags. I also completely agree with Jared's important point of truth and consquences: Make no mistake, I absolutely believe that this program is 100% necessary, and again I am very happy to see it coming to fruition. ... the first paragraph shows the disconnect between commodity “farmers” and their surroundings. Hopefully someday we’ll get a “quit polluting our groundwater and using commodity crops to destroy the soil we could be actually feeding ourselves with” drive as well. May our children and their children see that day. I agree with Jared…Ringer/rg deserves a great big hand for creating such high end design for the website and the beautiful reusable shopping bags.

I also completely agree with Jared’s important point of truth and consquences:

Make no mistake, I absolutely believe that this program is 100% necessary, and again I am very happy to see it coming to fruition. …

the first paragraph shows the disconnect between commodity “farmers” and their surroundings. Hopefully someday we’ll get a “quit polluting our groundwater and using commodity crops to destroy the soil we could be actually feeding ourselves with” drive as well.

May our children and their children see that day.

]]> Comment on California Hoping to Clean Up Bottle Bill Problems by Damon Borrelli http://islebegreen.com/2010/04/08/california-hoping-to-clean-up-bottle-bill-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Damon Borrelli Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:38:08 +0000 http://islebegreen.com/?p=1088#comment-228 Bottles and cans make up about 4% of the waste stream and 8% of litter. We need better recycling to include more items than just bottles and cans. Do you realize that a deposit / redemption system like we have in California does not even guarantee that once redeemed those bottles and cans are actually recycled. By putting an artificial value on bottles and cans and forcing those items to move through a deposit / redemption system rather than a recycling system, you are robbing recyclers of their most valuable scrap metals (aluminum) and hurting their operations. Let’s get recycling out of the 70’s and start to Recycle for Today. Step 1 Can the Bottle Bill. Bottles and cans make up about 4% of the waste stream and 8% of litter. We need better recycling to include more items than just bottles and cans. Do you realize that a deposit / redemption system like we have in California does not even guarantee that once redeemed those bottles and cans are actually recycled. By putting an artificial value on bottles and cans and forcing those items to move through a deposit / redemption system rather than a recycling system, you are robbing recyclers of their most valuable scrap metals (aluminum) and hurting their operations. Let’s get recycling out of the 70’s and start to Recycle for Today. Step 1 Can the Bottle Bill.

]]> Comment on Contact Us by Michael Stallings http://islebegreen.com/contact-us/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Michael Stallings Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:50:49 +0000 http://islebegreen.com/?page_id=75#comment-202 You can drop off plastic bags at the Windsor Town Hall. We have a recycling container just inside our front door! You can drop off plastic bags at the Windsor Town Hall. We have a recycling container just inside our front door!

]]> Comment on Recycled Art Class a Success by Donna Iona Drozda http://islebegreen.com/2010/03/29/recycled-art-class-a-success/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Donna Iona Drozda Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:00:43 +0000 http://islebegreen.com/?p=1041#comment-201 My love of ART AS ACTION has taken me into a wonderful assortment of community projects over the last three decades, most recently designing studios for young artists repurposing recycled materials into wonderful art that celebrates nature. I am so happy to spend time with those who have not forgotten that we are all born to explore, discover and create....while also remembering the importance of tending to our magnificent planet home. Thanks Rachel and everyone at the beautiful Smithfield Art Center for providing such a great opportunity. Ms. Iona My love of ART AS ACTION has taken me into a wonderful assortment of community projects over the last three decades, most recently designing studios for young artists repurposing recycled materials into wonderful art that celebrates nature.

I am so happy to spend time with those who have not forgotten that we are all born to explore, discover and create….while also remembering the importance of tending to our magnificent planet home.
Thanks Rachel and everyone at the beautiful Smithfield Art Center for providing such a great opportunity.
Ms. Iona

]]> Comment on Final School Competition Update – April 22, 2010 by School Competition Update! http://islebegreen.com/school-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-173 School Competition Update! Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:11:16 +0000 http://islebegreen.com/?page_id=535#comment-173 [...] School Competition [...] [...] School Competition [...]

]]> Comment on Isle Be Green Program by Jared Karnes http://islebegreen.com/isle-be-green-program/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Jared Karnes Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:58:18 +0000 http://islebegreen.com/?page_id=350#comment-150 I am thrilled to see this greening effort in Isle of Wight County, and I commend everyone involved in it. However, as a potential future resident of the county breaking into the agricultural roots of the area with a natural farm, I find the first paragraph on this page rather ironic: "Plastic bags are damaging the crops we are spraying tons of chemicals on." Make no mistake, I absolutely believe that this program is 100% necessary, and again I am very happy to see it coming to fruition. However, I believe the backwards nature of the drive for it as expressed in the first paragraph shows the disconnect between commodity "farmers" and their surroundings. Hopefully someday we'll get a "quit polluting our groundwater and using commodity crops to destroy the soil we could be actually feeding ourselves with" drive as well :) I will spread the word about this initiative for sure, and thank you to Ringer/rg for their pro-bono work for this cause! The site is very clean and looks great. I am thrilled to see this greening effort in Isle of Wight County, and I commend everyone involved in it. However, as a potential future resident of the county breaking into the agricultural roots of the area with a natural farm, I find the first paragraph on this page rather ironic: “Plastic bags are damaging the crops we are spraying tons of chemicals on.”

Make no mistake, I absolutely believe that this program is 100% necessary, and again I am very happy to see it coming to fruition. However, I believe the backwards nature of the drive for it as expressed in the first paragraph shows the disconnect between commodity “farmers” and their surroundings. Hopefully someday we’ll get a “quit polluting our groundwater and using commodity crops to destroy the soil we could be actually feeding ourselves with” drive as well :)

I will spread the word about this initiative for sure, and thank you to Ringer/rg for their pro-bono work for this cause! The site is very clean and looks great.

]]> Comment on 482,569.08 plastic bags and counting… by manish gupta http://islebegreen.com/2010/01/13/482569-08-plastic-bags-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-146 manish gupta Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:15:21 +0000 http://islebegreen.com/?p=871#comment-146 We are manufacturers and exporters of non organic and organic cotton, canvas, jute and string bags. Please let us know if we could help you with any of your requirements of reusable bags. Look forward to your kind response. Regards, MG We are manufacturers and exporters of non organic and organic cotton, canvas, jute and string bags. Please let us know if we could help you with any of your requirements of reusable bags. Look forward to your kind response.

Regards,

MG

]]> Comment on Don’t throw away your Christmas Cards…send them to St. Jude’s! by Sarah Sheehan http://islebegreen.com/2009/12/28/dont-throw-away-your-christmas-cards-send-them-to-st-judes/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Sarah Sheehan Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:13:55 +0000 http://islebegreen.com/?p=800#comment-142 Thank you! Thank you for posting this about our card program and for all of your support in sending us your cards...but also in PURCHASING our "new" recycled cards. All proceeds go right back to the ranch and caring for our amazing kids. Our kids also get paid for working in the card program and learn valuable business skills through our on-the-job management training program. Thank you again for supporting St. Jude's Ranch for Children! All the best, Sarah Sheehan Director of Communications and Events Thank you!

Thank you for posting this about our card program and for all of your support in sending us your cards…but also in PURCHASING our “new” recycled cards. All proceeds go right back to the ranch and caring for our amazing kids. Our kids also get paid for working in the card program and learn valuable business skills through our on-the-job management training program.

Thank you again for supporting St. Jude’s Ranch for Children!

All the best,

Sarah Sheehan
Director of Communications and Events

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