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Blue Water Music Festival Encourages Earth Appreciation, Starting With Hugs
Saturday, 14. April 2007, 04:23:35
L and I have decided what to do for Earth Day. We opted for Laguna's Blue Water Festival for many reasons (world's largest hug at Main Beach, an environmental fair, live music, a silent auction, beach cleanups and more) but I lobbied for this destination primarily because Taco Loco is here and I absolutely adore their potato tacos! YUM 
What's a Taco Loco, you ask? Simply the best cheap, fresh, hippie-influenced Mexican food you could ever hope to find. Any dish with the homemade blackening spice is tasty, especially the mushroom- or hemp-tofu burgers(so yummy) and of course my fave the potato tacos. The combo seviche is full of fresh, whole shrimp and fish, with chilies and lime juice. Spicy lobster tacos are a bit more expensive, but worth it: Chunks of fresh blackened lobster spills out of corn tortillas. That's about all that I've ever tried...most of the rest is made with meat or chicken but I have it on very good authority that those items are positively delicious as well.
Laguna Beach is just down the coast from us but with traffic on PCH it's a good half hour drive to forty five minutes particularly on the weekend when everyone wants a bit of a drive along the coast. Usually we take the freeway up and the coast back...it's nicer that way even if the sun is in our eyes the sunset is always spectacular.
Absolutely looking forward to it, can't wait! Below is a picture of Taco Loco. It's actually one restaurant split between two store fronts.
The following is an excerpt of an interview with the founder of the Laguna Blue Water Festival, Rick Conkey:
"I thought there should be more attention brought to Earth Day and there should be activities where people can demonstrate their love for the planet," said Conkey, founder of HelpBlueWater.com. "If we can demonstrate that we care, learn about the environment, and increase participation, then we're onto something."
Q:What do you hope for this year's festival?
A. A thousand people showed up last year. It sparked interest. We hope to at least double the size of it. We want to get people motivated and stay in contact with them to keep them informed.
Q:How have you involved artists and musicians?
A. It's an opportunity to show the public the difference artists can make as a resource. Musicians are among those who have the most history and accolades. We're trying to start a movement that rewards the artists for attracting attention to this. The artists are going to lead the way.
Q:What inspired your passion for helping the planet?
A. My earliest memories are on the island of Guam, and we lived in Orange County when I was very young. My parents always scuba dived off the coast in Laguna Beach. I see the ocean as the final frontier. Over the last few years, more and more signs have emerged indicating the earth isn't happyâ¦There's no more time to waste.
For information, call 949-281-6850 or visit www.helpbluewater.com.
HelpBlueWater events:
Environmental Cleanup and Fair: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, April 21 at Main Beach; Cleanup check-ins: Main Beach, Aliso Beach, Sawdust Festival or Alta Laguna Park
Blue Water Music Festival: 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Saturday, April 21 at the Newport Dunes Resort, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach
World's Largest Hug: Noon, Sunday, April 22 at the Main Beach lifeguard tower
After Party:8 to 11 p.m., Sunday at Club M, 680 South Coast Highway
Make a difference, make a change
Tuesday, 10. April 2007, 05:06:08
Small Changes . . . Done by Many . . . Create Big Results
I've made a short tour around Opera. On many blogs there is a general dismay and concern regarding the state of the global condition-Global warming. Most have voiced disgust and concern, however the general feeling is one of helplessness. But you can make a difference a very big one. If each person who felt so compelled to vent would make some simple changes the effect could be amazing. If each person that felt so compelled could tell just one other person how to make some simple changes the effect would be transforming. As a human collective we can voice our choice with our actions. As a human collective we can effectively promote a greener Earth.
Everyone knows â from countless studies, personal experience, and common sense â that negative environmental messages aren't very helpful. People simply don't want to be told what's wrong . . . without being told how they can realistically help. As concerned as we may be, few of us are willing to change our preferences and lifestyle to help some vague 'greater good.' We need more than that â a personal reason to make a change, and the knowledge and inspiration to follow through.
Some Examples of How You Can Make a Difference:
Keep your tires properly inflated. This will increase your fuel efficiency by two miles per gallon, and increase the life of your tire by 15%. If every American made this change, 4 million gallons of gas could be saved every single day, and we would have 30% fewer tires in our landfills.
Give up eating your steak just once a week. If just 10,000 people gave up eating beef once a week, they would save 1.5 BILLION gallons of water usage, and would stop more than 60,000 pounds of fertilizer from being released into the water table.
Buy locally produced meats and produce. Sounds like a good idea, but you donât know where to start? Just type in your zip code on Local Harvest's website to see a list of farms and farmersâ markets close to home, as well as nearby restaurants committed to supporting their neighbors. Buying locally produced food cuts out the middlemen and the vast amounts of energy required to get your products onto store shelves. Most produce in U.S. supermarkets travels an average 1,500 miles before it is sold!
Drink more water from reusable glassware. Itâs great for your bank account, your health, and your planet. The average American consumed more than 400 beverage bottles and cans in 2006, leaving behind wasted glass, plastic, steel, and aluminum. That adds up to excessive amounts of fossil fuels and hydropower for mining, processing, refining, shaping, shipping, storing, refrigerating, and disposing of those materials. Of course, changing your drinking habits both at home and at work is applicable to just about every other habit, as well. Youâve heard it before and youâll hear it again: Reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Choose your seafood wisely. We canât afford to wait until 2008. The worldâs seafood will be entirely depleted by 2048, according to an early November report in the journal Science. That means the moment to shape up is now. By buying and eating certain types of seafood, you can discourage harmful fishing practices and avoid the more depleted or threatened species. Take a look at Seafood Choices Alliance or Seafood Watch to make smart choices.
Turn down the hot water heater. Set your water heater to 130° F. While youâre at it, throw on a sweater and lower your thermostat for the winter by just three degrees. These simple actions can have enormous positive consequences, preventing the emission of nearly 1,100 pounds of carbon dioxide over the course of the year. And thatâs just from you! Get your friends on board, and the benefits will multiply.
Imagine the potential if hundreds of thousands of people made simple changes like this everyday. This is just the beginning...
I've made a short tour around Opera. On many blogs there is a general dismay and concern regarding the state of the global condition-Global warming. Most have voiced disgust and concern, however the general feeling is one of helplessness. But you can make a difference a very big one. If each person who felt so compelled to vent would make some simple changes the effect could be amazing. If each person that felt so compelled could tell just one other person how to make some simple changes the effect would be transforming. As a human collective we can voice our choice with our actions. As a human collective we can effectively promote a greener Earth.
Everyone knows â from countless studies, personal experience, and common sense â that negative environmental messages aren't very helpful. People simply don't want to be told what's wrong . . . without being told how they can realistically help. As concerned as we may be, few of us are willing to change our preferences and lifestyle to help some vague 'greater good.' We need more than that â a personal reason to make a change, and the knowledge and inspiration to follow through.
Some Examples of How You Can Make a Difference:
Keep your tires properly inflated. This will increase your fuel efficiency by two miles per gallon, and increase the life of your tire by 15%. If every American made this change, 4 million gallons of gas could be saved every single day, and we would have 30% fewer tires in our landfills.
Give up eating your steak just once a week. If just 10,000 people gave up eating beef once a week, they would save 1.5 BILLION gallons of water usage, and would stop more than 60,000 pounds of fertilizer from being released into the water table.
Buy locally produced meats and produce. Sounds like a good idea, but you donât know where to start? Just type in your zip code on Local Harvest's website to see a list of farms and farmersâ markets close to home, as well as nearby restaurants committed to supporting their neighbors. Buying locally produced food cuts out the middlemen and the vast amounts of energy required to get your products onto store shelves. Most produce in U.S. supermarkets travels an average 1,500 miles before it is sold!
Drink more water from reusable glassware. Itâs great for your bank account, your health, and your planet. The average American consumed more than 400 beverage bottles and cans in 2006, leaving behind wasted glass, plastic, steel, and aluminum. That adds up to excessive amounts of fossil fuels and hydropower for mining, processing, refining, shaping, shipping, storing, refrigerating, and disposing of those materials. Of course, changing your drinking habits both at home and at work is applicable to just about every other habit, as well. Youâve heard it before and youâll hear it again: Reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Choose your seafood wisely. We canât afford to wait until 2008. The worldâs seafood will be entirely depleted by 2048, according to an early November report in the journal Science. That means the moment to shape up is now. By buying and eating certain types of seafood, you can discourage harmful fishing practices and avoid the more depleted or threatened species. Take a look at Seafood Choices Alliance or Seafood Watch to make smart choices.
Turn down the hot water heater. Set your water heater to 130° F. While youâre at it, throw on a sweater and lower your thermostat for the winter by just three degrees. These simple actions can have enormous positive consequences, preventing the emission of nearly 1,100 pounds of carbon dioxide over the course of the year. And thatâs just from you! Get your friends on board, and the benefits will multiply.
Imagine the potential if hundreds of thousands of people made simple changes like this everyday. This is just the beginning...
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