February 6, 2010
· Filed under charity/activism, domestic violence, health · Tagged battering, Diane Tegarden, Haven House, Pasadena, spousal abuse, USC, USC Medical Center
I’ve been asked to represent Haven House (a battered women’s shelter in Pasadena) at a panel for the medical students attending USC Medical Center on Feb 8th. Of the hundreds of women who have “graduated” from Haven House, there were only 7 chosen to explain to these students the difficulties involved in leaving a battering, abusive spouse, so I am truly honored to be counted among them.
Diane Tegarden
February 4, 2010
· Filed under environment, green jobs, renewable energy · Tagged algae, biofuels, Las Vegas, National Algae Association, pond scum
National Algae Association Announces Additions To Agenda For West Coast Workshop
The National Algae Association is pleased to announce the following additions to the agenda for its West Coast Chapter Workshop on February 25th & 26th, 2010 at the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, hosted by BioCentric Energy: Abdul S. Abdul, Ph.D., PHD, President
NESA & Associates; Scott Frasier, Vice President, OriginOil; Bill Weaver, Director, Technical Services, Tarvel Plastics, Inc.
Dr. Abdul and Messrs Frasier and Weaver will join representatives from Renewed World Energy, BioCentric Energy, Virtuoso Biofuels, Iwakiamerica, Plast-O-Matic and Renewable Energy Partners in furthering the collaborative efforts of the National Algae Association to fast-track commercialization of the algae production industry.
There will be several algae growing systems, inoculators and harvesters on display at the Workshop.
To learn more about this workshop or to register, please visit: http://www.nationalalgaeassociation.com
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And here you thought “pond scum” was a dirty word! Now algae is being used (instead of food crops) to produce environmentally responsible fuel for transportation.
How inventive is that?
February 1, 2010
· Filed under charity/activism, health, womens issues · Tagged breast cancer, cancer, chemotherapy, Cleaning for a Reason, health
A close friend of mine sent this to me and I wanted to share it with you.
Cleaning for a Reason
If you know any woman currently undergoing Chemo, please pass the word to her that there is a cleaning service that provides FREE housecleaning – 1 time per month for 4 months while she is in treatment.
All she has to do is sign up and have her doctor fax a note confirming the treatment. Cleaning for a Reason will have a participating maid service in her zip code area arrange for the service.
Go to: http://www.cleaningforareason.org
Please send this information to any woman going through Breast Cancer treatment. This organization serves the entire USA and currently has 547 partners to help these women. It’s our job to pass the word and let women know that there are people out there that care.
Bright Blessings,
Diane T. and furfamily
January 30, 2010
· Filed under book talk, charity/activism, domestic violence, general interest, talk radio · Tagged abusive spouse, battering, Diane Tegarden, domestic violence, Haven House, talk radio, USC, USC Medical Center, Valerie Connelly
Dear Legion of Loyal Listeners,
February is really heating up for me…..I’ve been asked to represent Haven House (a battered women’s shelter) at a panel for the medical students attending USC Medical Center on Feb 8th. Of the hundreds of women who have “graduated” from Haven House, there were only 7 chosen to explain to these students the difficulties involved in leaving a battering, abusive spouse, so I am truly honored to be counted among them.
But, on the same day a radio interview I did some months ago will also air, giving the appearance of my being in 2 places at once!
Here’s the info on the radio show hosted by Valerie Connelly.
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Hi Diane,
This is your REMINDER that your recorded a segment for HOT BOOK- GREAT AUTHORS will air on Monday on February 8th, 2010 and will run for the week. After that, the shows are archived.
Be sure to send an announcement to all your readers, contacts and friends. They will be able to listen at http://www.webtalkradio.net/index.php/schedule/4314-hot-books-great-authors-hosted-by-valerie-connelly.
Warm regards and all my best for your success,
Valerie Connelly
publisher@nightengalepress.com
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Voilà, magic!
Diane T. and furfamily
January 29, 2010
· Filed under Holiday Trivia, general interest · Tagged Goddess, Hawaii, January, Pele, volcanoes
Aloha,
I know it’s a bit late, but I just found out that January is Volcano Awareness Month in Hawai’i!
Pele, the Goddess of volcanoes, is still revered in Hawai’i to this day, she is said to protect villages and people who still honor her, by diverting the lava’s flow so that those villages aren’t inundated and destroyed.
Blessed Be,
Diane T. and furfamily
January 22, 2010
· Filed under Water issues, environment, health · Tagged Diane Tegarden, Pasadena, perchlorate, plastic bottles, toxins, VOCs, water
The groundwater in Pasadena was polluted by JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratories) nearly 40 years ago by a seepage of perchlorate from their dumping grounds into the water table. Pasadena didn’t admit to it or let the public know until many residents had been drinking the water from the tap for over 10 years. Perchlorate is used as a booster in rocket fuel and destroys the thyroid gland if taken internally.
Unfortunately, chemicals like perchlorate, VOCs (volatile organic compounds), mercury and other poisonous toxins cannot be filtered out by the usual methods, so neither the city water nor an in-home filtration system can clean the water properly once it’s been exposed to these toxins.
Water from a mountain spring source is the only pure water some people can get. It’s wise to be careful when drinking from rivers and lakes, the water should be tested for purity, because some companies discharge pollutants into rivers upstream where you can’t see them doing it.
To get around the problem of using plastic water bottles, people can buy metal cannisters that are dishwasher safe, can be re-cleaned and used many times over. We have an in-home water purification system, but it doesn’t remove some chemicals from the water.
The city of Pasadena is now building a new water filtration plant and will be removing these toxins out of our city water supply once it is finished.
Whatever you believe about tap vs bottled water, we all need to find other sources of water storage rather than using plastic bottles.
Diane Tegarden, Environmental Journalist
January 20, 2010
· Filed under environment, green jobs, renewable energy, solar power, talk radio · Tagged Blog Talk Radio, FireWalker Flare, LA Solar Energy, Los Angeles, PV, renewable energy, Shawn Alvandi, solar power
The FireWalker Flare- An Environmental and Renewable Energy Solutions Talk Radio Show
Join Diane Tegarden as she engages Environmental and Renewable Energy Experts on the second, third and fourth Tuesday of each month at: 10am PST/11am MST/12 noon CST/ 1pm EST for a half-hour of riveting interviews on environmental problems and their solutions through Renewable Energy technologies.
On January 26th my guest will be Shawn Alvandi, Owner of LA Solar Energy, to discuss solar power and energy accountability.
Callers and Show Guests should call: 646-721-9960
Visit the show’s home page at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Diane-Tegarden
To read Diane Tegarden’s environmental articles please visit: http://www.examiner.com/x-14744-LA-Renewable-Energy-Examiner
