Home > Blogs > Linda Box Taylor > Linda Box Taylor's Blog

Live Green in Plano - Expo 2007 this weekend

By Linda Box Taylor

Real Estate Agent with Castle Connections Realty 0517896

May 03, 2007 10:28 AM

As a resident of Plano, Texas, I've made the pledge to "Live Green". I'm trying to conserve water by taking shorter showers and washing my clothes in cold water. I recycle my newspaper and any item that I can put in my recycle container. I've changed my lights to energy efficient light bulbs.

Plano is kicking off their "Live Green" initiative with Expo 2007 this weekend at the Plano Centre from 9am - 5pm. The Live Green in Plano Expo is a FREE, fun, family event that will help North Texans make informed decisions and take action to lead more healthy lives with less impact on our environment.

The Live Green in Plano Expo strives to create a community in which:

We protect our environment by conserving resources, minimizing waste and reducing toxic products and materials.
We have healthy ecosystems and sustainable neighborhoods.
We protect our environment by conserving resources, minimizing waste and reducing toxic products and materials.

The Live Green in Plano Expo is designed around nine core values:

Transportation	Energy
Yard and Garden	Household Products
Food and Agriculture	Waste Reduction
Lifestyle and Recreation	Water
Green Building and Remodeling

Do something good for your environment and "Live Green" today!

What are you doing to save the environment for future generations? I want to hear your ideas.

Comments(9)

Comment

Show All Comments

Sort:

Leslie Godbold

WZGM AM1350 Independent Asheville Radio - Asheville, NC

Motivation Speaker, Radio host "Positively Living"

Linda, Great blog and happy to hear the excitement going green makes in Plano!

I switched to showers, recycle and a few more and now I am adding green cleaning supplies.

The Live Green in Plano Expo is great! Thanks for sharing.

May 04, 2007 03:43 AM

Linda Box Taylor

Castle Connections Realty - Plano, TX

Your Plano, TX Realtor

Leslie, I've been thinking about switching to "green" cleaning supplies for two reasons. First, I have bad allergies and I think the "green" products would be better for me and second, it is just better for the environment. Do you have any recommendations for the best products? I've heard of Seventh Generation and Shaklee but I don't know much about them.

May 04, 2007 03:52 AM

ASHEVILLE REALTY REFERRAL RESOURCE 828-776-0779

REAL ESTATE REFERRAL NETWORK - Asheville, NC

CONTACT janeAnne365@gmail.com

Hi Linda!...and WELCOME to the ECO-All-Stars Group..where the blogging is good and the possibilities are limitless...

THX for this article and for letting us know what's GREENing UP out your way in TX. I'm hoping that you're going to the EXPO and that we will get to see a photo essay on your adventures...as per this month's CHALLENGE....

Your photo essay with your own photos/graphics and original text ·1) invites audience connection,·2) educates, inspires,·3) delivers humor, wit, enthusiasm...·4) generates discussion,·5) recognizes "giving back", "paying forward" " responsible stewardship", ·6) AND *** tells a story .from the perspective of a day-in-the-life of- a REALTOR® (or real estate related occupation.)

May 04, 2007 03:56 AM

Linda,I only know of Shaklee and Seventh Generations from reading and Oprah. They sure sound promising.

I am also checking out simple natural cleaners. Like: lemon, baking powder, vinegar etc. Will keep you updated on what I find!

I am a "striving to learn" greenie

Leslie

May 04, 2007 04:23 AM

Linda~

I'm looking at your post again..noticing that you mentioned nine core values...

Transportation	Energy
Yard and Garden	Household Products
Food and Agriculture	Waste Reduction
Lifestyle and Recreation	Water
Green Building and Remodeling

of which GREEN BUILDING and remodeling is one...Would you say that this focus represents a trend in the market?

May 04, 2007 04:31 AM

JaneAnne,

Thanks for the warm welcome. Yes, I'm planning on going to the Expo this weekend. I'm very excited to hear new ideas for living green. I didn't know about the Challenge - thanks for the heads up. I'll take my camera!

I'm not sure I'd call Green Building a trend because I see it as the future of all construction. In Texas, there has been in an effort in the new communities to build Energy Star homes. And a growing concern recently has been how to handle water. North Texas has been in a drought and with all the new construction we are using more and more water. 50% of all the water that is used in my city, is attributed to outdoor irrigation.

May 04, 2007 06:44 AM

Nina Gail Betancourt Morgan

NatureWise Realty - Evans, GA

From Waterfront to Mountaintop

Linda, not sure if you have found more info re: Shaklee. I used it years ago and forgot about it until a few years ago. Went back to using the products and they are better than ever. If you'd like more info, here's a link:

http://www.naturewiseproducts.com/getclean

Awesome products!

Jan 28, 2008 01:18 PM

Nina - I did buy some of the Shaklee products. They are good but expensive and I don't like the idea of having to buy from a sales rep. It is so much easier to buy products in the grocery store.

Jan 29, 2008 09:25 AM

Live Green in Plano - Expo 2007 this weekend

Comments(9)

Linda Box Taylor

Real Estate Resources

Additional Information