Monday, February 8, 2010
"Wellness, green initiatives planned for government buildings"
I found this article and I find it interesting how much attention 'going green' is getting in Washington. I like that they are trying to "introduce wellness and sustainability into the federal system." As in another article I posted, I am hoping that if the Obama administration is promoting the whole green thing people will be more likely to do so. Which is like what they stated in their article, “The wellness part is about introducing food items that are inherently healthy... What [the GSA is] trying to do is get customers to pick food items that are going to contribute to well being and health.” This is a really great influence to show everyone, and not just those in Washington but to everyone as a great example of not just being green but encouraging exercise and healthy eating as well. I hope that this continues to the trend and that way more people will catch on.
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This is definitly a good idea. Although, I'd like to see it expanded to more places, other than just on-site government restaurants. I'm sure it will eventually, after the "test-run". I like how they're requiring those facilities to push consumers to, hopefully, make better eating choices -- with healthier & sustainable products. I'm interested to see how this works out, and if it will carry on to other facilities as well.
ReplyDeletethis definitly goes back to an article i presented in class about child hood obeseity and that if the president and his family. start to move in any direction (Especially a beneficial one) the rest of the country would follow suit. after all. they are the leaders of the country and should always be setting the example for americans
ReplyDeleteI really do agree with Jason that if the Obama's start to be green then the whole united states will start to catch on, and do the same thing, just because they will think that it is the best thing to do. This kind of relates to the Obama garden that was mentioned in another article. I too, hope that others start to catch on to what the Obama's are doing.
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