- a personal note from LeeAnne, the Green Team member primarily responsible for all things bloggy ...
I apologize for the lack of posts the past week or so - I've been out of town on a winter vacation. I intended to put a couple of things in the blog queue, so to speak, and set them to publish automatically, but with last weekend's snow and the chaos that ensued right before we left, I just forgot all about it. So sorry!
So last week, my family and I were at Disney World! It was a belated birthday trip for our daughter, who turned five in October, and we had a truly terrific time. But as someone who's really "into" the green way of life, I'm usually pretty bothered when visiting theme parks of any sort. I tend to focus on all the consumption and accompanying waste that occurs at places like this - the overpriced food and souvenirs, the mountains of trash, the pollution-yielding cars that pour into the parking lots ... it really gets to me if I let it. So I was worried about not enjoying Disney as much as I might otherwise.
I'm happy to say that I was pleasantly surprised! I found Disney to be pretty environmentally conscious. Maybe it was where we stayed (the amazing Animal Kingdom Lodge, where there's probably more focus on conservation than at other resorts), or maybe I was just caught up in the "magic" Disney likes to trumpet, but I took note of several green initiatives, and these led to more enjoyment on my part. Is Disney perfect? Certainly not. Is there still waste, consumption, and room for improvement? Yes, yes, and yes! But overall, I was really happy with what I saw. Throughout this upcoming week, I'm going to share some of these things here with our blog readers. I hope you enjoy them - stay tuned for more!
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