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EcoChamber, the Only Global Green Chamber of Commerce, Urges Schools to Adopt Organic Foods into School Lunch Program

Organic Food in Lunch Programs Can Be a Powerful Tool to Help Improve and Protect Our Children's Health and Academic Performance, Says the Global Green Chamber of Commerce, the EcoChamber
May 18, 2010 08:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time

MIAMI--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--With reports mounting on illnesses related to environmental chemicals such as cancer and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the EcoChamber, the global green chamber of commerce, strongly urges schools to bring organic foods into their school lunch programs to further protect the health of their children.

“We cannot underestimate the role of nutrition on our children”

"We cannot underestimate the role of nutrition on our children," said Tia Diaz-Balart, President of the EcoChamber of Commerce and Business Association. "Studies have shown that even one nutritiously improved meal a day can create a significant improvement in everything from ADHD, diabetes, cholesterol and even academic performance. The school lunch program is the perfect launching pad for even greater nutritional progress through the incorporation of organic foods."

Organic food has been deemed too expensive to bring in to the school programs especially given their dwindling budgets. However, since organic food is now more widely grown, prices have dropped significantly making it more of a viable option. The EcoChamber of Commerce and Business Association is working to bring organic food suppliers and schools together to identify opportunities to bring pesticide, herbicide and hormone-free food to our youth in a way that is also economically feasible.

For more resources on nutrition and illness visit, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Report on Childhood Obesity, the President's Panel on Cancer, and The University of Montreal Report on ADHD.

Based in Miami, Florida, the EcoChamber of Commerce and Business Association is the first and only global green chamber of commerce helping individuals, companies and governments join together as the solution to our environmental challenges. By facilitating companies and governments in adopting environmentally-friendly practices into their everyday activities in a way that also improves their bottom lines, the cumulative effect on the planet and also the economy is significant. The EcoChamber also serves to support green organizations thrive through global networking opportunities helping each find potential customers, investors, vendors as well as like-minded individuals.

Contacts

EcoChamber
Tia Diaz-Balart, 877-326-3522
info@ecochamber.com
www.ecochamber.com

another free Webinar 5/27 at 3 PM EDT

Energy Sustainability on Campus
Thursday, May 27, 2010 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
Webinar Registration
Are you trying to reduce energy consumption on your campus? Conservation programs that include building retrofits and improvements to metering and controls can reduce energy consumption by over 20% on university and college campuses.

Register now to join David Helliwell and John Metras, University of British Columbia’s Managing Director of Infrastructure Development on May 27th at 11 am Pacific for a complimentary 45 minute webinar on reducing energy consumption on campus.

John Metras was the Director of Operations for UBC when the university implemented its $35M ECOTrek project that involved rebuilding and retrofitting the infrastructure of nearly 300 buildings, and which led to a 23% reduction in campus energy consumption and a 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

David Helliwell has worked in the energy sector since 1994, including a role with the Canadian government where he was responsible for reducing costs and improving environmental performance of 700 million square feet of office space across the country. He is the CEO of Pulse Energy, which he co-founded in 2006.

This webinar will include:
• An overview of UBC’s ECOTrek project and the keys to its success in reducing energy consumption across the campus
• An explanation of the role of EMS (Energy Management Systems) in ensuring the persistence of energy savings
• An outline of UBC’s future energy sustainability projects

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LEED-EBOM — Eight Steps for Success
Key Practices for Your Existing Buildings Certification
Tuesday, May 18th at 3pm ET

Getting started on a LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (LEED-EBOM) certification project? If you want to start off on the right foot, or pick things up if they haven't gone so well, tune in to this free LEEDuser webinar for essential tips and best practices.


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