O'BON employee will fight for her life this week.
Published on : May 11, 2010
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In August of 2009, Yannie Ye, a then junior desk clerk for O'BON International began to notice an usual pattern of problems seemingly related to her health. She was constantly tired despite well-rested nights and she had begun to suffer from headaches at an alarming frequency. Convinced this was not a problem to be taking lightly, she consulted with her doctors. After a series of physical examinations, it was determined that Yannie, now 24, was suffering from two tumors lodged in the back of her brain. In the following month, she was diagnosed with hereditary von Hippel-Lindau disease, a disorder characterized by the abnormal growth of tumors in various parts of the body. Left untreated, VHL causes brain damage and ultimately death.

 

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School Visit: Chabot Elementary, Oakland
Published on : May 05, 2010
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The only thing scarier than oil spills, rapid deforestation and global warming is trying to capture the attention of a classroom of first graders.

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O'NOES Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Published on : May 05, 2010
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For those of who who may be living under a rock or, perhaps more appropriately, out in the wilderness, on April 20th the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded and sank resulting in an underwater leak that has been gushing thousands of barrels of crude oil per day towards Louisiana's coast (local fisherman were claiming to just now finally be getting over the effects of Hurricane Katrina). Needless to day, local fish and bird populations have been devastated and the gulf has been destroyed. USA Today has released an interactive map that shows the extent of the spill and gradual changes in size and scope.


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School Visit: O'BON Visits Pleasant Hill Middle School
Published on : May 03, 2010
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There was nothing "pleasant" about the Pleasant Hill Middle School kids we visited last week for their Green Day Event (I kid), the kids were great; they were energetic, enthusiastic, and ding-bat-crazy over our giveaway. We were requested to stop by, showcase some of our eco-friendly school supplies, and do our Smart Swap. We weren't able to see all the students, but nevertheless, the turnout was great, resulting in THAT many kids knowing a little more about being more eco-conscious. Not to say that the children were anything short of adorable, coming up with cute, if not smart, questions regarding the environment and our products, I'd say it was a pretty successful event overall.

 

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Contributed Article: Asia converted into giant landfill for E-waste
Published on : February 25, 2010
Jackalope

 

Having lived in Asia for almost 30 years, I am a little sensitive to the condemnation Americans and Europeans heap on China, India, Vietnam and many other countries.  The scorn is, no doubt, legitimate.  Arsenic, lead, melamine and other deadly toxic elements in their manufactured products do find their way to our shores and hurt us.  This is wrong, dangerous and must stop!   There is, however, another point to be made.  Simply, western countries use lax import inspection to dump millions of tons of our most toxic chemicals onto the people and the environment of Asia and Africa.  This is a scandal and is wrong.

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