Sustainability
Small Acts Make A Big Difference
There are so many things we can do to reduce our carbon footprint but I believe one of the most important is education. I strive everyday to teach my children through example ways we can all continue to enjoy Earth for many generations to come. Reduce, recycle, reuse is practical and helpful and sharing these acts with our children is reasonable and needed.
By Aimee Read5 years ago in Earth
Thrift Booking and the Environmental Impact of Print Books
For as long as I can remember, I have never had an issue with “hand-me-down” clothes or clothes bought at a thrift shop. Not because I was thinking about the environment, but because I hate shopping. If someone gave me clothes that they no longer wanted or needed, I was ecstatic. They were new to me and free and I didn’t even have to leave my house to get them. As I entered my 20’s though, I started to be more environmentally conscious. I started recycling and began to want to live a more minimalist lifestyle, but I wasn’t to the point that I was researching anything or realizing just how big of an impact I had on this earth. I knew about carbon emissions and our carbon footprint and climate change, but I never looked into just how much of our things end up in landfills or in the ocean and how those affect ecosystems, our water, the air, etc. In fact, it wasn’t until recently that I started researching these things and I’ve never been more grateful that I never cared much about whether my clothes were brand new or not. However, although I thought about writing an article on thrift shopping and the environment, I decided that I wanted to dive into a part of thrift shopping that we don’t often hear about, and that is thrift booking and the environmental impact of print books.
By Hannah Stanton5 years ago in Earth
YOLO but like, Save the Earth. Top Story - May 2021.
As I lay in bed this morning, gratitude fills my being; for the gift of another day of life has been granted. I pause, as my senses take in the beaming 6am sunrise, the chorus of local birds chirping as they awaken from their nests. Buried underneath the weighted comforter, I look over and listen to the quiet hum of the humidifier, contrasting with the bang! of the garbage truck emptying the community dumpster, just outside my apartment window.
By darian k. regina5 years ago in Earth
My Laptop Lifestyle
For as long as I can remember I have always loved to travel. When I was in Elementry School I lived with my brother who is two years younger than me and my mother. My father worked for Continental Airlines and was always traveling with my stepmother. He had a habit of bringing me home weird-looking money from different countries and islands. Looking at his cool scuba diving pictures and hearing stories about how he learned to hula dance in Hawaii made me dream of traveling when I got older. My Dad finally retired and bought himself a boat to live on which made me start thinking if he can fulfill his dream at the age of 74 there is no reason why I cannot at the age of 49.
By Greer Collins5 years ago in Earth
How Saving the Oceans Starts at Home
It is quite common that when we’re made to think about sustainability and pollution, our attention is misdirected to minor factors to distract us from the more pertinent issues. The plastic straw debacle for instance is a good example of this. Getting people to stop using single use plastic straws was an easy way to convince people that they were making a positive impact when the reality is that that straws are only one of hundreds of single use plastic items that we use everyday which damage our oceans and the sea life within in. To have made that action meaningful people should have asked how they could rid themselves of all single plastics in their lives, not just straws.
By Marianna Felfoldi5 years ago in Earth
Dandelion Gathering
We only have one Earth, astronomers have looked! Earth is the only planet that can sustain life as we know it and need it to be. Clean water, clean air, clean soil is what we need to survive. In order to do my part for future generations, I became an herbalist a few years ago. I enjoy practicing herbalism because it is one small way to make a big impact! You can actually forage for medicine! You don’t have to buy from a store which used up more of Earth’s resources, as well as, emitting more pollution into our atmosphere. Herbalism is so simple to learn, there are SO many herbalists out there willing to share their knowledge. Once you have created a foundation of learning about your local plants and their properties, you can go for a nature walk and collect an amount of each to take home to use in a tea or as an infusion!
By Kelly Fontaine5 years ago in Earth
