Sustainability
Reducing is the Transition
I’m not interested in “small steps to sustainability,” because those steps fall short. What I am interested in is a complete overhaul of human life and behaviour, and that is what I’ve dedicated my life to. I am committed to looking past the shallow solutions that are being offered to us, to live a life that I choose for myself.
By Maeple Fourest5 years ago in Earth
How My Love Story Made Me Earth Conscious
Many would classify me as someone who "lives with their head in the clouds". Maybe they are right. Although, I can't say I mind the stereotype. One that many get labeled for the mere fact they have actual hope for life. I can find hope in just about any situation, and once I finally got introduced to what a carbon footprint is there was no going back. My hope had already grown attached to the idea of bettering the Earth and deepening my connection to it. Seeing everything as a “we” instead of an “I” changed my perspective forever.
By Stephanie Bojanek 5 years ago in Earth
Here's how to help the environment by not being a vegan
Many people associate veganism with sustainability, and whilst it's true and there are facts backing it up, it's not always the case. Another sad thing is that people think that veganism is a 'boring' diet and that meat is the best food source in the world. But on the other end of the spectrum, extreme vegan activists can be unfair towards meat-eaters by judging them for not converting. This topic can be debated by many people and the truth is, there will always be a division. But that's the way this world works: everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
By Adrianna Anastasiades 5 years ago in Earth
Start the Wave
I once asked my now-wife if she had ever had a recycling bin. She lived in London at the time, and they had larger bins, but she never really recycled because, “I never really had the room for another bin.” Living in such a populous city, her space was limited, and recycling was the last thing on her mind when it came to her very small kitchen. While I lived in Midwest, recycling was second nature to my family when the opportunity presented itself in the form of large blue bins, and an elimination of the city’s imposed trash bill. We gathered up our beer cans and old newspapers and filled it to the brim with cardboard boxes. “We’re helping the planet,” my dad would tell me. But what else could we do if others were not able?
By Shelli Armstrong5 years ago in Earth
5 Common Waste Disposal Methods
Australians generate more than 74 million tonnes of rubbish every year in rubbish, broken appliances, green waste, industrial rubbish, and medical waste. With that figure increasing over the years, it’s no wonder that our junk is costing a huge sum of our economy.
By Rigette Saycon5 years ago in Earth
Zero-Waste For the Win
I stood nervously at the front of a packed auditorium looking out at a sea of cotton-white hair while shining spectacles reflected florescent lighting back at me. I gently placed each prop on the table in front of me, feeling as though I was setting up for a strange show-and-tell to a hundred grandparents. in essence, I was.
By Christina Hunter5 years ago in Earth
Waves of Plastic
The stress and chaos of everyday life can be overwhelming. For some, a vacation is just what they need to de-stress and take a break from reality. My vacation would consist of sitting on the soft silky sand on a beach in Maine, watching the ocean waves crash against the rocks and flow up on the shore, washing over my feet with a margarita in hand. However, with the amount of pollution that is taking over our Oceans, soon they will be just another landfill if we don’t do something.
By Shanz R. Smith5 years ago in Earth
Five Ways My Family Is Reducing Our Carbon Footprint This Year
Climate Change is a crisis we all have to worry about. It will be the single most impactful element in every corner of our life. One of the biggest contributors to the climate crisis is our individual carbon footprint. What is our carbon footprint? In simple terms, it is the amount of energy we consume and expel that directly impacts the health of the Earth and contributes to the climate change issues we are experiencing today.
By Jennifer Gulbrandsen5 years ago in Earth
Hydrogen
It is the most abundant fuel in the universe and when you burn it the only byproduct of the combustion reaction is water. More than this it has three times the potential energy than petroleum so the question really becomes, why are we not using it to power everything? Well there are several answers to that question, but the most surprising one is we are already.
By Gray Beard Nerd5 years ago in Earth
