Most adults, as well as children, tend to throw used paper in the dustbin and then completely forget about it. So what? It’s just a small piece of paper one might say.
Category: Sustainability
From Guest Blogger Brooke Chaplan: How to Reduce Unneeded Landfill Waste by Going Green
Today, thousands of tons of garbage heads to landfills across the country every week. While some garbage is an inevitable part of life, many people do not realize the effect they could have on the amount of waste in the …
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Diamonds Are Forever, But Cows Aren’t
If you’re going to kill cows for beef, there probably isn’t a huge ethical issue with using their hides for leather shoes, car seats, furniture, or whatever. But what happens when the consumption of beef falls precipitously? This is almost …
Civil Disobedience on the Rise
When complete, this freshly vandalized billboard in Northern California will read, “We make kids disappear. — ICE.”
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Saying Adios to Environmental Protection
Last Wednesday we said goodbye to the law that was enacted to protect the oceans after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. Like essentially every other piece of environmental legislation that came from the Obama era, under the Trump administration, it’s …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Santa Barbara’s Summer Solstice Parade
Question: Santa Barbara is not the only city in the world know for its quirky parades, but its Summer Solstice Parade may be the most whimsical on Earth.
Do Something
From this morning’s Daily Stoic: Around 1998, Miep Gies supplied a small note to be appended to the end of a forthcoming biography of Anne Frank. It was completely fitting that Gies have the last word on Anne Frank, given all …
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From Guest Blogger Emma Joyce: Eco-Friendly Ways to Keep Your Move as Green as Possible
When organizing a move, you have to multitask pretty much during the whole process, and sometimes that can be stressful and exhausting. Whether you’re downsizing or moving to a bigger place, a lot of work needs to be done, especially …
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There’s Only One Bad Option Here: Silence
Apparently there has never been a good time to to keep one’s head down and stay out of politics, thus Plato’s famous remark: “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by …
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From Guest Blogger Laura Williamson: Top Five Eco-Benefits of Getting Rid of Your Old Car
You might be thinking every now and then to get rid of that rusted unwanted car sitting idly, rotting in your garage. If you are looking for some genuine reasons to push you for the cause, Well, listed below are …
