Are Our Leaders Copping Out at COP26?
As I watched the latest coverage of the COP26 climate summit, that unsettled feeling I’ve had since the conference began morphed into something harder to pinpoint — Frustration? Despair? Panic?…
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Sara Goddard
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Green That Life is your guide for sustainable living. Its purpose is to provide practical tools, tips, and resources related to a variety of sustainability topics, including waste reduction, pollution prevention, food waste, environmental activism, and more. Green That Life founder, Sara Goddard, is an environmental activist, sustainability adviser, and elected official. Sara’s mission through GTL is to provide original content that helps inform and inspire.
Make 2022 a Green New Year: 30 Easy and Effective New Year’s Resolution Ideas
It’s that time of year for taking stock of the past year while also planning ahead for the new one. As you think about your new year’s resolutions for 2022,…
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It’s Fall! The Perfect Season to Switch to Natural Landscaping
Have you been toying with the idea of switching to natural landscaping but think it’s too late this year? It’s not! Fall is the perfect season to make the transition…
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Lobbying For Change: 7 Effective Ways To Make Your Legislators Take Notice
With a monumental climate crisis looming over the planet, individual efforts to produce meaningful change can seem a futile exercise. Nothing could be further from the truth. Lobbying for change…
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25 Things You Think Are Curbside Recyclable But Aren’t
As you stand in the kitchen with your empty paper coffee cup, do you wonder whether you should put it in the garbage or recycling bin? All of us have…
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PFAS Chemicals In You and Your Products. What You Should Know
When I wrote last year about PFAS chemicals (also known as “forever chemicals”), I was surprised there wasn’t the degree of alarm that I’d had when learning about this pervasive…
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The 10 Best Books On Climate Change
As Climate Week comes to an end, what better time than to pick up a book about climate change? From Climate 101 books to climate fiction, these Best Books on…
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7 Sustainable Habits That Aren’t and the Eco-Friendly Alternatives That Are
You’re trying to do your best to be planet-friendly, but some of the things you’re doing aren’t that sustainable. Check out the eco-friendly alternatives to get you back on track.…
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Let’s Call It What It Is: A Climate Crisis
I’m sitting in front of my computer after spending the morning sorting through the muddy, sewage-laden remains of our town’s beloved library. A sadly communal affair in which many of…
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How To Inspire Your Kid to be an Eco Kid
Greta Thunberg, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Isra Hirsi. Do you recognize any of these names? They’re all young environmental activists: each one an eco kid. Along with many young people around the…
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