Green Explainers

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How to Discuss Climate Change This Holiday Season Without Pissing Off Everyone

Ah, the holidays… The most wonderful time of year, but also a time where tensions can run high as touchy topics pop up in conversation. Throw climate change into the…

Is the recycling industry the most effective tool for tackling plastic waste and pollution?

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The Recycling Industry: Planet-Friendly or Environmental Foe?

The recycling industry is a fascinating topic. Wait! Hear me out before you shake your head and move on. The fact is that this industry, whether we like it or…

Creating an advocacy group takes time, but anyone can do it with patience and persistence.

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Taking Action: 5 Steps to Creating Your Own Citizen Advocacy Group

If someone had told me in 2009 that a fledgling advocacy group of a few (albeit, scrappy) residents could transform their town’s views on single-use plastic by campaigning for a…

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Easy Earth Day Tips for 2023 to Make Every Day a Green Day!

Earth Day 2023 is coming up! Before I launch into my Earth Day Tips, some of you might be wondering what on earth (!) is Earth Day? Earth Day is…

Leaf mulching adds valuable nutrients to your soil.

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Leaf Mulching: 4 Easy Steps for a Green and Healthy Yard

It’s fall, and with the start of the season, people haul out the rakes and leaf blowers in an endless quest to remove all trace of leaves from their properties.…

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Vote for the Planet! Your Complete Voter’s Guide

Calling all environmentalists, climate activists, tree huggers, and greenies: Vote for the Planet! Yes, I’m talking to you — that person who’s a committed and caring protector of the environment;…

15 Smart Ways to Reduce Energy Use and Take Control of Your Soaring Gas Bills

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15 Smart Ways to Reduce Energy Use and Take Control of Your Soaring Gas Bills

The devastating war in Ukraine has roiled energy markets, causing steep prices at the pump and shockingly high utility bills. While the European Union has encouraged citizens to conserve and…

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6 Myths About Plastic Debunked

Plastic is everywhere: in homes, cars, packaging, personal products, clothes. It’s an incredibly useful substance that can be molded and mixed into endless varieties of products, many of which (medical…

The net zero climate pledge: effective or a big zero?

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The Corporate Net Zero Climate Pledge: A Big Zero?

In an attempt to prove their commitment to helping save the planet from catastrophic global warming, corporate America is abloom these days with net zero pledges. Hundreds of companies of…

These plant based foods aren't as planet friendly as you'd think.

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5 Plant Based Foods You Think Are Planet Friendly But Aren’t

Continuing with Green That Life’s debunking, myth-busting themes, let’s look at healthy, plant-based foods you might think are planet friendly but aren’t. Related: 7 Sustainable Habits That Aren’t and the…

How to Discuss Climate Change This Holiday Season Without Pissing Off Everyone

The Recycling Industry: Planet-Friendly or Environmental Foe?

Taking Action: 5 Steps to Creating Your Own Citizen Advocacy Group

Easy Earth Day Tips for 2023 to Make Every Day a Green Day!

Leaf Mulching: 4 Easy Steps for a Green and Healthy Yard

Vote for the Planet! Your Complete Voter’s Guide

15 Smart Ways to Reduce Energy Use and Take Control of Your Soaring Gas Bills

6 Myths About Plastic Debunked

The Corporate Net Zero Climate Pledge: A Big Zero?

5 Plant Based Foods You Think Are Planet Friendly But Aren’t

An Eco-Friendly Gift Giving Guide to Green Your 2023 Holiday Season

How to Discuss Climate Change This Holiday Season Without Pissing Off Everyone

Green That Holiday: 7 Easy Tips to Make 2023 an Eco Friendly Holiday

How to Fight Climate Change With Climate-Friendly Food Choices

7 Green Back to School Tips to Keep You Sustainable and Safe