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How to discuss climate change this holiday season without pissing off everyone.
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How to Discuss Climate Change This Holiday Season Without Pissing Off Everyone

  • October 28, 2023
  • Sara Goddard
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…
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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

  • May 9, 2023
  • Sara Goddard
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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Earth Day Tip #1: Get Outside!
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Easy Earth Day Tips for 2023 to Make Every Day a Green Day!

  • March 16, 2023
  • Sara Goddard
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…
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Vote for the Planet! Here's how.
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Vote for the Planet! Your Complete Voter’s Guide

  • September 11, 2022
  • Sara Goddard
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;…
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Climate leadership is needed from our elected representatives.
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Where is The Climate Leadership in Our Government?

  • July 15, 2022
  • Sara Goddard
The unbridled impunity with which fossil fuel companies and plastics producers greenwash their activities is deeply entrenched. It’s accepted with ignorance or cynical resignation by a nation that lacks robust,…
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Take part in Plastic Free July!
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7 Ways to Make it a Plastic Free July 2022!

  • June 1, 2022
  • Sara Goddard
What is Plastic Free July? Plastic Free July is a global movement that empowers people to be part of the solution to plastic pollution. The concept is simple: Participants are…
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Even if you can't get outside, you can celebrate Earth Day with a Virtual Earth Day!
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Happy Virtual Earth Day 2022! 9 Ways to Celebrate From Home

  • March 17, 2022
  • Sara Goddard
It’s been two years since the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day and over two years since the start of this devastating global pandemic. Although it has kept us…
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The tragedy of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also underscored the need for framework for clean energy independence.
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A Wake-Up Call for Clean Energy Independence

  • March 10, 2022
  • Sara Goddard
Putin’s outrageous attack on Ukraine is an act of pure aggression that has left the global community in shock at its audacity and rampant brutality. As the Biden administration scrambles…
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Know your facts to debunk climate change myths!
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Opening Our Eyes to Climate Change Myths

  • January 20, 2022
  • Sara Goddard
Climate change myths abound. Why? Well, there’s a lot of power and money behind all this storytelling. The recent study of oil giant ExxonMobil’s climate change messaging strategies is just…
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Support for climate equity is needed at the national level.
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Looking for Climate Equity? Don’t Expect Much From National Leaders

  • January 17, 2022
  • Sara Goddard
The threat to humanity from the climate crisis is one felt disproportionately across the globe. This threat was made shockingly visible in 2021 with accounts of human suffering from record-breaking,…
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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.

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