7 Ways to Make it a Plastic Free July 2020!
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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Climate Change and Diseases: What’s the Connection?
Climate change and diseases. Is there a link between the two? It seems so, from my own personal observation. Over the years, for example, I’ve noticed an alarming increase in…
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Happy Virtual Earth Day! 6 Ways to Celebrate From Home
April 22nd marks the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. Sadly, we’ll be physically apart, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate — in this case — a Virtual…
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Why Protecting the Environment is as Important as Ever. What You Can Do From Home.
April 22nd. As the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I and other environmental activists had been preparing eagerly to celebrate this milestone–a day that would mark the vital need for…
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Earth Day Turns 50! Is it Time for a New Vision?
Earth Day Turns 50! This big birthday has been on my mind since I participated in a sustainability conference last fall where the theme of our panel was Earth Day…
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Is Banning Plastic Bags the Solution to Our Plastic Problem?
Oddly enough, banning plastic bags is on my mind these days. In a few weeks, New York will join a handful of other states to ban these single-use plastic menaces.…
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Climate Action: 5 Effective Lessons for Engaging Your Community
With the effects of our climate crisis making its way ever more into our lives, now more than ever is the time for climate action. You may be ready to…
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What are Forever Chemicals? And Should You Be Concerned?
Polyfluoroalkyl. Perfluoroalkyl. PFOA, PFAS, PFOA, GenX. Forever Chemicals. You may have seen these terms sprinkled through recent news stories, or even referenced in the new film Dark Waters. What the…
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Should We be Following the Iceland Sustainability Model?
I just spent a week in Iceland and was particularly impressed with the Iceland sustainability ethic. When I planned our family trip to Iceland, I’d been drawn to the stunning…
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Plastic Straw Pollution Sucks! But Do Bans Work? Your Questions Answered
Plastic straw pollution sucks! But what can we do about the problem? Let me back up a little and delve briefly into plastic bags. In 2011, I spearheaded a reusable…
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