Your Carbon Footprint

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Can You Really Freeze That? Your Guide to Freezing Food to Prevent Food Waste

What comes to mind when you think of helping mitigate climate change? Installing solar panels? Driving less? While these are terrific climate-friendly solutions, there’s another, not-so-obvious solution that’s more effective…

Plastic production is set to surge, causing increased pollution.

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In a World Drowning in Plastic Pollution, a Surge in Plastic Production Looms

We are all addicts. Addicts of single-use plastic, that is. Most of us know about the polluting effects of continued disposable plastic use. We’ve seen the heartbreaking photos of wildlife…

Try one, or all, of these sites to successfully sell used clothing!

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The 15 Best Places to Sell Used Clothing Online

I recently wrote about how to sell your old clothes. Now that you’re ready to sell, here are the best places for you to sell used clothing online. These sites…

Rewilding your yard will invite wildlife back in!

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Go Wild for Rewilding! 6 Steps to Create a Wildlife-Friendly Yard

Rewilding. The word can conjure up images of unkempt, unruly yards, overgrown with weeds and tangled thickets. Rewilding, in fact, is a managed process for transforming your yard into a…

Climate change and diseases: What's the Connection?

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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…

Protecting the environment is as important as ever.

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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…

Is recycling a waste of time? It can seem that way.

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Is Recycling a Waste of Time?

Is recycling a waste of time? I was wondering this very question the other day while reading a Facebook post about recycling plastic. Someone had asked if it was possible…

Is the Iceland sustainability model reproduceable in the U.S.?

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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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What are Carbon Offsets? How to Tell Which To Buy

In the battle to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, carbon offsets have been touted as a key tool for emissions reduction. But what are carbon offsets? And how can you purchase…

Can You Really Freeze That? Your Guide to Freezing Food to Prevent Food Waste

In a World Drowning in Plastic Pollution, a Surge in Plastic Production Looms

The 15 Best Places to Sell Used Clothing Online

Go Wild for Rewilding! 6 Steps to Create a Wildlife-Friendly Yard

Climate Change and Diseases: What’s the Connection?

Why Protecting the Environment is as Important as Ever. What You Can Do From Home.

Earth Day Turns 50! Is it Time for a New Vision?

Is Recycling a Waste of Time?

Should We be Following the Iceland Sustainability Model?

What are Carbon Offsets? How to Tell Which To Buy

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