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Will chemical recycling solve our plastic pollution crisis?

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Greenwashing Alert: Is Chemical Recycling the Solution to Plastic Pollution?

It seems that there’s a solution to the planet’s plastic pollution crisis: chemical recycling! At least that’s the claim by proponents of this new process. Thanks to this new technology,…

How to communicate about climate change panel discussion.

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How to Communicate About Climate Change

What’s the most effective way to communicate about climate change so that it resonates with those who are doubtful or are skeptics? That was the main topic of a recent…

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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…

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! 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…

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…

Banning plastic bags has proven effective in reducing plastic pollution.

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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.…

A positive message is the key to engaging others in taking climate action.

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Climate Action: 5 Effective Lessons for Engaging Your Community

With the effects of our climate crisis seeping ever more into our lives, the time for climate action has never been more critical. You may be ready to do your…

Plastic straw pollution can be reduced with paper straws!

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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…

Taking action is essential to halting climate change.

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Taking Action … What’s the Point if You Can’t Save the World?

Despair. That’s the underlying vibe I get these days from the environmental community. I understand. Taking action to protect the environment is an endless struggle for seemingly little gain. Even…

Greenwashing Alert: Is Chemical Recycling the Solution to Plastic Pollution?

How to Communicate About Climate Change

7 Ways to Make it a Plastic Free July 2020!

Happy Virtual Earth Day! 6 Ways to Celebrate From Home

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 Banning Plastic Bags the Solution to Our Plastic Problem?

Climate Action: 5 Effective Lessons for Engaging Your Community

Plastic Straw Pollution Sucks! But Do Bans Work? Your Questions Answered

Taking Action … What’s the Point if You Can’t Save the World?

3 Surprising Greenwashing Examples You Should Know About

What is Greenwashing? 5 Ways to Avoid it

Make 2021 a Green New Year: 30 Easy and Effective New Year’s Resolution Ideas

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Greenwashing Alert: Is Chemical Recycling the Solution to Plastic Pollution?