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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?

  • December 10, 2020
  • Sara Goddard
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,…
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How to communicate about climate change panel discussion.
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How to Communicate About Climate Change

  • November 10, 2020
  • Sara Goddard
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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Take part in Plastic Free July!
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7 Ways to Make it a Plastic Free July 2020!

  • June 30, 2020
  • 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! 6 Ways to Celebrate From Home

  • April 20, 2020
  • Sara Goddard
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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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 7, 2020
  • Sara Goddard
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. What can you do?
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Earth Day Turns 50! Is it Time for a New Vision?

  • February 19, 2020
  • Sara Goddard
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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Banning plastic bags has proven effective in reducing plastic pollution.
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Is Banning Plastic Bags the Solution to Our Plastic Problem?

  • January 30, 2020
  • Sara Goddard
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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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

  • January 24, 2020
  • Sara Goddard
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…
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Plastic straw pollution can be reduced with paper straws!
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Plastic Straw Pollution Sucks! But Do Bans Work? Your Questions Answered

  • October 9, 2019
  • Sara Goddard
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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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?

  • September 26, 2019
  • Sara Goddard
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…
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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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