Posts by tag: sustainable living

hmm..interesting April 26, 2019 posted by

Do Personal Changes Help Climate Change – well, they don’t hurt

Changing your personal habits is a popular reaction to climate change issues but scientist aren’t so sure that our small lifestyle changes will be even close to enough to make a real difference. What is clear is that companies and governments making mass changes will. So the advice? Keep fighting for policy changes and accountability for corporations but make the changes that you can and encourage others as well.

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Do Personal Changes Help Climate Change – well, they don’t hurt
Eco Friendly April 25, 2019 posted by

Small Changes Matter – smaller changes at sensitive times may have large impact on climate

It’s going to take a lot to make the sort of changes we need to disrupt climate change, everyone knows that, right? Well, maybe that’s not exactly true. Maybe a small push, at just the right time, might be good too. Researchers have proposed a new theory, that smaller changes enacted at critical points might help to turn back the clock on the changing world.

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Small Changes Matter – smaller changes at sensitive times may have large impact on climate
Eco Friendly April 2, 2019 posted by

Natural Forests as Carbon Captures – this does not mean more farming

More green spaces, in general, make for better climate outcomes. More trees and plants to clean out the air and bonus, large green spaces create other favorable outcomes for humanities. But it’s important to keep something in mind about this. Not all green spaces are the same and for the biggest impact, we need native trees, not just. . . plants. Especially not just one type of plant.

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Natural Forests as Carbon Captures – this does not mean more farming
Eco Friendly March 21, 2019 posted by

We’re Recycling Wrong – here are some tips for being better

Recycling is having some problems in the west. What most people don’t realize is that we ship most of our waste to other countries to be processed but unfortunately for us, those countries aren’t taking our trash anymore and we aren’t very good at making sure that our garbage is sorted properly which keeps it from getting recycled. We’ve gotta do better and this article gives some tips how.

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We’re Recycling Wrong – here are some tips for being better
Eco Friendly March 21, 2019 posted by

California Hits 33% Renewable – the state makes it’s goal of a third before 2020

Locations around the world are making moves toward more sustainable energy solutions. Slowly but surely, everyone is jumping on this bandwagon which makes sense since the alternative is. . . not good. Although there’s still a whole lot of work to be done, it’s good to celebrate the successes! California has met its goal of being 33% renewable and it did it early.

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California Hits 33% Renewable – the state makes it’s goal of a third before 2020