The Red Ferret Journal

Eco Friendly March 2, 2020

Losing Biodiversity Is A Huge Problem – without it, climate change will be more devastating

Even if you’re not too outdoors-y, you’ve probably heard of Roundup, the popular herbicide. It’s used by many farmers to protect their crops from weeds but spraying the chemical releases glyphosate over more than just the fields, it’s get everywhere and effects everything, especially in the water. This is causing loss of biodiviersity which may mean less chance for many species survival as the climate changes.

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hmm..interesting February 28, 2020

COVID-19 And You – how dangerous is it really?

If you don’t live under a rock then you’ve heard of COVID-19 and perhaps are worried about what this upper respiratory illness means for you. There’s a lot of misinformation out there but this handy chart puts things into perspective.

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Eco Friendly February 28, 2020

Sustainable and Harmonious – a solid plan for the future

Sustainable living is an important factor when thinking about the climate crisis and how to move against it. It does not make sense to start using a metal straw for occasional drinks that need it when you are still bringing home a ton of plastic from the grocery store. Sonam Wangchuk gives a more opened ended perspective in this fabulous interview.

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Eco Friendly February 28, 2020

Manufacturers To Be Charged for Their Packaging – money to support recycling

Recycling in the US is often times a nice idea in theory but in practice, is more trouble than some counties are finding it’s worth which has led to many places ending their recycling pick up. To keep this from happening, some think that the onus for the bill should be on the producers of the plastic.

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Eco Friendly February 27, 2020

Get Deliveries Local – cut down on emissions

Having items delivered is so nice. It saves you time and stress of going to a store and who doesn’t like getting packages at home? But online deliveries cause a lot of CO2 emissions. Good news though, if you get delivery from local shops, the amount of emissions goes down.

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Eco Friendly February 27, 2020

Ocean Conservation Should Start ASAP – ocean biodiversity needs protection

Oceans are beautiful and full of life. There are so many different types of organisms that live beneath the waves. There’s so much diversity it’s staggering! And about a quarter of it needs serious conservation.

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Eco Friendly February 26, 2020

Shrubs Against Climate Change – this simple plant may be the key to revitalizing an area

We talk about planting trees a lot to help in the climate crisis but those aren’t the only green life that can help. In South Africa there’s an unlikely hero in the fight against climate change. The spekboom, a type of succulent shrub that shows promise in turning things around for the area.

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Eco Friendly February 26, 2020

Australia Fires Worst On Record – more to come with the climate crisis

The wildfire in Australia was very, very bad. More than a fifth of the forests in the country were burned. The fires started after a very long period of drought that was caused by the climate crisis. The bad news is that with the crisis ongoing, there will be more incidents like this in the future.

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