It’s hard to really notice how much difference our efforts make towards a cleaner and more sustainable planet. This is especially true if they happen over a long time. It’s easy to forget what things were like when they were “bad”. Still, there are little reminders how of how much the work of environmentalism is making things better, like in this lovely tale of sighting an osprey.
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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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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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The climate crisis is really hard on birds. Our feathered friends are going through a lot of, not so great, changes as the climate changes giving us a real life example of how this is effecting the world at large. Changes in migration patterns, size, and just disappearance is painting a bleak picture for the future.
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Lots of people don’t like insects. We spend a lot of time getting rid of them but we need to change that. Our lives and the lives of insects are locked together and although massive die offs might sound nice, it’s a real problem that we need to help solve.
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Nothing makes an evening more magical than a big group of fireflies turning the area into a star filled sky, right on earth. If you happen to live in am area where you don’t have these magical insects, well, I’m very sorry because they are great. Of course, we all might lose out on them as their numbers are decreasing.
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Almond milk is super popular but harvesting the main ingredient requires a lot more than just planting a tree and watching them flourish. It takes the work of a lot of bees and that work is killing them through a variety of ways.
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When it comes to climate action, people generally recommend eating less meat but that’s not the case for every location! In order to help the bull kelp of northern California survive, there’s a new, radical plan: Eat the purple sea urchins that are decimating it.
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The ecosystem along the banks of the Mekong River is in serious trouble because industry is snatching up all the sand. Sand is a key component in many things that we use from glass to electronics and most of all, cement. The massive amounts of sand drawn from this and many other locations are destroying them.
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Bugs have generally not been something that people want but the Earth needs them for a variety of reason and with the loss of green spaces and more pesticides, we’re losing these six and more legged creatures. You can help give them a home with some tweaks to your own garden.
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You think your roaming charges are bad? Well you’ve got nothing on Russian eagles, one of which managed to wipe out the entire budget for the wildlife tracking group that was studying it when it flew to Iran.
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The icecaps are melting and this isn’t good for the planet over all but some scientists think we can help slow down this melting by spreading small glass balls over the ice. This will reflect the heat and encourage more ice growth, in theory.
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Climate change is already effected the coasts of the world. We often talk about the rising sea levels in relation to the people who will be displaced. This is absolutely an issue but even now the rising ocean water is doing massive ecological damage, destroying plants and displacing animals.
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Selfies are great. Everyone likes taking selfies. Even plants! Well, at least one plant and ‘like’ is stretching it a bit since the plant doesn’t have to do anything but live. Even so, Pete has become the first selfie taking plant using his own waste energy. Way to go, Pete!
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This isn’t a big step but Lush has moved to using cork instead of plastic creating what might be the first “carbon positive” packaging ever. The company has gone to great lengths to ensure that their packaging is emissions friendly and ethically sourced and despite the small size, still deserves a round of applause.
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