Save Hundreds of Gallons a Year! Although many of us have constant access to clean, safe water, it’s something we often take for granted. With an increase in severe droughts in the U.S., as well as Europe, Asia and other locations around the world, practicing water conservation is becoming a necessity. The Environmental Protection Agency […]
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Stop Junk Mail at Its Source Here’s one of those fun, math “story” questions for you: A recent study estimates that our planet is currently losing 15 billion trees per year, with only 5 billion of them being replaced. If we have about 3 trillion trees on the earth right now, how long will it […]
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Just How Much Will She Accumulate? It’s Amy’s Trash-Free Day experiment! Watch how much trash our Chief Marketing Officer and Green Blogger Amy Cadora generates in one day—and discover how she plans to scale it back! Amy’s Trash-Free Day Earth Day – Friday, April 22 In support of our mission of reducing chemicals and plastics […]
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3 Tips for Creating Your Goal If you’ve been following this series and are interested in creating your own community outreach/awareness project, we’re very excited to have you involved with us! By now, you’ve had some time to think about what drives you and what you’re passionate about. Hopefully you’ve written down your passion statement, […]
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What’s Going on in Our Nectar Corridors? “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” – John Muir Delicate and beautiful, Monarch butterflies are one of North America’s most beloved natural treasures. And perhaps nothing is more breathtaking than witnessing hundreds of the gently fluttering […]
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Ethical Alternatives to Fast Fashion As an environmental advocate, I know the terms “eco-friendly,” “green” and “sustainability” are used quite often. We hear those terms in regard to everything from recycling to removing the harmful chemicals in our homes, but what about environmentally friendly fashion? You may have noticed that the fashion industry has made […]
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The State of the Honey Bee It’s been awhile since we checked in on our friend the honeybee, so we thought now would be a good time. Turns out, there’s both good news as well as not so good. First the not-so-good news. The years 2006 – 2013 were unhappy ones for bees. During this […]
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But I’m Just One Person . . . What Can I Do? As I’ve blogged about for the last few months, the U.S. Home Office is on a mission. We’re making plans to help empower our surrounding local community with knowledge about the impact of harmful chemicals in their homes and plastic pollution in the […]
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Estimated Decomposition Rates of Common Marine Debris Items Did you know that a cigarette butt casually tossed on the beach could last for up to five years in the ocean? Or that a length of broken fishing line can linger up to 600 years? And that’s assuming the fish, birds or other marine life don’t […]
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12 Major Sources of Plastic Pollution “We throw things away when we don’t know where ‘away’ is.” Angela Pozzi, Founder, The Washed Ashore Project Here’s a riddle for you: What is so incredibly convenient that many don’t seem to care how expensive, ugly or harmful to the environment it can be? That’s right—it’s plastic. Click […]
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