Sustainability
My Lifetime Love Affair With Cotton
When I'm asked what items of clothing I'd like to see come back in fashion, I'd easily say all-cotton baggy, comfortable jeans and cargo pants for women with lots of big pockets... and maybe 100% cotton over-sized t-shirts, not too high on the neckline but not so low that my bra is exposed.
By Julia Schulz5 years ago in Earth
You Gotta Put Your Behind In Your Past
My wish is not for the reinvigoration of one specific style. What I seek is a return to simpler times when clothing was made by an individual, rather than purchased from a fast-fashion site or big brand store. A time when each article of clothing was unique and made with love.
By The Creative Chimera 5 years ago in Earth
Boycott Green Washing. Third Place in Wave Makers Challenge.
“Oh, look at the cute little ducklings they are rescuing from oil spills. They really do care about the planet.” Have you ever had this thought while considering what dish soap to purchase? I hate to say it, but if you have, you are a victim of greenwashing. Greenwashing is how corporate entities make themselves look good at a glance, creating a positive public persona in order to sell more products. In this article, I am going to share a few companies to consider boycotting for the health of our oceans and our planet—and you, the consumer of those products.
By Kelsey Reich5 years ago in Earth
How "green" is your diet?
An article in the “Times Magazine” (the London newspaper’s weekend colour supplement), posed some very interesting questions on the subject of whether we could all do a lot more to get our carbon footprints under control by adjusting our personal diets. The article was based on research in a book by Professor Sarah Bridle, an astrophysicist turned environmentalist, who has come up with amazing (and highly disturbing) facts and figures relating to the impact that our food choices make on global emissions of greenhouse gases, which in turn lead to global warming and ocean acidification.
By John Welford5 years ago in Earth
Is solar power the answer?
There is a sense in which all energy is solar energy. Every energy source we have on planet Earth derives originally from the Sun, although there could be arguments over those that depend on the heat trapped deep down in the Earth’s mantle and core. Every gallon of fuel you use started out as zillions of life-forms that derived their energy from the rays of the Sun.
By John Welford5 years ago in Earth
Waste Not Want Not
Are you recycling, repurposing, and reducing the consumption of our natural resources? Are you taking care of our environment? Have you thought about what you can do to reduce your carbon footprint and protect our oceans from being destroyed? If not, you should. Perhaps, you don't like to make waves, or you think it's too much work. Believe me, our environment and our natural resources are worth saving and protecting.
By Babs Iverson5 years ago in Earth
Does Sustainable Banking Exist?
A few months back, I saw a couple sustainability influencers post about this ‘sustainable bank’ called Bank of the West. This article will take you through the good, the bad, and the ugly of this bank and what we can learn from this.
By Melissa in the Blue5 years ago in Earth
You can be Creative with Recycling
Recycling is good for the environment. Every year millions of rubbish gets dumped in our bins, causing landfill. Our beaches are always packed full of rubbish, and our beautiful world and wildlife are dying. While we can't control what other people do, we can help by recycling every day things we use at home. Here are some ideas that you can use to help make the world a better place.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Earth
Advantages and Environmental Impact of Sustainable Packaging
Sustainable Packaging: Advantages & Environmental Impact Even as the flexible packaging market continues to expand, packaging materials, plastics among them, have gained a name and are typically coupled to litter and marine dust, instead of being compared to additional reusable packaging choices. With the environment and sustainability ranking high among consumers—and particularly millennials—as problems they price extremely—even as highly as convenience—when registration their preference for packaging, this perception has got to modification.
By Jupiter Laminators5 years ago in Earth
Save the Ocean
David Attenborough states on his Netflix documentary “A Life On Our Planet”, “The living world is a unique and spectacular marvel, yet the way we humans live on earth, is sending it into a decline- human beings have overrun the world”. With a current world population of 7.8 billion people- it’s no secret that humans benefit (and continue to benefit) from destroying entire ecosystems. Our carbon footprint is as high as it’s ever been, sitting at 415ppm; warming our planet at such an alarming rate, that the damage will have unforgivable consequences. With our oceans covering 71% of the planet- one might think that it’s vast enough to endure cruel human treatment; but in 1998, film directors of “Planet Ocean” noticed the bleaching and death of entire coral reefs- and soon realized that the rise in global temperatures is being absorbed by the ocean, and that the ocean is dying.
By Kennedy Brown5 years ago in Earth
