In 2012, polar explorer Robert Swan personally witnessed that the far north was literally melting before his eyes due to the effects of climate warming. | SaltWire
A captivating photo from space reminds us that there is only one earth, and we must protect it’s valuable environment. Contributedpersonally witnessed that the far north was literally melting before his eyes due to the effects of climate warming. His quote, “the greatest danger to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it,” makes a good point that could benefit all of us.
At this time in history, the evidence is overwhelming – we are slowly but surely fouling our one and only home – Earth. Even dogs don’t do this.Science is helping us determine the problems causing the climate crisis, as well as helping to devise tools and actions to improve the situation. For instance, we know the burning of fossil fuels is the single largest cause of our critical situation. We currently have options that we can choose to dramatically decrease, or eliminate, our use of carbon.
Overconsumption is at the root of some of our biggest environmental challenges. Compounding the hyper-consumerism world we find ourselves, is that people are often purchasing useless gifts for others on special occasions. These gifts are often never used, and often thrown in the garbage, or in a best-case scenario – regifted on a future occasion.
As our lovely spring season approaches, here’s a challenge for us in the coming year. Why not resolve to consume less of the stuff we don’t need, and when we consider gifts for others, choose gifts that are better for the body, soul, community, bank account and planet? Following are a few possible ideas:
• Enjoyable experiences like live theatre; outings like date night or family night; fun activities like bowling, tennis or pickleball• Eco-friendly gifts like a compost pail, beeswax wraps or reusable containers for leftovers to replace the need for single-use Styrofoam and plastic in the kitchen• Gifts from thrift stores where there are tons of great deals on great nearly-new products• Books or courses on gardening, energy efficiency, renewable energy or other sustainability topics•...
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