Happy Earth Week!
As you all know this Tuesday was Earth Day and you know what that means! Time to give Mother Earth some TLC!
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Category Archives: Getting Involved
3 Ways Litter Hurts Us and 3 Ways to End it
Nobody likes litter. There really isn’t anything positive to say about plastic bottles lying in a pond or chip bags in the park. But litter is a lot more than just an eyesore; it causes problems for us and our environment.
Everything is Rubbish
Everything is rubbish. But especially these shoes.
7 Simple Ways to Conserve Water
Most of us are lucky to live in a society where clean, drinkable water is at our fingertips, so conserving the seemingly endless supply might not be our first priority. But when there’s a drought in California and water shortages across the world, saving as much water as we can should be on the top of all our lists. Here are 7 super simple ways to save more water.
Saving Our Streams
Our air quality isn’t the only thing at risk in the non-sustainable world we live in. Our rivers and streams aren’t in such a good place right now either—just take a look at the top 10 endangered rivers of this year.
3 Things to do Around Atlanta During Earth Week
It’s the best week of the year! The air is cool, the flowers are gorgeous, the birds are singing—that means Earth Week must be here. Take a look at some of the activities around Atlanta that celebrate our beautiful planet.
4 Places That Might be Gone if Global Warming Keeps Up
Look anywhere and you’ll see lists of places around the world that you should travel to. This list is a little different—assuming global warming keeps up, these five iconic and beautiful places aren’t going to be around for very long, so pick out your next vacation from:
Grow a Row
Most of us don’t have to worry about when or what our next meal will be, but every day millions of people (even in cities!) do. There’s a really simple solution to this though: grow a row.
3 Ways the British Are Fighting Food Waste
Like we said in our blog last week, there just isn’t anything positive to say about wasting food. And as it turns out, the Brits agree. Take a look at three British organizations that have made it their mission to reduce food waste and feed the hungry all in one go.
Fight Food Waste (and make friends!)
There isn’t really anything positive to be said about food waste—it keeps perfectly good food away from those who need it and rotting food produces methane, which is even worse for the environment than greenhouse gases.