Here’s a fun way to dispose of no-longer-usable pencils without disposing of them. Huh? Well, you have to have a certain kind of pencil (Sprout). But check out this video. I hope it “grows” on you as much as it did on me. All I can do is “plant” the idea in your head.
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A New Running Shoe that’s Kind to the Earth
Okay, so I lied. I told you (“Replace Your Cooler”) that I don’t usually talk about specific products. But I can’t help myself because this one from Adidas could be launching a whole new way of making sneakers. Their Futurecraft.Loop running shoe can be sent back after it gets grungy and worn, and Adidas can wash it, grind it up, melt the pellets, and re-form it into a brand-new shoe. The material, thermoplastic polyurethane, won’t languish in the landfill, not breaking down for a hundred years. Learn more about this innovative item at adidas’ FUTURECRAFT.Loop Could Be a Game-changer for Sustainability.
Go Dark for an Hour
It’s happening now, wherever 8:30 PM local time arrives for you, in over 160 countries around the world and on all continents. People are turning off their lights for an hour in solidarity for working toward a sustainable future.
Turning off the lights is only a symbol, of course, but this annual event (a dozen years old) really is having an effect. One year, 35,000 American Girl Scouts were inspired to go into their community and install 132,141 energy-efficient light bulbs. The former president of Botswana organized to plant 100,000 trees in devastated areas.
Participate by turning off all lights tonight 8:30 – 9:30. Yes, all lights, including the TV and phone. Join with others to acknowledge the fact that all of us together need to work on saving our not-inexhaustible resources and keeping our Earth healthy for future generations.
To watch the lights go our for that hour across the globe, click on
https://www.earthhour.org/earth-hour-live .
DOUSE THOSE LIGHTS TONIGHT 8:30 – 9:30.
Earth Hour–Nothing to Make Light Of
It’s happening now, wherever 8:30 PM local time arrives for you. People are turning off their lights for an hour in solidarity for working toward a sustainable future. This year’s participants are expected to include more than 7,000 cities and 162 countries on all continents.
Turning off the lights is only a symbol, of course, but this annual event (8 years old) really is having an effect. One year, 35,000 American Girl Scouts were inspired to go into their community and install 132,141 energy-efficient light bulbs. The former president of Botswana organized to plant 100,000 trees in devastated areas.
Participate by turning off all lights tonight 8:30 – 9:30. Yes, all lights, including the TV and phone. Join with others to acknowledge the fact that all of us together need to work on saving our not-inexhaustible resources and keeping our Earth healthy for future generations.
To watch the lights go our for that hour acrose the globe, click on http://time.com/3762297/earth-hour-switch-off-lights/.
DOUSE THOSE LIGHTS TONIGHT 8:30 – 9:30.
Sad News: No More Chocolate
Get out your Kleenex, fellow chocolate-lovers. Soon the cocoa plant–chocolate is made from its seeds–may be be no more. Disease and pests are killing off cocoa crops, thanks in large part to monoculture, a cultivation method that makes the plants especially susceptible.
The main cause, though, according to many experts, falls in the lap of business. Although large corporations rake in the money, farmers have little incentive to grow cocoa because they make less than $1 a day doing so–not enough to support a farmer and his family.
Researchers are studying ways to save cocoa, which will take years. Right now, farmers can help by using sustainable farming methods in place of monoculture. They’re willing to do that, but it will take teamwork, with governments and us, so that farming this crop is practical. Governments need to enact Fair Trade Agreements. Note that this isn’t “free Trade” but “FAIR Trade.” That’s a system in which more of the money goes to the actual workers and small farm owners rather than big agribusiness (people who’ve never even stepped foot on a farm). As for us, we should buy Fair Trade chocolate for ourselves and as gifts, thus supporting the farmers who will then cultivate more cocoa for us to enjoy.
This is something to think about during this upcoming season of indulging ourselves. Save chocolate and improve peoples’ lives: urge our legislators to make Fair Trade agreements, and buy Fair Trade chocolate.
Shopping Tip: Watch Your Seafood
“Sea” to it that your food is good to buy. Go to www.MontereyBayAquarium.org, look for “Make a Difference” (on the right), click on “Seafood Watch,” and learn about sustainable seafood. While there, download a pocket guide to refer to when shopping or dining.
Earth Hour–Nothing to Make Light Of
It’s happening now, wherever 8:30 PM local time arrives for you. People are turning off their lights for an hour in solidarity for working toward a sustainable future. This year’s participants are expected to include more than 7,000 cities and 150 countries on all continents.
Turning off the lights is only a symbol, of course, but this annual event (8 years old) really is having an effect. One year, 35,000 American Girl Scouts were inspired to go into their community and install 132,141 energy-efficient light bulbs. The former president of Botswana organized to plant 100,000 trees in devastated areas.
Participate by turning off all lights tonight 8:30 – 9:30. Yes, all lights, including the TV and phone. Join with others to acknowledge the fact that all of us together need to work on saving our not-inexhaustible resources and keeping our Earth healthy for future generations.
DOUSE THOSE LIGHTS TONIGHT 8:30 – 9:30.