Tag Archive for wildlife

Wrap it Up!

September 7, 2018 Comments Off on Wrap it Up!

I don’t mean this as an ad. I don’t do ads here. But I just discovered something that is practical, reusable (just wash them), biodegradable, and organic–the total package!

We all know about the growing plastic garbage patch in our oceans and about wildlife dying after eating or getting tangled in plastic. What’s probably one of your biggest uses of plastic, especially if you have kids? Plastic wrap and containers.

Check out the Etee Food Wraps. Perfect for lunch box items, preserving cut vegetables, storing things like banana bread, covering bowls in the fridge…all sorts of things. The odd (and nice) part is that the more you buy the less expensive they are–a Family pack (16) is $4 cheaper than a Starter Pack (3), and shipping is free.

Again, I’m sorry if this comes across as an ad. I get excited about products that are good for me and for the environment.

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Cool Inventions

May 5, 2018 Comments Off on Cool Inventions

Here are ten cool inventions that people have come up with to help the Earth.  They clean our environment, save wildlife, get rid of our trash, etc.  Want some air-ink? How about an edible water blob? Want to turn tires into grass? Check out these and other ideas in this video.

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How Computers and Phones Kill Wildlife

May 13, 2017 Comments Off on How Computers and Phones Kill Wildlife

Move over, conflict diamonds.  Now we’re aware of conflict minerals.  Here’s what’s happening (from the Wildlife Conservation Society):

Gorillas and other wildlife are being killed and trafficked as a source of food for miners and militia members in conflict zones including the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The devastation is so great that Grauer’s gorillas were recently listed as critically endangered.

So-called “conflict minerals” – tin, tantalum, and tungsten – are used in common products in the U.S., like smartphones and jewelry. In 2010, Congress included a provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act requiring the Securities and Exchange Commission to shine a light on American businesses sourcing precious minerals from armed mines contributing to violence, human trafficking, and wildlife slaughter. So far, the evidence shows that U.S. efforts are making a difference and weapons and violence are being eliminated from more mining sites in the DRC. Now, Congress is considering repealing this law.

TELL THE CONGRESS: PROTECT WILDLIFE AND KEEP ARMED GROUPS OUT OF DRC MINES!  Go to the Wildlife Conservation Society’s website to learn more and sign a petition to Congress.

 

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Get it Out of Your Chest

October 22, 2016 Comments Off on Get it Out of Your Chest

I open my medicine chest and…what a mess!  Dried-out ointments, left-over pills from a surgery I want to forget, aspirin that expired three years ago….  Does your bathroom cabinet look like mine?  Time to clean it out and dispose of the junk, but dispose of it properly.

Medicines or hazardous waste are very harmful if put down a sink, toilet,  storm drain, or even tossed into the garbage.  They get  into our water system and poison us and our wildlife.

To find out what to do with all this stuff, contact your county. They should have a hazardous waste office.

 

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Animal Cruelty

April 14, 2014 Comments Off on Animal Cruelty

Pets are part of 63% of American families.  We love and protect them.  But what about all of the other animals around us?  The U.S. has not only 480 million stray dogs and cats but also 60 million farm animals living a poor existence.  Then there is the thriving worldwide black market ($10 billion a year) in which wildlife is being inhumanely treated and their parts sold illegally.  Do something during April, Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month. Adopt an unwanted dog or cat and have it spayed or neutered.  Insist on laws that ensure healthy living conditions for farm animals.  “Adopt” an Arctic Fox at www.worldwildlife.org.  Learn about trapping, the circus, zoos, wildlife trade, and related issues by going to www.bornfreeusa.org.  Learn about the Multinational Species Conservation Fund’s Semipostal Stamp Act, which raises money for endangered species.  Work to ensure wildlife habitats are preserved—and create one in your own back yard.  Call the SPCA or search online for “wildlife protection” for other ways to become involved.  Americans are animal-lovers.  We must also be their guardians.

 

 

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