If you have experienced a loss in your life recently — whether it’s the death of a family member, a divorce, or even a breakup — you know how deeply it can impact every aspect of your physical and emotional well-being. I have been traveling a bit of a rough road myself lately, and I have found these five natural […]
Fancy reusable bottles have long since replaced brand-name bottled waters as status symbols. But even if Evian doesn’t have the cachet it once did, Americans are far from abandoning the single-use plastic water bottle. Americans drink more bottled water than milk or beer. The average American drank almost 47 gallons of bottled water in 2021, and nearly 19% of us […]
To produce just one pound of milled white rice requires 1,136 gallons of water. Do you know the water footprint of the foods you eat? Data source: Earth911 Quiz: Know Your Diet’s Water Footprint Print or share We Earthling posters to inspire others with your stories. This poster was originally published on September 21, 2021.
Did you know that even the beer you drink contributes to climate change? According to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the state’s beer drinkers are responsible for 202,700 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. That’s equivalent to 42,817 average passenger vehicles operated for one year. If you love to quaff a microbrew, consider cutting other sources of CO2 emissions from […]
This time of year is prime time for chapped lips — you know those dried-out kissers are just dying to be smothered in moisture. As we see it, you really have three choices. First, you could just leave them be (but honestly, who really wants to have white, dry, flaky lips?). You could opt for one of those little plastic […]
Once the main form of home heating in America, today fireplaces are more commonly ornamental. Most of us rely on other systems for heating, only using the fireplace to create a cozy or romantic atmosphere. Whether you burn a fire all winter long or only on special occasions, that atmospheric heat source comes at an environmental price. Fireplaces are incredibly […]
Animals are key to our restoration of the planet, explain Kate Wall and Mark Hofberg of the International Fund for Animal Welfare in a report titled Thriving Together: The Critical Role of Animals in Achieving the SDGs. The world’s progress toward a sustainable society has been charted by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 goals […]
We can all make an effort to reduce our consumption of the plastics that are littering the Earth. And eliminating single-use plastics is a great place to start because so many reusable options are available. It isn’t that daunting if we just eliminate one type of single-use plastic at a time. Start with plastic wrap, disposable cutlery, food storage containers, […]
Happy Hanukkah! Running from December 18 to December 26 this year (2022), Hanukkah is a holiday rooted in conservation — consider that a one-day supply of oil lasted a miraculous eight days. You can stretch your resources just as far by keeping these eight tips in mind for an eco-friendly celebration. 1. Burn clean candles Instead of candles made of […]
Holiday gifts can leave the gift recipient with piles of hard-to-recycle wrapping paper, bows, and bags. But showing loved ones you care shouldn’t burden them with overfilled trash bins. To help you ensure that your gifts don’t create a lot of extra waste this holiday season, we’ve assembled a list of low-waste wrapping solutions you can buy or make yourself. […]