Looking to reduce waste in your kitchen? Here are some ideas for products that will help you cut waste in your kitchen! The key is in the reusables!
My Initiative Journey: Exercise 1 – Personal Essay
The Initiative Journey begins with a personal essay on yourself. Write about why you decided to do this methodology, about your field of interest, and finally, make 3 lists of people: 3 people closer to your field of interest3 people with high status or value in your field3 relevant role models Exercise 1 – Personal Essay As a homeschooled child, […]
My Initiative Journey: Preface
I’ve been at a crossroads for a while now; the end of this chapter of my life and the start of a new one: after teaching English in Asia for over 8 years, I’m transitioning back my original career path of engineering, preferably in an industry that is helping to solve environmental problems and fight climate change. Renewable energy, carbon […]
Climate Change Explained: What You Need to Know
Talk about climate change is unavoidable these days. In the 2020 election, the top 3 concerns of voters were the economy, coronavirus, and climate change. In part due to the record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires, and hurricanes experienced by Americans, the concern over climate change has grown considerably. Unfortunately, although fundamentally a non-political issue, it has been made political by the fossil […]
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: What You Didn’t Know About The 3 R’s
We’ve all heard the slogan “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” For many of us, we’ve heard it since we were born. It’s been around since the environmentally-friendly movement started in the 1970s. I always understood it to mean what I assume most people think it means: If you want to be environmentally-friendly, do one of these three things: reduce the amount you […]
YT: What is an ECO Shower?
An environmentally-friendly shower is one tool that you can use to reduce your impact on global warming and climate change! Curious to know how to make your showers more eco-friendly? If you’re interested in the text version, you can find that blog post below!
Why Conflict Is Needed to Drive Change
In order to enact change, there has to be tension. There has to be conflict. And that conflict needs to come from people. Nonviolently. Let’s talk about why.
YT: What’s the difference between Vegetarian and Vegan?
What’s the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan? And why would you ever want to become one? Let’s talk about it!
Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Me
No Eco-Tips, Please. I recently read a report of a study that was done at Georgia State University that said that when confronted with the ideas of climate change and “eco-friendly tips” or “environmentally-friendly living advice”, more people were turned off and less likely to make changes to the way they live. And I can understand why. Most websites advocating […]
The Green New Deal in Plain English (Full Summary)
This is a plain-English full summary of the Green New Deal as it exists as of February 7, 2019. The majority of the text has been kept as-written in the original resolution, but it has been formatted and slightly reworded for readability.