Sustainability
Composting Consciousness: Where’s the best place to do it?
With Earth Day behind us, you may be thinking about the environment a little more. From using paper straws to reusable water bottles, saving the Earth has become a priority for many. One growing trend to help you become more environmentally friendly is composting. Composting creates organic material by combining dead plant parts and water with your waste and scraps, that definition according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The point of composting is so the organic material created can be used to cut down on methane emissions from landfills and also help plants grow.
By Pam Jannes3 years ago in Earth
Our ocean is in crisis!. Top Story - April 2021.
The weather is getting warmer and the beach is calling. You pack your towels, snacks, and sunscreen. Chatter about boogie boarding and sandcastle building fills the air. But you arrive at the beach only to find your favorite spot speckled with plastic containers, newspapers, and food wrappers. What's going on? Our ocean provides us with oxygen to breathe, drives our climate and weather, brings rain to the farmlands, and food to our table. Our seas offer us recreation, transportation, protein, medicine, energy, and unrelenting beauty. But experts agree, our ocean is in crisis. Luckily, it isn’t too late to make a difference.
By Rebecca Lynn Ivey3 years ago in Earth
The Lazy Girl’s Guide to a Less Wasteful Existence. Top Story - April 2021.
I’m lazy. Don’t get me up early. Don’t give me too many things to do per day. Let me meander through life at my own pace. I’m also a chronic worrier. I freak out about what’s in my food, what’s in my hair products and what’s going to happen to the world if we don’t stop using so much stuff!
By Kelley Stead3 years ago in Earth
Begin with the face in the mirror and keep our oceans clean
The cover photo is of a breathtaking, beautiful blue ocean. Not long ago a different image on a body of water was given to the world. The organization Parley For The Oceans released a video that shocked everyone who viewed it because it gave us a glimpse of how humans are destroying our natural wonders. . The video depicted a ginormous wave of plastic pollution and garbage that had washed up in the Dominican Republic on the shores of Santo Domingo after a storm. You literally could not see any water, but only trash flowing just like a normal wave and it was pretty disgusting.
By Cheryl E Preston3 years ago in Earth
The Dog-Gone Reality of How Our Pets Affect the Environment. Top Story - April 2021.
It’s easy to see how a declining bee population affects the environment worldwide. But how often have you considered how your dog, cat, rabbit, or even gerbil affects the Earth? Pets surely can’t make that much of an impact on climate change. Can they?
By George Nekilan3 years ago in Earth
Watching Florida Change and Drain. Top Story - April 2021.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Florida was one of the least population-dense states in the union. Except for the coast, the state was almost uninhabited. Some places, like St. Augustine, attracted snowbirds from the north and Europe, and sport fishing was beginning to attract anglers from the other states and abroad.
By Stephanie Gladwell3 years ago in Earth