I love that the environmental movement is growing and the collective consciousness around that has risen. So many people showed their love for Mother Earth on April 22. But just like it’s not enough to tell people that you love them, it’s not enough to just say that you love Mother Earth. You gotta show…
Palm oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the fruit and seeds of the oil palm and it is everywhere – in our foods, cosmetics, cleaning products, and fuels. Displacement of indigenous peoples, deforestation, and loss of biodiversity are all consequences of palm oil consumption. What is palm oil good for? Day after day, huge…
The second most used substance on the planet is one that might surprise you – it’s concrete. Just look around. The roads we drive on, the bridges we cross, the buildings we live and work in – all of it concrete. The world uses more than 10 billion tons of concrete every year. Concrete and…
We all(?) love avocado. But do we know about the environmental impacts of this incredible fruit on our planet? Let’s take a look. Avocados differ from other fruits (and vegetables) because they require a lot of water to grow. Ironically, they are often grown in regions that face water scarcity. i.e. California. In addition, global…
When I was in Indonesia in 2019, I learned that on the island of Bali alone, the suitability for rice paddy production has decreased 20% in the last 20 years due to changes in the climate. Effects of climate change on the food supply With climate change comes increased droughts, increased floods, and increased temperature…
Now, I know air travel isn’t sustainable (the aviation industry is responsible for ~2% of total global emissions and 12% of the CO2 emitted from transport) but it’s all about balance so we shouldn’t avoid air travel if we have an insatiable case of wanderlust (or friends and family abroad!). Plus travel broadens our perspectives,…
In this day and age, we have the ability to stay connected to everyone and everything. We have access to so much information. Yet we are more disconnected from the world, more uninformed than ever. We live in dissonance. From ‘natural disasters’ to human caused climate drivers, the root cause for extreme climate events is…
Not only are pigs super cute, they are considered the fifth most intelligent animal in the world (even more than dogs!). They also have excellent object-location memory. They like to play and can be manipulative with other pigs. And just like all sentient beings they feel pain and suffer. Despite all this, most pigs are…