activism or slacktivism? (yes that is a real word) I have signed countless petitions. and I recogonize myself in many of the things they explain in this article. Do petitions save the world’s problems? no, but they are an important first step. This is one article I found on line about the effectiveness of petitions. I think, again that there is power in numbers, that we are in a wave of increasing awareness and more and more people feel the…
Buying second hand is an excellent way to reduce reuse and recycle. Someones trash is someone else’s treasure. Last year I discovered Market Place on FB and I have made some fabulous purchases and upgraded my home with great joy and not too much money. I took extra pleasure in knowing that I did not buy new items. Social Media also has made it easier then ever to sell and find second hand items. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/recycled-mall-sweden-retuna_n_5bfd0762e4b0eb6d931346b3 Photo: DirkvdM via Wikimedia Commons.This…
Once you start there is no stopping…… There are countless ideas on the internet to use/ reuse, upcycle ( yep that is a word) or recycle many of the articles we throw away every day. Do you feel bad when you throw away strong shoe boxes, or bottle caps in beautiful colors, or all those plastic tags on used to keep bags closed? I do! I always feel there should be a way to reuse them. Enter the internet or…
I am just finding out 🙂 a few ecofriendly apps that “just” showed up on my phone….. OffCents ( offset your Co2, earn rewards). Ecosia Plant trees with your searches: Yes this sounded too good to be true so I checked it out on line and it appeared to be legit: they are a search engine that uses 80% of their profits to support organizations that plant trees. I downloaded it. It uses a feedback system to show how many…
These changes are really not hard to make. Over the last months I have gotten reusable bags for fruit and veggies in the supermarket, bee wax wraps to cover bowls and the likes ( instead of plastic or aluminum foil) toothbrushes made from bamboo, gone back to old fashion soaps instead of liquid body wash in bottles and started to use shampoo and conditioner bars instead of bottles as well. Not everything I tried worked: the first toothpaste tablets I used…
There are countless well known organizations that one can support financially to help save our environment. In fact the choices quickly get overwhelming but no one has to, or can do this on their own! It comes back again to the notion that one person can make a difference and that there is power in numbers: anything I can do we can do better 🙂 “Nobody but nobody can make it out there alone” Maya Angelou The following organizations do…
I am not Royalty, but I do have the internet……… My name is Miriam van Emde Boas. I was born and raised in Amsterdam, the Netherlands but have lived in the United States since 1991, and raised my family here. I am a physical therapist by profession. I have many interests and passions as well like reading, dancing, movies, crafts, music, traveling, spending time with my friends, just to name a few. For a very long time, since childhood…
This website has grown out of an increasing desire to help curb our climate and environmental crisis. I believe that one person can make a difference and that there is power in numbers. My intention is to gather information and recourses to make it easier for more people to make environmentally sound choices. There is a barrage of options out there. I hope to make them available to many and inspire ever more people to use them. I believe there is…