2 days ago my friend send me this article. This made me very happy, because that is exactly how I intend this website to work, sharing information and resources to make better choices. I few things that I picked up on while reading it: Nothing is really “new” we know this stuff already. The situation is dire, but not hopeless and there definitely is growing awareness and willingness to do something about it. There is an emphasis in this article…
So I bought the products to start making my own cleaning products…. I am especially interested in the window cleaner ( with corn starch?) I am quite happy with the natural products I buy so this is a bit of a leap for me, but if they work it will really make a difference in the amount of waste plastic I will produce so it is worth the try. I like the idea of using “grand ma” period products and…
Here are some new technologies that can really impact our climate, and our mother earth in a positive way. https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2019/11/19/heliogen-bill-gates-energy-solar-zw-orig.cnn-business As said before, the problem has to be dealt with from many angles. I really like initiatives from communities, cities, universities, etc, to become carbon neutral. I am amazed by the technology that is invented to curb climate change. It is all possible! ( my son said: “If we can create it we can solve it too” My only question…
I am no germophobe, but I like to clean with a bit of Bleech! My friend, who is a generation younger then me said once ” that is very much your generation:-) ” But, I am also learning more and more how we are (initially unknowingly!) exposed to MANY harmful chemicals in our life through the products we use on a daily basis. Cleaning products are a big part of that ( not the only one though, there is clothing,…
Yesterday I went to a meeting about “sustainability in Ann Arbor” A bit out of my comfort zone, I ended up at a Nature Conservancy presentation, surrounded by healthy looking, gray haired, probably some formerly hippy associated people, listening to a talk based on a scholarly paper that shows that with a few not too drastic changes in our behavior we actually still can save this planet and live her peacefully ( all 9 billion of us) come 2050. https://www.natureaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/our-insights/scientific-papers/the-science-of-sustainability/…