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Meet the Latest Teenager To Make Waves For Climate Change
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Greta Thunberg may be the teenager getting the most attention when it comes to the youth climate movement, but she isn’t the only one out there taking big steps for our planet. Let’s meet Isra.
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- Isra is 16 years old and lives in Minneapolis, MN. She founded the U.S. Youth Climate Strike.
Learn more about her at https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a357wp/isra-hirsi-ilhan-omar-daughter-climate-strike-profile
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Who Knew? Goods Delivered to You In Reusable Packaging
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Bah bye plastics and here’s a way for you to get involved in helping our environment (and yourself, too).
Imagine your Tide laundry detergent being delivered to you, in a reusable (sustainable) package. And when it’s empty, you put it at your door and return to find it full again. The modern day milkman has arrived.
The Loop program can do just that, and with so much more than just laundry detergent. It has expanded in cities across the US, and also includes food.
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- Discover more about Loop at https://loopstore.com
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Photo Credit: Loop
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Your Last Airline Flight (Part 2): Waste - How to Reduce It
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In Part 1, we learned about the incredible volume of waste that is generated from passenger airline flights. And realizing that it’s not all easily recyclable is even more disturbing. Let’s reduce the waste!
Let’s look at options each of us can consider to make a big impact in small ways:
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- Options to reduce waste:
1. Don’t print your boarding pass. Move on to e-ticket!
2. Dress warmly (think layers) for the flight, as the airline blankets end up being packaged in plastic.
3. Bring your own headphones and reusable utensils. (Airlines generally wrap theirs in plastic.)
4. Think about going waste free with any toiletries. If you need help getting motivated, take a look at this conscious brands guide at https://greenisthenewblack.com/brand-directory/
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When you “Complete” this opportunity, you might be inspiring someone to take the next step.
Source: Green is the New Black
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I don’t eat red meat at all and I’m limiting my meat intake to once a week !
Wow! Here is leadership at an early age!
Climate change impacts not only us and our way of life, but animals too.
If you’ve been touched by an animal, we’d love it if you’d share and “Inspire Others To Love Animals” in our Featured section.
PS - We’ll also be donating to help animals when you do. Thanks!!
