Eating right doesn’t have to break the bank. Yes, cashew cheese and vegan butter are expensive on the shelf, but overall, you can actually save a ton of money by focusing on eating healthy and sustainable foods. Here’s some strategies that will help you eat right for your body and for the planet, while spending […]
You hear it often enough – want to save the planet? Try shaving 2 minutes off your shower every day. And…yes, you *could*, of course, do that. But…doesn’t that feel like a sacrifice? And we’re all about saving the planet but doing so without it ever feeling like a sacrifice. But for a moment, let’s […]
Reduce your carbon footprint and any harmful ingredients with this simple recipe. Shipping all the liquid in a liquid soap uses a lot of energy, so getting the water locally makes this a climate win! 1 bar castile soap 1 cup washing soda 1 cup borax 5 gallons water (for liquid soap) Directions: Grate bar […]
• More and more and more By Jean-Baptiste Fressoz 2024 “Let us face it: there has never been an energy transition out of wood. Neither in the nineteenth nor the twentieth centuries, neither in the poor countries nor rich ones. The perfect symbol of this non-transition is to be found in the heart of the […]
Lucy puts her food waste into a coolseat on the footpath in Chippendale, NSW, Australia
by Lauren Ryan In Melbourne, people have been sending heartfelt “love letters” to the city’s trees, thanking them for their shade, beauty, and contributions to the environment. I’ve just sent my love letter to worms . . . Each of Melbourne’s 70,000 trees has a unique email address, part of an initiative originally designed for […]
• Street pavement 30 degrees with tree shade but 57 degrees on unshaded pavement – 27 degrees hotter! by Michael Mobbs and Lauren Ryan Residents, councils can easily, simply, cheaply cool a street. Here’s how we householders and councils can cool streets working with each other or as individuals. Michael Mobbs We can cool schools, […]
• Me with rainwater collected at Sydney’s Sustainable House by Lucy Bamford, intern with Sydney’s Sustainable House In January, a month ago when I arrived in Sydney from the United States, I had never thought about how using water for my daily life can hurt the environment that keeps me alive. The further water got […]
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