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found my old ipod shuffle a few weeks ago when i was cleaning out the garage. now my mom just said that she has the charger. she kept it all these years knowing we’d find it someday lol. anyway i’ll update this in the morning if it still works
russia commits ecocide in Ukraine
i have such beef with ethical and eco-friendly companies. WHERE IS THE COLOUR 😭😭 why does being eco mean it all has to be beige???? make it fun please i beg i dont want to be beige.
i hate greenwashing fucking hellll
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ESPACIOS ECOFRIENDLY Y SLOW Elegir muebles para un hogar es una de las decisiones más divertidas que tomamos cuando nos mudamos de vivienda. Para muchos es una cuestión estética sin más. Sin embargo, otros buscamos que además siga una forma de vida y estén en sintonía con el medio ambiente. Se pueden tener muebles bonitos con estéticas actuales sin perder la esencia de tener espacios ecológicos, libres de tóxicos y slow. Espacios bonitos respetuosos con el medio ambiente. #slowhome #slowlife #ecofriendly #ecoarchitecture #decoraciondeinteriores #decoracion #ecologico #ecohome #ecohouse (en Carmen González Arquitectura y Diseño) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL6nYc2DGqB/?igshid=19thlcm6ikmkp
REESCRIBIMOS LAS REGLAS DEL HOGAR. El hogar vuelve a ser central, vivo y habitado. Somos conscientes de los nuevos modos de vivir los espacios y de la atención a las exigencias de quienes los habitan. Rediseñamos las viviendas del mañana como si de un producto "pret a porter" se tratase, creamos soluciones que permiten composiciones artesanales a medida, capaces de "coser" las diferentes necesidades de los individuos para ofrecer un estilo de vida moderno, flexible, sostenible, ecológico y slow. Déjate inspirar por nuestros proyectos únicos y diseña tu nuevo hogar acorde a tu estilo de vida. #ecoarchitecture #ecofriendly #sostenibilidad #viviendasostenible #reformasintegrales (en Carmen González Arquitectura y Diseño) https://www.instagram.com/p/CINmmcXjXCo/?igshid=b03dlx88tq36
SLOWHOME SIN QUÍMICOS NOCIVOS Tener un hogar Slow también es tener hábitos saludables en el hogar, es decir, evitar productos químicos nocivos. En el mercado existen muchas opciones naturales y ecológicas para no llenar de tóxicos tu hábitat, tu hogar. Muchos aprovechamos los domingos para hacer limpieza en el hogar, te dejamos una receta para un limpiador de muebles de madera barnizada: - Elabora una mezcla con aceite de oliva y vinagre en idénticas proporciones. - Con ayuda de un paño de tela suave, como por ejemplo el algodón, limpia el mueble con el paño empapado con esta preparación. - Limpia en movimientos circulares cuando pases el paño por la madera y hazlo con suavidad. - Deja el producto actuar unos 30 minutos antes de frotar con otro trapo seco para conseguir que los muebles de madera natural barnizados queden brillantes. #slowlife #slowhome #ecofriendly #hogarlimpio #hogarecologico (en Carmen González Arquitectura y Diseño) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHVGhQ2jbFk/?igshid=minkced8cqv4
SOMOS ECOFRIENDLY Nos encanta respetar el medio ambiente en todos los aspectos de la vida, y durante las vacaciones también. Así que estamos desarrollando proyectos de ecoturismo y glamping con domos geodésicos en España. Los domos o cúpulas geodésicas son excelentes para estar en contacto con la naturaleza. En entornos no edificados es posible disfrutar de noches estrelladas sin contaminación lumínica, paisajes increíbles o avistamiento de aves. Pero esta estructura maravillosa nos permite también decoraciones efímeras muy interesantes, y es posible realizarlos en cualquier lugar, como una terraza, un evento como una boda, un restaurante o un jardín particular. Disfrutar de la naturaleza respetándola, es muy sencillo. #ecofriendly #sostenibilidad #ecoturismo #cupulageodesica (en Carmen González Arquitectura y Diseño) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCNvKZijpcr/?igshid=2bv8ukfmo9jj
Modern Bedroom in Los Angeles An illustration of a spacious minimalist master bedroom with a light wood floor, white walls, a ribbon fireplace, and a tile fireplace.
While I wholeheartedly support the movement to reduce plastic pollution, let’s not stop at straws. Fishing nets account for an estimated 46% of ocean plastic waste, so if you’re looking for a way to reduce your personal impact, boycotting commercial fishing and not eating seafood would be a great starting point.
2nd Hottest
2019 was the second-hottest year since modern record keeping began. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration work together to track temperatures around the world and study how they change from year to year. For decades, the overall global temperature has been increasing.
Over the long term, world temperatures are warming, but each individual year is affected by things like El Niño ocean patterns and specific weather events.
The global temperature is an average, so not every place on Earth had its second-warmest year. For instance, the continental U.S. had a cold October, but Alaska set records for high temperatures. The U.S. was still warmer than average over the year.
Globally, Earth’s temperature in 2019 was more than 2°F warmer than the late 19th Century.
140 years
Since 1880, we can put together a consistent record of temperatures around the planet and see that it was much colder in the late-19th century. Before 1880, uncertainties in tracking global temperatures are larger. Temperatures have increased even faster since the 1970s, the result of increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
10 years
The last decade was the hottest decade on record.
20,000 Individual Observations
Scientists from NASA use data from more than 20,000 weather stations and Antarctic research stations, together with ship- and buoy-based observations of sea surface temperatures to track global temperatures.
90%
As Earth warms, polar ice is melting at an accelerated rate. The Arctic is warming even faster than the rest of the planet. This northern summer, 90% of the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet melted.
8 inches
Melting ice raises sea levels around the world. While ice melts into the ocean, heat also causes the water to expand. Since 1880, sea levels globally have risen approximately 8 inches, although regional rates of sea level rise can be even higher.
100+ fires
As temperatures increase, fire seasons burn hotter and longer. During June and July 2019, more than 100 long-lived and intense wildfires burned north of the Arctic circle. This year also saw intense, record-setting fires in Australia.
46% increase in CO2 levels
This decades-long warming trend is the result of increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, released by human activities.
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1. Don’t go out and buy new products. Even though you think going out and buying a bunch of containers or food bags is a good idea. Its not. You have all this already. Start by going through what you have and how you can use it in multiple ways. Use old containers that have no lids to store things in your cupboard or fridge. Use canvas bags you have received from clothing stores for your shopping bags. You can use a lot of what you already have, you just forgot about them.
2. Always carry a water bottle. This will stop you from buying unnecessary drinks while you’re out and producing more waste. Plus if you have a large enough bottle you can get stores to put their drinks into your bottle instead of using their own takeaway cups.
3. When you start to see your house becoming more zero waste, when you go for your next shop start by making one room in the house zero waste at a time. Maybe work on this per month. Here is a guide i found on pinterest that i think is a great idea.
choosing a low waste lifestyle can seem an impossible extra thing to juggle when you already have friends, assignments, exams etc. to manage. hopefully this post will inspire you to make some eco-friendly swaps and show you how easy it can be to live more mindfully
1. food shop with friends. food waste is one of the biggest ways we can create waste. shopping and cooking with friends is not only really fun but almost always works out cheaper and you’ll use up all your ingredients rather than having food left over. save leftovers for lunch the next day!
2. go digital. if you have the option to type your notes and submit essays electornically then do so! you’ll save loads of paper. however, some people with learning difficulties find it easier to read with hard copies rather than on a laptop, and that is fine. just make sure you print double sided and recycle those print-outs after
3. ditch the car. travelling to and from uni via train is much better than using a car, if you can’t avoid the car then offer to car share. while at uni try and cycle, walk or use public transport as much as possible rather than driving (or ubering) short journeys. you’ll save money and the planet
4. second hand shopping/clothes swaps. there’s lots of pressure in student environments to wear the coolest clothes and to wear different things all the time. choose second hand rather than fast fashion.
5. sell your old clothes. selling your unused clothes on ebay or depop is a great way to earn a little extra cash. don’t let your old clothes be part of the 98% that are burned or go to landfill
6. borrow. there are always one-off events that you need a fancy dress/suit for. try and borrow or rent those items instead of buying something you’ll only wear once.
7. choose your stationery wisely. do you really need 5 notebooks? could you use a wooden pencil instead of a plastic pen? can you find recycled paper? little choices added together make a big difference
8. choose your drinks. drinking culture is everywhere at university and what you drink and how much is a personal choice. try and opt for drinks that come in aluminium cans (beer or cider) or glass bottles (spirits or wine). mixers are hard to find without plastic
9. refuse the straw. when you’re out this is a simple way to save the environment. just say no
10. find the university’s eco societies. surrounding yourself with and learning from environmentally-minded people is a great way to make low waste living easy. they will also be able to give you university-specific advice (e.g. where to find plastic-free veg and which cafes give you a discount for bringing your own cup)
and all the usual low/zero waste bits still apply to students too:
have a look at this post for ideas for zero/low waste swaps
low waste living is great for a student budget too! have a look at this post to find out more
Journey to zero waste #23 🌱💚
A good day!! Got coffee with my bud and did a little thriftin!
-the most convenient zero waste swap is a mason jar! Mason jars are perfect for storing things, used for take out, bulk shopping, and my favorite iced coffee
-did a little thrifting! It can be super tempting at times to but from fast fashion stores but a little thrifting and you can find just what you’re looking for and so much cheaper! I wanted woven sandals and if I had bought the ones I wanted they would have been $120 but I got these for $2.99!!!
-also working a lot harder to buy things from thrift stores I’ve either really been wanting if am most definitely going to wear! Just because it’s from a thrift store doesn’t mean you need to buy it!
“we’re ruining the planet” i’m sorry who is this we i don’t recall myself running a billion dollar oil business
When people say that major corporations and industries are responsible for global warming and that we can do very little to make a difference, I totally agree with/understand/ respect that.
But like, that’s not where it ends?
We need to realise that our money and the choices we make in everyday life have massive effects on how industries are run.
Using paper straws wont do shit in the grand scheme of things, but when you go to your local shop and look at the straws on offer, what do you now see?
Less plastic and more paper, because they know that’s what we want and what we will buy.
In the long run, stuff like that does make a difference.
It’s the same with veganism, we see more vegan food/places because demand has been created. Money will be made here, less land is used, no animals die, less waste and less pollution.
And it’s not out of the kindness of some CEOs heart, it because they want you to buy THEIR tofu and not someone else’s.
If we have this “it won’t make a difference” attitude then nothing will ever change.
We have power over companies and we should use it.
So use that paper straw, get the reusable bag, eat less meat, do whatever you want to do to have a positive impact in the world and don’t ever feel like you’re not making a difference because you are
Journey to zero waste #22 🌱💚
-homegrown blueberries!! They tasted so good and we were so excited to pick them (hence my little sisters thumbs up). Our garden is coming along too with peppers, cabbage, beets, and just about every other vegetable we could plant. Growing our own produce makes me so happy it’s so gratifying
-low waste farmers market meal 🌻 made this meal as low waste as possible using pretty much everything from the farmers market except some vegan cheese which I will make myself once I finish up what we have!
If every working-class person in the world decided this afternoon to install solar panels on their roofs and started biking instead of driving, the ice caps would still melt and the human race would still die off. It simply isn’t possible to end climate change while working within a system that sends all your products overseas in massive supertankers wrapped in unrecycled plastic that will be thrown in a landfill the moment it hits land - and practices like that aren’t going to go away because of your purchasing habits.
Nor are we gonna hit some magical point where using clean energy and reducing waste are suddenly the cheapest or most profitable option and so all the world’s big companies fall over each other to switch over. That has never been the case and never will be - the “free market” isn’t going to save us.
The fact of the matter is, this system needs to be torn down if our species is to survive. We don’t have time to delay the revolution anymore. Capitalism is extinction.
Homemade vegan pesto pizza don’t mind if I do 😍😍😍
Simple guide on how to create less waste
today is earth day! in honor of Mother Earth let’s guillotine every ceo that’s willfully contributing to climate change despite having billions of dollars that could be used to stop it!
It feels very rewarding to go to the bulk store with a bunch of mason jars and fill them up! I’m saving money and waste just by doing this simple thing. Food in mason jars looks way better than a bunch of boxes and bags in my shelf anyways.
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It is important to understand that in some parts of the world, in some cultural and geographic subsets, it is not possible to be vegan because of very particular struggles being faced by those small groups totally unique to their particular situation in contrast with the majority of the human population.
It is also important to understand that those peoples’ struggles are not yours unless you are among them, and their realities are not the scapegoat for your unwillingness to do what is very much within your grasp in your more privileged situation.
Source: apartmenttherapy.com