Who could have imagined six months ago, that I and more than 150 other FAWCO members would NOT be in Luxembourg from March 20–22? Certainly not me!! It is ironic that just as Health has become our Target issue, the entire world is being shown just how drastically health problems can affect lives.
Much can be learned about living an environmentally considerate life by looking back to our younger days, growing up in the pre-consumer age. Young people today are rediscovering how to live that way, and we have much to learn from each other!
Last month in Lessons from the Pre-Consumer Age – Part 1, I shared information about life...
Zero Waste Home is the story of one family’s transition from conspicuous consumption to a zero-waste lifestyle. In this book, Bea Johnson relates how her family simplified their lives by reducing their possessions, their waste and their spending by 40 percent per year, while finding more time to enjoy family life. For anyone starting out...
We of the Baby Boomer generation have much to answer for when it comes to environmental impact, but we know how to live an environmentally considerate life – we just have to look back to our younger days,
There is no doubt that we are all exposed to serious threats due to the continuous rise in temperature on our planet. This statement indicates the horror and fear of the upcoming repercussions of global warming. According to some experts and scientists, that is the reality we all have to admit to and thus face...
The more that women are involved in decision-making, the more environmental protection measures are supported and/or initiated. Since the majority of our society’s decision-making has historically been male-dominated, it is exciting to consider what types of decisions might be made in the...