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...
I have just read the book What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming, by Per Espen Stoknes. (Terrible title and misleading, actually, but a good book.) He talks about selling global warming by stressing the positive changes that would come about if we take serious measures - possibilities for really...
From December 2 to 15, representatives from around the world gathered in Madrid, Spain to attend and negotiate at the COP25. The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the body where decisions are made for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This was the 25th year of negotiations to prevent "dangerous" human interference...