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Coffee: Is Your Morning Ritual Plastic-Free?
Coffee. It’s a powerful potion used by folks around the world at the beginning of each day. I’m writing a book about morning rituals and how they can help us...
Coffee: Is Your Morning Ritual Plastic-Free?
Coffee. It’s a powerful potion used by folks around the world at the beginning of each day. I’m writing a book about morning rituals and how they can help us...
Two Breaths of Life in A Plastic Ocean
Image credit: Breath of Life Last weekend, I watched a powerful, “plastic-free” eco-documentary called Breath of Life at the dynamic Wakefield International Film Festival (WIFF). Wakefield is our home town,...
Two Breaths of Life in A Plastic Ocean
Image credit: Breath of Life Last weekend, I watched a powerful, “plastic-free” eco-documentary called Breath of Life at the dynamic Wakefield International Film Festival (WIFF). Wakefield is our home town,...
What Does Brain Science Have to Do with Sustain...
This guest post was written by Elana Kann, Founder of Wood Doing Good and creator of the Bag and Bottle Dryer, with input and collaboration from Jay Sinha and Chantal...
What Does Brain Science Have to Do with Sustain...
This guest post was written by Elana Kann, Founder of Wood Doing Good and creator of the Bag and Bottle Dryer, with input and collaboration from Jay Sinha and Chantal...
Community Engaged Eco-Action: Living La Vida Pu...
Welcome to our new blog look and feel! For the inaugural post on this fresh new blog canvas, we’re going to Costa Rica, where a surf school like no other...
Community Engaged Eco-Action: Living La Vida Pu...
Welcome to our new blog look and feel! For the inaugural post on this fresh new blog canvas, we’re going to Costa Rica, where a surf school like no other...
The Challenge: Repurpose it!
We're thrilled to team up with Travel Well Magazine and the Plastic Pollution Coalition for the #Repurposely 30-Day DIY Repurposing Challenge! Refuse to accept refuse! Creatively repurpose something into a...
The Challenge: Repurpose it!
We're thrilled to team up with Travel Well Magazine and the Plastic Pollution Coalition for the #Repurposely 30-Day DIY Repurposing Challenge! Refuse to accept refuse! Creatively repurpose something into a...
My Ocean Guardian Journey Contest - Win a Surf ...
Share the actions you've taken toward sustainable living, a healthy ocean, and a flourishing planet, and you could win a free 7-day surf and yoga vacation in Costa Rica at...
My Ocean Guardian Journey Contest - Win a Surf ...
Share the actions you've taken toward sustainable living, a healthy ocean, and a flourishing planet, and you could win a free 7-day surf and yoga vacation in Costa Rica at...
A New Silent Spring?
Is plastic a new silent spring? Rachel Carson’s seminal book Silent Spring ignited a global environmental movement by highlighting the seemingly harmless toxins that surround us. The parallels with her...
A New Silent Spring?
Is plastic a new silent spring? Rachel Carson’s seminal book Silent Spring ignited a global environmental movement by highlighting the seemingly harmless toxins that surround us. The parallels with her...
Plastic FREE July Challenge and Giveaway
Yes, it's Plastic FREE July, and there is less than a week left to enter the Challenge and Giveaway organized by BALM! Baby, a company specializing in natural baby care...
Plastic FREE July Challenge and Giveaway
Yes, it's Plastic FREE July, and there is less than a week left to enter the Challenge and Giveaway organized by BALM! Baby, a company specializing in natural baby care...
Green Plastic-Free Popsicles!
It looks like a popsicle. And depending who you ask, it tastes like a popsicle. Find out about Jay's use of the newly designed stainless steel Freezycup ice pop popsicle...
Green Plastic-Free Popsicles!
It looks like a popsicle. And depending who you ask, it tastes like a popsicle. Find out about Jay's use of the newly designed stainless steel Freezycup ice pop popsicle...
Plastic Runs In My Family, And Yours Too
Environmental Sociologist Rebecca Altman and her father pay a visit to the plastic plant where he worked for a decade making polystyrene. This is not just any plastic plant -...
Plastic Runs In My Family, And Yours Too
Environmental Sociologist Rebecca Altman and her father pay a visit to the plastic plant where he worked for a decade making polystyrene. This is not just any plastic plant -...
Does Less Plastic Mean More Happiness?
Looking at efforts and ideas ranging from the Kingdom of Bhutan to Gretchen Rubin's Happiness Project to Pharrell Williams Raw for the Oceans, this post examines how the correlation between...
Does Less Plastic Mean More Happiness?
Looking at efforts and ideas ranging from the Kingdom of Bhutan to Gretchen Rubin's Happiness Project to Pharrell Williams Raw for the Oceans, this post examines how the correlation between...
The Problem with BPA is a Complex One
This guest post by writer and photographer Daniela Ginta provides a solid overview of the pernicious issue of bisphenol A (BPA), including links to some of the latest opinions and...
The Problem with BPA is a Complex One
This guest post by writer and photographer Daniela Ginta provides a solid overview of the pernicious issue of bisphenol A (BPA), including links to some of the latest opinions and...
You(th) are the Solution to Plastic Ocean Pollu...
"I'm optimistic after hanging out with these kids today." Those are the words of musician/eco-crusador Jack Johnson during the 2014 Plastic Ocean Pollution Solutions (POPS) Youth Leadership Summit organized by...
You(th) are the Solution to Plastic Ocean Pollu...
"I'm optimistic after hanging out with these kids today." Those are the words of musician/eco-crusador Jack Johnson during the 2014 Plastic Ocean Pollution Solutions (POPS) Youth Leadership Summit organized by...
The Hot Chocolate of the Gods
As far as sensory experiences involving taste buds go, this one is near the top. It's a European-style rich thick hot chocolate locally made with love. And you can experience...
The Hot Chocolate of the Gods
As far as sensory experiences involving taste buds go, this one is near the top. It's a European-style rich thick hot chocolate locally made with love. And you can experience...
Plastic is Actually a Beautiful Word
...and we're on a mission to reclaim it from the grips of a toxic, polluting and unhealthy industry. There's much more to this "plastic" word than meets the eye.
Plastic is Actually a Beautiful Word
...and we're on a mission to reclaim it from the grips of a toxic, polluting and unhealthy industry. There's much more to this "plastic" word than meets the eye.
Paper Bag Boy Creating Waves of Plastic-Free Ch...
He is known as the Paper Bag Boy. He is on a mission to rid the world of plastic bags. And now Abdul Muqeet has joined forces with India's Technex...
Paper Bag Boy Creating Waves of Plastic-Free Ch...
He is known as the Paper Bag Boy. He is on a mission to rid the world of plastic bags. And now Abdul Muqeet has joined forces with India's Technex...