environment
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Guest Post: Fun Tips to Avoid Amazon
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How Is Mark Carney Like Banksy?
They’re Both Working Toward the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals I was inspired by Robin Spano’s “The Art of Banksy: If You Can, Why Wouldn’t You?” She writes, “All those seemingly disparate issues that Banksy highlights — which I think boil down to sustainability — can maybe be best summarized by the United Nations with their…
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Sip Sustainably: Let’s Ditch Those Toxic Cups
I wish I could say it was my altruistic love for Planet Earth that made me flip the switch to using sustainable hot beverage cups. But I made this change for selfish reasons: my long term health. The planet just reaps the side benefits. The Dirty Truth They’re everywhere. Paper cups from trendy coffee shops…
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There’s plastic in my tea!
The Hidden Danger: Microplastics in Tea I recently learned that most commercial tea has plastic built into the teabags to seal them. When you pour hot water onto the teabag, guess what melts into your drink while the tea steeps? Billions of microplastics and nanoplastics, that’s what. If you think that sounds unhealthy, you’re right.…