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The case for using social media to communicate about and raise awareness of climate change.

When companies invest more time and money on marketing their products or brand as “green” rather than actually doing the hard work to ensure that it is sustainable — this is called greenwashing.

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Americans have been dutifully sorting and cleaning their trash for decades. Has it all been for naught?

Sadly, today most of the furniture available to us is cheap, mass-produced and low quality, designed to be disposable, because that’s the kind of society we live in now — one that consumes a lot and throws away a lot, all under the label of ‘convenience’.

The rise in popularity of green building means that some notable trends are emerging — and for good reason. Homeowners, builders and designers who choose sustainable building experience some amazing benefits that no other type of building could ever compare with.

I will propose a simple way to act. This way will improve your health, benefit your social connectedness, reduce waste and restore your power to act: Start a Garden.

Whip up a slice of avocado toast and pull up an ethically-sourced chair, because everything you wanted to know about vegan interior design lays ahead.

You cannot live well if you are constantly stressed, and money is a source of stress for nearly two-thirds of Americans.

Simplifying your life isn’t about your possessions — it’s about value.

Just to clarify, minimalism is not about restrict yourself, not even about living life in the woods in a cabin.
Minimalism is a tool that can assist you in finding freedom.

Recently scientists in the Arctic sea measured high methane in the air along with prolific underwater methane bubbles rising from the mud under the water.

Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but one owns. But we’ve discovered that only things and consuming things does not satisfy our longing for meaning.

Let’s Start With This: The Climate Change Crisis Began with the Industrial Revolution.

We partnered with Bel Georgieva, an environmental warrior and aspiring minimalist , to share her thoughts on how we can all start to introduce more sustainable strategies into our daily lives.

2020 will be a crucial year for climate and the environment and, since we all depend on the natural world, it’ll be an important year for us too.