So for 30 days, Rob Greenfield lived just like the average American and he wore every piece of trash he created. 4.5 pounds a day really adds up when you have to carry it with you everywhere you go.
Category: Earth
Climate activist banner ideas
INSIDE THE GREEN HOUSE
Resource and research page of scripts, videos, images, workshops and other creative material surrounding climate change.
https://insidethegreenhouse.org/media
Song on Pollution by Tom Lehrer
Ideas for teachers – “Shine” – Musical on Sustainability
Shine: “A mini-musical performance for 4th-12th grade students that uses theatre to explore issues of sustainability. It weaves climate science and artistic expression into a funny and powerful story that spans three hundred million years of geological time to convey the relationship between energy, humanity, and climate.” -Beth Osnes, creator of Shine.
Ecosia – plant trees while you search the web
Planting trees in our times is a creative activist act.
Ecosia is a search engine based in Berlin, Germany. It donates 80% of its profits to nonprofit organizations that focus on reforestation. It considers itself a social business, is CO2-negative and claims to support full financial transparency and protect the privacy of its users.
They use the profit we make from your searches to plant trees where they are needed most. Get the free browser extension and plant trees with every search.
How to plant a tree
Carefully follow these nine steps to help your tree establish quickly in its new location:
1. The trunk flare is where the trunk expands at the base of the tree. Ensure trunk flare is partially visible after the tree is planted. Remove excess soil prior to planting if flare is not visible.
2. Dig a shallow, broad planting hole. Holes should be 2–3 times wider than the root ball, but only as deep as the root ball.
Calculate your Ecological Footprint
Calculating your Ecological Footprint uses a resource accounting tool that measures how much biologically productive land and sea is used by a given population or activity, and compares this to how much land and sea is available.
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- The Global Footprint Network has the mission to educate about what our footprint is, as people and/or businesses and how to reduce it. They have developed an excellent educational calculator as well as offering up data for public use.
- Calculate your personal footprint via WWF The website also provides info and tips on how to reduce your costs and CO2 emissions.
- For a quicker calculation to get a rough idea of your footprint. Takes one minute to see how energy hungry you are!
- Calculate your footprint according to your country Not all countries are present.