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Change Within to Change What Is Without
I just bought a box of delicious kumquats, of the yielding of our small world. What’s going on with our world everyone? It’s working overtime for us while being contaminated. How can we let this happen to our world? We must change within to get this right. Let me explain what I’m trying to convey. It’s time to love our beautiful world; not in part, but in whole. I must interject this thought about what’s going on with our oceans. On the afterhours news I saw garbage patches taking up more space than should be allowed. Each year millions of tons of plastic enter the ocean, after flowing from river channels. Several portions of this plastic flows into the ocean and develops huge garbage patches. This junk gets stuck in the vortex of our ocean’s currents. Garbage patches will eventually outweigh all of the ocean’s fish, if we don’t make a change soon; and the largest — the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — includes an estimated 1.8 trillion pieces of trash and covers an area twice the size of Texas.
By Jessica Granados5 years ago in Earth
Bodies Of Water
My first step toward making waves of transformation was a scary one. I listened to my heart pound every night like the rhythm of the waves crashing violently on the beach as I lay in bed anticipating my new life adventure and leaving behind my old life as a carpenter and a painter. I began to recognize through the years, that this feeling was my aliveness coming to get me like a swinging trapeze bar, according to Danaan Parry in Warriors of the Heart.
By Arieal Pearl Healy5 years ago in Earth
A Vegan's Guide to Sushi
It seems like everyone is talking about the Netflix documentary Seaspiracy lately. In case you haven't seen it, I will spare you the doom with this very simple summary and call to action:
By Cleo B5 years ago in Earth
You Start With The Middle Tray
My mother has excellent taste. While I would never admit that to her face, I'm sure there's no harm in confiding this well-kept family secret here on the internet. Ever since I was very small, she has consistently recommended what would become my favorite books, recipes, movies, TV shows, musicals, restaurants, day trips, and random experiences. Being a headstrong child, followed by an impossible teenager, and finally, a cheeky adult, each one of her recommendations has been met with a firm, "No thanks!" That is, until someone else offers their own acclaim.
By D M Alvarez5 years ago in Earth
The Economy of an Old Shirt
Consumerism is the fundamental divide between our current societal model and the bitter cries of our suffering planet. On an individual level, each time we opt out of buying something new to suit our need or perhaps greed, we spare our vote to cast another day.
By Samantha Joy5 years ago in Earth
The Pioneer who Stole My Heart
When we started to remove the invasive weed species from our block and made efforts to improve the soil we noticed a number of plants popping up that I thought might be weeds. As I researched and identified them I frequently came across the term "pioneer species" in relation to the vigourous growers.
By Jane Grows Garden Rooms 5 years ago in Earth
Kayaking Buddie
When you go to Utah lake you can expect to see a whole heck of a lot of Gulls and Ducks. More often than not they ignore you entirely unless of course you have food. In that case you're the star of the show. The day that I captured this photo, my girlfriend and I had gone out on the lake to Kayak. Nothing special, it's something we like to do on nice days to enjoy nature. We live about two minutes from Utah lake, so it's easy an easy and inexpensive outing.
By Uncouth Meerkat5 years ago in Earth
"Build it and they will come"
This morning as I sat on my back patio looking around at the back garden drinking a coffee, a butterfly almost landed on my head. How delightful that sensation was once I had got over the initial shock response! I watched it fly away and cross the path of two other butterflies in the process. As I reflected on the growing number of insects I have been seeing in my garden lately I was reminded of a conversation that I had with my sister yesterday. Somehow the conversation got around to the praying mantis egg case that I had discovered before and after hatching. She commented on how lucky I am to have that happen in my very own garden and told me that her husband’s brother had just bought a praying mantis egg case because he couldn’t seem to attract them to his garden. She asked me what I was doing that I thought might be helping them thrive in my garden. The truth is that I am not really sure. I think that a garden is such a complex system with such an abundance of variables that it’s hard to isolate one or two things that make a difference, but here are the things I think are making a difference.
By Jane Grows Garden Rooms 5 years ago in Earth
It's been 13 years, where's Wall-E?
In 2008 the world was gifted an incredible film by the name of, Wall-E. The premise being; humans have left earth hundreds of years of years ago leaving behind; thousands of "Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class" aka "Wall-E". Wall-e's are robots designed to help clean up the earth for us. We currently have some machines, that are kind of like Wall-e except they're in the ocean. Which I love and appreciate, but I want wall-e!
By Dyllon Rodillon5 years ago in Earth
It Is Your Choice
Dear reader, The world is a confusing place to live in right now. So many things seem beyond our control, but there are things we can all do to effect change. Below you will find a text with a “choose your own eco-strategy“ adventure game format that can hopefully help you navigate the ecological crisis we find ourselves in, depending on where your environmental interests lie.
By Deborah De Lorenzo5 years ago in Earth
Sustainability is Like Learning Math
I write as my recent laundry load is swaying in the early afternoon sun - hang-drying as the water slowly evaporates into the warm air. Below, my plant babies extend their limbs & leaves to maximize surface area for photosynthesis. Bees buzz in the distance. And above, my hummingbird feeder hangs as a popular brunch spot for thirsty guests. Sitting at my desk I take a drink of water - *ahhh* life is good as I too quench my thirst, but not from a toxic plastic bottle - rather from my reusable bottle.
By Sustainable Shane5 years ago in Earth
Take the lead
Mother Earth, my spirit guide, is alive. She’s been my guide since I was young, teaching me about life. When I’d feel sad, she’d release pedals from the flowers growing on the trees, and purposefully asked the wind to lay them on my nose and head. When I felt unsure about where my life was headed, she guided me through the wisdom of the ocean. Reminding me through every rough current, that even though I was being pulled away from my dreams, I had to fight harder to achieve them. The task would not be easy, the ocean would say. And with every tough wave, she trained me to get back up and try again.
By Janis E.5 years ago in Earth