Environment

With temperatures raging (somewhat literally in the environment and figuratively in the scientific community), you are probably aware of the climate crisis. One of the ways companies are trying to fight back is through carbon offsets. What the heck are those anyway? First, to understand carbon offsets, you need to understand the concept of a carbon footprint. Your carbon … [Read more...] about A Guide to Carbon Offsets And Why It Is Important To Know What They Are

Okay, so we’re at a tough spot with this climate change business. If you believe in science and think about it too much, it can be rather horrifying. All of that makes it easy to default to a defeatist point of view thinking “I’m just one person and we’re so far gone. What difference can I even make?” While I would love to make an eloquent statement, this is better left to … [Read more...] about What The World Needs Now

I love an eloquently and artfully wrapped gift as much as the next person, but the part I’ve recently found I don’t love? The guilt of knowing that the beautiful wrapping will almost immediately become trash post-gift opening. While I still find it hard to walk past some gorgeous wrap or a kitschy gift bag in a retail store, I take solace in knowing that the practices I now … [Read more...] about Sustainable Gift Wrapping Solutions

A former Seattle resident recently explained how the City of Seattle has its garbage system figured out. Residents with trash service have three bins: the largest is a compost bin, the second largest is a recycling bin and the third bin is the smallest and is for true garbage. Seattle rewards residents for being planet-conscious, charging only for straight-up garbage in a … [Read more...] about A Beginner’s Guide to Composting

Fashion is a way to express yourself and feeling fashionable simply…feels good. With ever-changing trends, fashion can also mean a lot of waste. While organic materials may decompose in a matter of months, some synthetic materials can take between two and TWENTY years to decompose. So that super cute top you wore out for drinks one time and tossed…yeah, it’s probably going to … [Read more...] about The Repercussions of The Fast Fashion Industry