5 practical ways to help with everyday indecision (and reduce your carbon footprint) You don’t always have to know exactly what you want to squash indecision. Most of the time knowing what you don’t want will work just as well. My process is simple: narrow down your choices, make a good judgement call, and get …
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It’s easy if you do it right… For some reason we have a tendency to hang on to things even when we know we don’t really need them. But those who have embraced minimalism know the feeling of relief and freedom attained by detaching yourself from “stuff”. The biggest key to decluttering is to stop …
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Up to 40% of food in the US is wasted, tons of which is produce that is too “ugly” to sell in supermarkets. Luckily some conscious consumers are working to give truck loads of ugly produce a second chance. Innovators continue leveraging technology to solve huge problems that shouldn’t exist. Thank you to all the entrepreneurs …
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Some trees love (and need) salmon… Organisms are complex beings made up of hundreds to millions of units working together to form a whole. If one unit goes down the whole organism can be impacted. The organelles of a cell, the cells of an organ, the organs of an animal… the species of an ecosystem. We …
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Planes, Trains, Cars, & Buses – What’s the most fuel efficient way to travel? The quick answer (for the US) is buses, but as you already know there’s more to it. Here’s a quick overview: The full explanation of fuel efficiency by vehicle type: To understand the fuel efficiency of planes vs buses vs trains …
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Post by: prch Project JUST is a non profit that offers a great tool for conscious consumers. Their brand guide is a wonderful resource that makes shopping ethically easier and less stressful. They offer pros and cons for each brand (currently 75 listed) along with info on the following categories: Size & Business Model Transparency Labor …
It’s too easy to ride the bench… When you look at sustainability as a whole, it’s overwhelming. The scale of such an immense problem as global warming makes us, as individuals, feel powerless. I’m 1 out of 7 Billion people on this planet. There really isn’t anything I can do except wag my finger at …
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Education for the conscious The hardest part about being a conscious consumer is staying informed. While brands may change their environmental stance, social movements will rise and fall in popularity, and governments will sludge along, the core motivations behind my purchasing decisions remain the same. I configure my daily habits to support the change I want …
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Give your attention to the good stuff… Voting with our wallets is great, but there’s more. We have the power to do good and change the world in almost everything we do. Beyond the physical things we consume, we should also be conscious of the digital media we consume. The apps, the websites, the subscriptions… although …
Have we put college degrees on a pedestal? We are becoming ever more conscious about the products we consume and the companies we support. It might be time we do the same for higher education. When I graduated high school in 2007 skipping college would have been unfathomable. Everything before college was framed to be …
