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“Doing Things Better Challenge” 26: Be the Seed
[Jun 1, 10 by
This is the 26th post in our year long, bi-weekly challenge. Big pat on the back for all the changes you’ve made! As you can see from the list above, there are plenty of opportunities to “do-things-better” for the planet, and this list is certainly not all one could do.
But this challenge has been about more than just sharing specific tips. It has been about changing consciousness. Once you become aware of some things you can do better, the sentiment spreads through more areas of your life. You started composting, …
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“Doing Things Better” Challenge #25: Appreciate Paper
[May 18, 10 by
I saw this documentary that was about people all over the world making life better for other people. It wasn’t a film about the environment per se, but about people doing things such as helping kids susceptible to joining gangs in Argentina, and other humanitarian work. It was a touching film, but one portrayal struck me especially hard. It was of a man that started a women’s collective in India and employs them to make products out of recycling-trash that is sent to India from the United States.
Standing in a …
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“Doing Things Better Challenge” # 24: Spring Clean Your Space
[Apr 23, 10 by
This challenge is inspired by a little four-year old girl named Claire. For Earth Day Claire was walking around town with her mom picking up trash. They had two bags filled and they had only walked 7 blocks. The crazy weather we have had lately seems to have blown more garbage than usual around and it seems that no gutter or sewer is without some king of garbage.
Or maybe this trash was always there and I never noticed it much. But after learning about Captain Charles Moore and the Great …
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“Doing Things Better” Challenge # 23: Increase Your MPG
[Apr 14, 10 by
We’ve heard in the headlines that historic new federal rules set for the first-ever national greenhouse gas emissions standards will significantly increase the fuel economy of all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the United States…. by the year 2016. You don’t have to wait until 2016 to buy a new car to start reducing emissions from your vehicle. Follow this advice from activist Ron McLinden:
