Environment
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The choices we make every day impact the Earth in one way or another. Land and water pollution, degradation of soil, deforestation and threatening of species are all consequences of human lifestyle. Sustainable living is about making choices that minimize those negative impacts on our environment. From what we grow and consume, to where and how we live, there are many ways we can nurture the planet not only for ourselves, but for future generations.
A Brooklyn woman reduces, reuses and recycles everything in order to live a garbage-free life.
The idea of sustainable living is about making changes to your lifestyle that help make our Earth a little better. Reducing paper waste, energy consumption and the amount of trash you create are great ways to ...
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In celebration of Earth Month, we've unlocked some fantastic content to support lesson plans around sustainability and environmentalism. Help your students think critically about new solutions to the problems of climate change and pollution. Invite your students to ...
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The United States Department of Agriculture Research Service estimates that, in 2010, 31 percent, or 133 billion pounds, of food available for consumption at the retail and consumer levels in the United States went uneaten! Two-thirds of this 133-billion-pound loss occurred ...
Do you join your community on Earth Day, scouring the town with trash bag in hand, cleaning up the litter scattered on the side of the road? This small yet significant act of service to the planet ...