“Is it really all about straws, and is replacing plastic with something else the right solution for Singapore? Singapore has virtually no plastic marine pollution,” she added. Rheaume hails from Canada and has lived in Singapore for about 30 years. She runs a local Facebook group ‘Journey to Zero WasteContinue Reading
Milwaukee lost a quiet, yet powerful activist earlier this year. Many of Bill Sell’s 83 years were dedicated to civil rights and social justice and peace, starting with his opposition to the Vietnam War. Later in life, Sell funneled much of his energy into public transit and environmental advocacy.Along theContinue Reading
WEEKI WACHEE — Advocates who have fought for six years to reverse the decline of the Weeki Wachee River were dealt a blow earlier this month when officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission decided to delay a decision to enact new protection rules on the river that theirContinue Reading
“Listen, listen, and listen.” This instruction appears as a big bold subheading near the end of the first part of ‘Advocating for the Environment.’ There it applies to the process of pulling together a vision of what one wants to accomplish. Really, though, the instruction summarizes the entire book: ToContinue Reading
American public schools serve lunch to nearly 30 million students daily, and many depend on Styrofoam trays and other single-use plasticware to do so. By one measure, a single middle school can create more than 30,000 pounds of waste through its lunchroom annually—multiply that by nearly 100,000 public schools inContinue Reading
Details By Darren Thompson September 02, 2022 SAINT PAUL, Minn.—After decades of denial, the majority of people on the planet are finally acknowledging that climate change is real and solutions are needed. This week in St. Paul, hundreds of environmental experts seemed to come to an additional conclusion: Indigenous peopleContinue Reading
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In an all-new video campaign, Grove Collaborative’s Global Brand Advocate, Drew Barrymore, and Sir Richard Branson have come together to raise awareness about the growing issue of plastic waste – urging businesses and consumers alike to not look away while our pollution crisis gets worse. In a shortContinue Reading
When Dr. Rob Sargis sees a patient struggling with obesity, his recommendations go beyond diet and exercise. He may advise them to stop heating things in plastics, or to avoid congested roads during rush hour. Sargis, a practicing doctor and professor of medicine at the University of Illinois, is oneContinue Reading
At a Friday, March 25 rally, more than sixty people gathered on Bernie Milton Pavilion in the Ithaca Commons in support of a variety of climate justice initiatives, including the Ithaca Green New Deal’s equity goals. Among the attendees were members of the Sunrise Movement Ithaca chapter, Mothers Out Front,Continue Reading
Breadcrumb Trail Links QC Local Arts Jewelry-making is a form of storytelling and recycling for Regina’s Kyla Clincke, who has dedicated her life to environmentalism. Author of the article: Gillian Francis Kyla Clincke stands in front of the T.C. Douglas Building in Regina. Clincke is a Waste Management Coordinator forContinue Reading
