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Sustainable September Wrap Up? Nope!

Meghan Carbon Footprint, Sustainability September 30, 2020September 30, 2020composting, Energy Consumption, Energy Star, plastic free, Plastic pollution, Recycling plastic, Recycling tips, reduce reuse recycle, Sustainability, Sustainability certification, sustainable, Sustainable Challenge, sustainable dining, sustainable energy, sustainable fashion, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, sustainable personal care, sustainable shopping, sustainable travel, Sustainable Wardrobe, water conservation, water usage

September’s over. But tomorrow’s a new day, the start of a new month, and a brand new opportunity to implement some of the sustainable living tips we’ve talked about for the last 30 days. So, here are some quick links to every day of our sustainability challenge so you can give it a go all over again!

Sustainable September

Meghan Carbon Footprint, Food, Pets, Sustainability September 8, 2020September 8, 2020#MeatFreeMonday, Carbon Footprint, certifications, fair trade, farm to table, Farmers Market, food waste, Marine Stewardship Council, Rainforest Alliance, Recycling, RSPO, Sustainability certification, sustainable lifestyle, USDA Organic

September planner page with pen and flowers.

Depending on where you are in the world, fall or spring is in the air. But for us this month–and every month to be honest–’tis the season for sustainability. We decided to kick off our September by going back to school-style with the basics of how to get started living your most sustainable life.

Sustainable Happy Hour

Meghan Carbon Footprint, Food, Sustainability September 3, 2020September 3, 2020agriculture, alcohol, cocktails, happy hour, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, waste management

While we often consider the health ramifications of imbibing responsibly on our bodies, today we’re going talk about how happy hour affects our planet.

The Truth About Carbon Offsetting

Ben Carbon Footprint, Carbon Offsetting, Carbon Sequestration, Emissions, Sustainability August 25, 2020August 25, 2020carbon capture, carbon dioxide, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, carbon negative, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Offsetting, Carbon Sequestration, Deforestation, reforestation

We’re often asked our opinions on carbon offsetting. It’s a tough subject to talk about because people generally have a preconceived idea that this is a solution to Climate Change. We’ll cut you off at the pass – it’s not.

The Good and the Bad of Carbon

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Emissions, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming August 18, 2020August 18, 2020carbon cycle, carbon sinks, carbon store, fossil fuel energy, Greenhouse Effect, ocean acidification, the carbon cycle

Carbon is a necessary part of all life on Earth. Every living thing contains carbon, as it’s required to form molecules like proteins, as well as being present in the ocean, rocks and, of course, our air.

5 New Clean Tech Innovations

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Consumption, Energy Footprint, Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Sustainability August 11, 2020August 14, 2020brine lithium, carbon capture, electro-swing adsorption, Gen IV modular nuclear reactor, heliofuel, heliogen, lithium, nuclear energy, oklo, Opus12, verdox

Woman in lab with clean tech battery. Clean tech innovations

There is no doubt in my mind that the human species can figure out a way to slow, or perhaps even stop, the Earth’s rapid descent into an uninhabitable, hot mess of a wasteland. Humans were the

Sustainable Weddings

Meghan Carbon Footprint, Sustainability, YouTube Channel August 6, 2020August 21, 2021ecofriendly, green wedding, marriage, party planning, sustainable fashion, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, sustainable shopping, sustainable travel, sustainable wedding, wedding, wedding dress, wedding planning, wedding ring, weddings

COVID cannot stop love! But now, more than ever, keeping it small, keeping it local, and keeping it sustainable are the very best ways to show your love for each other and our Earth. So, let’s take a walk down the aisle and say, “I do” to sustainability.

5 Big Businesses Turning Green

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Offsetting, Carbon Sequestration, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Usage, Sustainability August 4, 2020August 4, 2020Ambition 2030, Apple, carbon engineering, Carbon removal, Cornell University, Huvudroll, IKEA, Loop reusable packaging, Microsoft, Natura &Co, P&G, perovskite, Procter & Gamble, Project Gigaton, Starbucks, Terracycle, Transform to Net Zero, Unilever, Walmart

There is no shortage of companies who are suddenly using phrases like carbon neutral, net zero, climate positive, and carbon negative in their marketing and communications. But how much of that is buzz and how much is backed by action? As consumers, we have to get smarter. We have to understand that simply throwing a ‘green’ or ‘eco’ phrase onto some packaging does not make the product, nor the company, an environmental or sustainability warrior. We have to dig deeper than that, to look beneath the words to see that there’s substance. And happily we can report that plenty of companies aren’t just paying the climate lip service – 23% of Fortune 500 companies have actual, robust and ambitious climate goals. This is largely due to the fact that we, the consumer, ARE digging deeper, and ARE expecting more from the companies we hand over our cash to. Great work, swrmers! So dive in to find out what some of the biggest global corporations are doing.

Renewed Drive On Renewables

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Usage, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Wind July 31, 2020July 31, 2020Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Electricity, Electricity Grid, emissions, Energy Source, Energy Usage, Renewable Energy, solar energy

It would be easy to get lost in the barrage of negativity and bad news right now. But fear not, I have some good news for you today! We’ve done a round up of some of the places from across the globe who are holding steady on their course to a more sustainable future, even in these tumultuous times, by harnessing renewable energies. There are good, important and powerful (ahem) things happening in the renewable energy sector. Let’s take a quick trip round the world to see who’s doing what!

A Sustainable Trip into a World of COVID-19

Ben Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate Science, Sustainability, Transportation July 24, 2020August 14, 2020Cape Cod, Climate Change, Climate Science, COVID-19, Pandemic, Sustainability, Sustainable Holiday, sustainable travel, Travel

Since we’ve all been in lockdown, many of us have been wondering how our efforts to continue living within a sustainable world would fair once things started to open up. What would our challenges be due to