Environment

Is Regenerative Travel here to stay? We hope so!

Chrystal Environment, Sustainability, Travel August 31, 2022September 2, 2022#KeepTheFunGoing, Future of Tourism Coalition, Global Sustainable Tourism Council, New Zealand Tourism, Philippines Tourism, regenerative travel, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, Tiaki Promise

Are your feet itchy for the free spirited travel you may have enjoyed pre-pandemic? We draw your attention to Regenerative Travel – hopefully it’s here to stay!

Scientists are rebelling – it’s our responsibility to join them!

Chrystal Climate Science, Environment, Youth, YouTube Channel August 17, 2022August 17, 2022civil disobedience, Climate crisis, Climate Science, Extinction Rebellion, Scientific Rebellion

Today we’re taking a look at the growing movement of non-violent civil disobedience to support climate action. Scientists are now rebelling in the streets!

Love should last forever. Chemicals should not.

Chrystal Environment, Water June 21, 2022June 21, 2022Clean Water Action, DuPont, EPA, Fast food packaging, Goretex, Non-stick, PFAS, PFOA, PTFE, Scotchguard, water contamination

Man in protective clothing and gas mask measuring toxicity of a substance

PFAS, usually pronounced Peafass, is an acronym which we’re hearing a lot about lately. Even though it might be new to your vernacular you’ve likely been very up close and personal with it for decades. PFAS stands

NOW is the Time to Unleash Your Latent Desire for Civil Disobedience

Chrystal Climate Action, Climate Change, Current Events, Environment, Youth April 19, 2022April 20, 2022350.org, civil disobedience, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate crisis, climate march, Climate March in Schenectady, Climate Science, Extinction Rebellion, Fridays for Future, lobbying, protest, Scientist Rebellion, SR, sustainable living, The 6 Americas, tree planting, vote, XR

Our precious Blue Marble, and much of the life which she sustains, is in danger. The planet on which we live, and which is simultaneously incredibly powerful and fragile, needs us to stop. Listen. And tread more

Soil is more than the dirt under our feet

Chrystal Biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Environment, Land Degradation February 15, 2022February 15, 2022animal agriculture, desertification, erosion, FAO, Land Degradation, land use, soil health, soil microbes, water erosion, wind erosion

Low angle shot of soil ready for a crop to be planted

Soil might not be sexy, but it’s as necessary for human life on Earth as oxygen. It isn’t obvious to look at, but soil is alive. A thriving community. In 1 teaspoon of healthy soil there are

Even if you don’t “ocean wash” your jeans, your jeans are in the ocean

Chrystal Energy Consumption, Environment, Fashion, Oceans, Personal Care, Sustainability, Sustainable Wardrobe, Water January 18, 2022January 18, 2022anthropogenic modified cellulose, anthropogenic pollution, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, denim, indigo denim, Laurentian Great Lakes, microfibers, raw denim, washing denim, wastewater treatment plants

Person wearing blue denim jeans and hiking boots, only showing their legs as they look at a beach

Do you own a pair of jeans? Or two?? Most of the western world believes denim jeans to be a wardrobe staple; a fundamental item; a necessity. Denim jeans have often been quoted as the single most

What you need to know about the Infrastructure Bill – from a Climate Perspective

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Current Events, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Usage, Environment, Renewable Energy, Transportation January 11, 2022June 10, 2022American Society of Civil Engineers, Climate Change, Climate crisis, ecosystem restoration, EV, First Street Foundation, flooding, IIJA, infrastructure, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, President Biden, Renewable Energy, stormwater

There sure was a lot of talk about this Bill for a long time before anything happened. But on November 15th 2021, the highly anticipated $1.2 Trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed into

Our predictions for Climate Change have been somewhat Clouded

Chrystal Climate Science, Environment, Global Warming September 7, 2021September 7, 2021AR6, cirrus, Clausius-Capeyron, Climate Change, climate sensitivity, clouds, cumulus, equilibrium climate sensitivity, Global Warming, IPCC AR6, stratus

White fluffy clouds in a blue sky over long green grass

Clouds are condensed moisture. They are a collection of tiny water droplets or ice crystals floating in the sky. Sometimes they float high up in the atmosphere, while other times, they appear so low as if we

How Can We Run Out of Sand?

Meghan Environment, Land Degradation August 17, 2021August 18, 2021cement, concrete, construction, consumption, natural resources, non-renewable resource, population growth, sand, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable development, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, the construction industry

Did you know? Sand is the world’s most mined material with an estimated 50 billion tons extracted from lakes, riverbeds, coastlines, and deltas each year.

Environmental Protection Paperwork: What’s it worth?

Chrystal Carbon Neutral, Climate Change, Emissions, Environment, Global Warming, History, Sustainability August 3, 2021July 31, 2021CMA, CMP, Conference of the Parties, COP, Doha Amendment, IPCC, Kyoto Protocol, Montreal Protocol, Paris Agreement, UNEP, UNFCC, Vienna Convention, WMO, World Meteorological Organization

Failure to plan is a plan to fail. And indeed, for several decades there have been many plans set in motion for trying to ensure Mother Earth and her inhabitants can continue to survive and thrive, against