Sustainability

The Carbon Footprint of Entertainment

Meghan Carbon Footprint, Emissions, Entertainment, Sustainability, YouTube Channel November 28, 2019August 21, 2021binge watching, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, concerts, Entertainment, Facebook, Gaming, Instagram, live music, music, opera, Social Media, Sports, Streaming, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable lifestyle, theater, theatre, Twitter, video games

Watching sports, checking out a live show, binge watching your favorite series, today, Lexi breaks down the Carbon Footprint of your favorite entertainment!

Giving Thanks Sustainably

Meghan Carbon Footprint, Environment, Food, Sustainability November 22, 2019November 22, 2019Carbon Footprint, composting, ecofriendly travel, emissions, Environment, Environmental sustainability, family, feast, food waste, holidays, leftovers, Plastic waste, Sustainability, Thanksgiving, Travel, turkey, Zero Waste

Fall leaves on a table with berries and a glass lantern. Handwritten text, give thanks.

Thanksgiving is fast approaching in the United States and it’s time to think roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, family, football, food comas and over 293 million dollars of food waste

The Future of Fake Meat

Meghan Climate Change, Food, Sustainability, YouTube Channel November 21, 2019September 3, 2021Beyond Burger, Brazillian beef, Burger King, Cattle ranching, Climate Change, fake meat, Impossible Burger, lab grown meat, soybean, Sustainability, Vegan, Whopper

Impossible Burgers at Burger King, Beyond Meat Tacos at Dos Toros, Beyond Meat at KFC… what do YOU think of the latest in burger technology?

The Carbon Footprint of Your Entertainment! Part I – Movies, Television & The Stage

Ben Carbon Footprint, Entertainment, Sustainability November 19, 2019November 16, 2019Broadway, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Entertainment, Global Warming, Movies, Shows, Streaming, Sustainability, Television

For anyone trying to live a sustainable lifestyle, most of your daily thinking goes into what reductions you can make to your food and home energy. But have you ever considered the Carbon Footprint of your entertainment?

What if China wins the Climate Crisis?

Ben Renewable Energy, Sustainability November 15, 2019November 15, 2019Alibaba, Amazon, China, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, Electric Vehicles, Green Economy, Renewable Energy, Singles Day, Sustainability, USA

Discussions on the carbon emissions produced by the United States inevitably get redirected towards China. While China as a country emits over double the total CO2 emissions than the US, there is a lot more to the

TOP 10 – Sustainable Tips For NYC

Ben Sustainability, YouTube Channel November 14, 2019September 3, 2021Citibike, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, Farmers Market, Global Warming, New York, NYC, Recycle, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Reusable Coffee Cup, Reuse, Subway, Sustainability, Top 10, Vegan, Vegan Restaurant, Worm Farm

Today Lexi looks at some of the easiest ways to reduce our Carbon Footprint while living in the Big Apple. Here are your Top 10 sustainable tips! Let us know in the comments for any more great ideas or what city you want to see next!

The Great Palm Oil Debate

Chrystal Food, Forests, Sustainability November 12, 2019November 13, 2019Deforestation, Indonesian fires, palm oil, palm oil plantation, POIG, Rainforest Alliance, RSPO, sustainable palm oil

We know by now that a huge percentage of products we pick up off the grocery store (or pharmacy) shelf contain palm oil. If we’re not eating the product we’re likely putting it on our faces or

Ranking Freight Emissions

Ben Sustainability, Transportation, YouTube Channel November 7, 2019September 3, 2021Carbon Footprint, Cargo, Cargo Ship, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, Distribution Network, Freight, Freight Sustainability, Freight Train, Product Distribution, Shipping, Sustainability

Whether purchasing online or in the store, there is a good chance your product has arrived via some shipping method. Lexi takes a look at the different options available and where they rank on the sustainable index.

When going round & round in circles is a good thing

Irma Environment, Recycling, Sustainability October 29, 2019July 28, 2020circular economy, Circularity Gap Report 2019, closed loop, dell, For_Days, linear economy, Nielson Report, pollution, Recycling, reusing, Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations, VIGGA

The current linear model of resource management, based on fast production and consumption, is unsustainable in the long run. An alternative to that model, the circular economy, is restorative in essence, allowing to reuse materials at the

Coffee, K-Cups & Sustainability

Ben Carbon Footprint, Sustainability, YouTube Channel October 24, 2019September 3, 2021americano, cappuccino, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, coffee, espresso, flat white, Global Warming, K-Cups, latte, long black, macchiato, mochaccino, Sustainability

We live in a world where we can have our coffee any way we want it, so why not have it sustainably? Lexi takes a look at our beloved daily stimulant and the sustainability of the convenient K-Cup. Did you know that it takes a whopping 37 gallons of water to ultimately produce one cup of coffee?