Sustainability and Santa’s Carbon Footprint

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Today, just for fun, let’s take a look at what some of the emissions for Santa’s workshop and global sleigh-driven present distribution might look like.

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Keeping it Sustainable This Holiday Season, The Top Ten

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We hope your holiday season is off to a great start and you’ve taken a moment to enjoy the gorgeous lights, décor, and changing seasons around you. If 2020 has taught us anything, taking time to appreciate and be grateful for the little things and, more substantially, the people in our lives and what truly makes us happy is more important than ever. And with that in mind, today we’re going to get into some tips for how to get through this holiday season more thoughtfully and more sustainably.

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7 Proven Tips for a Simply Sustainable Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is looking more than a little different this year. As COVID infection rates are rising in the US and elsewhere, and travel and gathering bans are in effect, we not have only have sustainability on our mind for our planet, but also for everyone’s health and safety. So please, be respectful of your region’s travel and gathering restrictions. Wear a mask. And while it may be a little disappointing to have to modify some traditions, think of it this way: keeping it local and tight-knit is actually more sustainable. You’ll save the emissions from transportation, it’s easier to buy less for fewer guests which will mean less food waste, and staying local means your opportunity to buy local is increased.

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Giving Thanks with the Planet in Mind – 5 Tips for a More Sustainable Thanksgiving

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swrm is here to challenge you to make this year’s Thanksgiving your most sustainable one yet! While 2020 may not seem a year to entirely be thankful for, we’re thankful for everyone who is taking COVID-19 precautions–which

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Halloween Sustainability

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Ghosts and ghouls, goblins and witches, Halloween is almost here and we have a few tips to help make sure the carbon footprint of your trick or treating is the opposite of spooky. Welcome to the Haunted Hive with our favorite Zom-BEE!

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A Sustainable Trip into a World of COVID-19

A Sustainable Trip into a World of COVID-19

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

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