Protecting the environment takes effort. While the path to sustainability can be overwhelming, we can all agree that it’s all worth it in the long run. The trick is to start small and take it one step at a time. We can already make a great difference with the choices we make at the grocery store, so here’s a small guide to help you begin.
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How to Reduce Waste Amidst The Global Trash Crisis
We see it in our streets, in our waterways, and in our oceans. Whether it’s on an evening stroll, during the morning commute, or even while traveling – that stray bottle, soda can, or fast-food container never seems to be out of view. It seems everywhere we go, no matter how much we’d like to, we just can’t seem to escape our world’s mounting trash troubles. Across the globe, landfills are filling – and overflowing – at an alarming rate with seemingly no end in sight. According to research reported by The World Bank, humans generated 2.01 billion tons of solid waste in 2016 alone and that figure could rise to 3.4 billion tons by 2050. The U.S. alone, which accounts for only an approximate amount of 4% of the world’s population, generates a whopping 12% of the world’s garbage. While these massive numbers can be hard to wrap your head around, all it takes is a look around to get a glimpse of how dire and widespread this problem has become.
Eco Warrior Bag for Day-to-Day Adventuring
Being eco-friendly goes far beyond turning the water off while you brush your teeth, it’s about reevaluating the purpose of how you live and being conscious of your actions. With growing public efforts to restore our planet, various tactics have been exercised and essential legislation has been standardized. Now, living a sustainable lifestyle remains within reach for a wider range of society. Whether converting one’s home to operate with more responsible habits or practicing such routines while traveling, room for improvement always remains.
Spring Foraging: To Be Old or Bold?
It’s finally here.
You can smell it from light breezes blowing off of freshly bloomed magnolia, dogwood, and willow trees. Its gentle kiss on your skin comes in scattered breaths as beams of warm sunlight dart through the canopy just beginning to fill with green. Spring is upon us and the forager, wicker basket at their side, knows best to keep their eyes peeled for its bountiful promise.
Finding Healing & Resiliency in Upcycling Art: An Interview with Artist Emily Jalinsky
Artist Emily Jalinsky is passionate about accessible art education and collaboration in her community of Iowa City, Iowa and beyond. She is an interdisciplinary artist primarily working in printmaking, pen and ink, watercolor, and embroidery. Through her works on paper, assemblage, and installation she investigates changing states in the body and mind prompted by her experience with sleep/seizure-like episodes and psychological disorders. Emily has exhibited in numerous exhibitions, including solo exhibitions at CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, IA, and the Stanley Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA. Permanent Collections include the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics and UI Mood Disorder Clinic specialized treatment center for depression. She was selected for the Iowa Arts Council Strategic Planning Partners Series, 2020-2021, and the Iowa Women’s Art Exhibit at the State Capital, Des Moines, IA, 2017. She received a BFA in printmaking from the University of Kansas in 2012 and now lives and works in Iowa City, IA.
Botany Beauty: 10 Green & Gorgeous Gardens Around the Globe
Fabulous foliage. Lavishing landscapes. Breathtaking birds and butterflies. These are a few elements that help cultivate a splendid outdoor layout to walk around, relax, or plan a gathering with a group of friends. If you haven’t figured out by now, this article is all about gardens! April is National Garden Month, and an excellent month to take up gardening. To celebrate, we at ecomadic have planted a list of gardens around the world to inspire horticultural activities, and your next travel plan!
Marijuana Legalization in New York: An Overview of the MRTA
We sat down with Nancy Udell – Director of Empire State NORML – to breakdown the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) that was passed in New York on March 30, 2021 & to learn how we can advocate for legalization within our communities.
Meet Feed It Forward DC
We sat down with co-directors Elyse Ho & Jimmy Lee of Feed It Forward DC – check out the interview to learn more about how the non-profit operates to promote social responsibility within their local DC!
The History of Marijuana in the United States
This past month, New York state has joined 15 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Now almost half of the country lives in a state that has legalized cannabis for personal enjoyment. As more people support the use of cannabis for medical, personal, and economic reasons, questions arise as to how marijuana became so heavily regulated in the first place. Looking at the history of marijuana in the United States, a convoluted past illustrates the changing perceptions cannabis has had in the United States and just which groups of people bore the burden of criminalization.
Small Businesses of the Pandemic: Washington D.C.
In this piece, we’ll be featuring small & local eateries around Washington, D.C. By telling their stories, we aim to shed light on how small businesses were impacted during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and to spread awareness on how important it is to support small & local during this time.
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