Category: Climate and Environment
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How You Can Reduce Food Waste this Holiday Season
Approximately 1.3 billion tons of food ($1 trillion worth) is wasted in the US per year. There is a collective effort among sectors to tackle #foodwaste, from the organizational, community, to state and country levels. What can we as individuals do to tackle food waste this holiday season? Read more to find out.
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How You Can Help the California Fire Victims
Hundreds of thousands of acres of forests have been burnt to a crisp in California, the human death toll count is rising, and countless animals have lost their habitats due to this tragic ongoing event due to #drought and #climatechange. Want to do something for the firefighters and victims? Here’s how you can help.
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Netherlands: A Country Built for People, Not Cars
When I first arrived in the Netherlands, I was in for a shock. I am originally from NYC, so observing the stark difference between the space given to vehicles and pedestrians was peculiar—the streets for vehicles were narrow, but the sidewalks and bike paths were wide and in abundance. Everywhere I turned, there were parked…
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What to Recycle in Your Blue Bin
The common rule is to #recycle glass, plastic, and metals in your blue bin, but it’s not as simple as you think. Did you know that only glass jars and bottles are accepted? Find out more on my latest post!
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New Yorkers Rise for Climate Action
This evening, over 3,000 New Yorkers took to the streets of FiDi for the Rise for Climate March demanding Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and other elected officials to denounce fossil fuels, divest from fossil fuel money, and move NYC and NYS in the direction of renewable energy. Since This is Zero Hour’s…
A Healthy Blueprint 