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Turf grass is a waste of water and space that could otherwise host all sorts of biodiversity.

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“Weeds” are wildflowers. They are homes, food sources and moisture routers. Just because they’re not prestigious, doesn’t make them unimportant! 

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One bag of recyclables and one bag of trash taken off the trail of a local walking spot. All it takes is a little time and desire to make a small difference and the payoff is huge; less litter, less pollution and some pride knowing that the animals and plants were helped. I highly recommend taking a trash bag on your next walk and reduce waste pollution!

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Sustainable Swap Alert!

One of the easiest swaps you can make for everyday items is a bamboo toothbrush! I've been using one for months and it's exactly like a plastic toothbrush in terms of cleaning and durability. I recommend!

[jeanrewilder]

Grey Water

The average person uses 101.5 gallons of water per day.

Through using only grey water for flushing the toilet and rinsing the bathroom sink, my household of two adults and numerous dogs has managed to reduce our water usage to less than that. So, basically halved water usage. It feels REALLY good.

[jeanrewilder]

Scientists make 'disturbing' find on remote island: plastic rocks.

This is HORRIFIC. Plastic pollution is out of control. This is protected habitat for green sea turtles.

Scientists make 'disturbing' find on remote island: plastic rocks

There are few places on Earth as isolated as Trindade island, a volcanic outcrop a three- to four-day boat trip off the coast of Brazil.

[jeanrewilder]

Turf Grass Sucks.

Songbirds regularly play, hide and get food in my meadow of a front yard. The other yards that are only turf grass do not get this. WHY would I want to take that away? Biodiversity is a wonderful thing.

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[jeanrewilder]

People who write off veganism because they think it is a white movement just show how ignorant they are. There are countless passionate and driven vegans of color doing great things and they’re much less likely to be single issue activists.

[acti-veg]

Non-vegan leftists and environmentalists talk a good game about ecological restoration and giving the land back, but are so often resistant to so much as a conversation about reducing global meat consumption.

You guys realise about a third of the planet’s ice-free land surface is used solely for animal agriculture, right? It uses about 77% of all agricultural land, despite only producing 17% of food, making it a woefully inefficient use of land. It is just not possible to rewild or decolonise on anywhere near the scale we all want to see without a global shift away from animal agriculture and towards more efficient, sustainable land use.

[solarpunks]

‘Horticultural disobedience’: Quebecer letting front yard grow naturally, despite risk of flouting local bylaw

This year, Dany Baillargeon is committing what he describes as “horticultural disobedience” by letting his front yard grow naturally — despite the risk of running afoul of local bylaws. The Sherbrooke, Que., resident describes his lawn as “beautiful chaos.” Its filled with plants such as wildflowers, clover and long grasses, and it is regularly visited by butterflies, bees and birds.

“I let nature take the space that it deserves,” he said in a recent interview.

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Despite the advantages, it is still forbidden to grow vegetables or natural grass and flowers on front yards under local bylaws in many cities, which require residents keep lawns weeded and cut short.

(…) His message, he said, is summarized on the sign he installed on his lawn to explain his yard to his neighbours. 

It reads: “It’s the cohabitation that makes it all beautiful.”

[jeanrewilder]

Eduardo Mendúa, Ecuadorian Who Fought Oil Extraction on Indigenous Land, Is Shot to Death.

The proposed expansion of petroleum operations on Amazon rainforest territory belonging to the A'i Cofan people has divided Indigenous locals.

Eduardo Mendúa, Ecuadorian Who Fought Oil Extraction on Indigenous Land, Is Shot to Death - Inside Climate News

Eduardo Mendúa, an Indigenous activist who was fighting to protect Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest from oil extraction, has been killed by gunme