I found a great website called Ecoaction Teams, http://calculator.ecoactionteams.ca , that allows you to assess the amount of resources you save, as well as the improvements you can make. There are even competitions to see who can save the best! Anyway, please go and create an account, then see how you can make a difference in your life. And don't worry-- the site seems very reputable. Like my blog, it focusses on what you can do and are doing, not what you are doing wrong (hey, we all have flaws).
(P.S. Interested in animal rights and welfare? Go to http://www.theanimalrightsactionsite.blogspot.com/ , another of my blogs, to learn more! On that blog I post every Sunday, and for this one I post on Fridays.)
Coming up next week: Let's go back to WWII (without the fighting) and a special surprise!
Friday, October 28, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Green Halloween
There are lots of things you can do to make your Halloween greener. Please read all or part of this post, depending on what applies to you.
1) Pumpkins: You can cook your pumpkin and make it into a pumpkin pie or another kind of sweet food. Some people say that you can only cook special kinds of pumpkins, but you can actually use any kind. The seeds taste fairly good roasted, but make sure to put a bit of spice on them first! (You could also mix them into a casserole.) Here are a few links to pumpkin recipes (but remember, the point is to be eco-friendly and use your Halloween pumpkin!): http://www.boutell.com/vegetarian/pumpkin-pie.html which also tells you how to prepare a raw pumpkin, http://www.theppk.com/2008/10/pumpkin-oatmeal-cookies/ or use another recipe. If you really don't want to cook with it, then try this: bury your pumpkin in your yard/garden. It will compost and make the soil richer!
2) Candy and trick-or-treating: If you are handing out candy, I suggest giving them something like organic vegan granola bars. Sure, there is still wrapping, but at least there is less impact on the environment in the process of growing the ingredients. Of course, you could even hand out fruit, but some kids or parents might throw it away because they don't want it or are afraid it is contaminated! If you are trick-or-treating yourself, well, my first advice is don't, but if you really want to, please donate most of your candy to the food bank, because most of my candy always went rotten before I ate it.
3) Halloween parties: It depends on what kind of party you're going to. If it's the sit-down-eat-dinner sort of thing, perhaps you could bring a vegetarian dish (even if you aren't veg, it still helps the environment on a once-in-a-while basis). If it is an activity-based party, then perhaps you could do some outdoors-y activity. Just keep the environment in mind at all times!
Thanks, eco-trekkers!
PS: A group called Ecomentors is holding a youth conference on November 5, so check out their website! ecomentors.ca
1) Pumpkins: You can cook your pumpkin and make it into a pumpkin pie or another kind of sweet food. Some people say that you can only cook special kinds of pumpkins, but you can actually use any kind. The seeds taste fairly good roasted, but make sure to put a bit of spice on them first! (You could also mix them into a casserole.) Here are a few links to pumpkin recipes (but remember, the point is to be eco-friendly and use your Halloween pumpkin!): http://www.boutell.com/vegetarian/pumpkin-pie.html which also tells you how to prepare a raw pumpkin, http://www.theppk.com/2008/10/pumpkin-oatmeal-cookies/ or use another recipe. If you really don't want to cook with it, then try this: bury your pumpkin in your yard/garden. It will compost and make the soil richer!
2) Candy and trick-or-treating: If you are handing out candy, I suggest giving them something like organic vegan granola bars. Sure, there is still wrapping, but at least there is less impact on the environment in the process of growing the ingredients. Of course, you could even hand out fruit, but some kids or parents might throw it away because they don't want it or are afraid it is contaminated! If you are trick-or-treating yourself, well, my first advice is don't, but if you really want to, please donate most of your candy to the food bank, because most of my candy always went rotten before I ate it.
3) Halloween parties: It depends on what kind of party you're going to. If it's the sit-down-eat-dinner sort of thing, perhaps you could bring a vegetarian dish (even if you aren't veg, it still helps the environment on a once-in-a-while basis). If it is an activity-based party, then perhaps you could do some outdoors-y activity. Just keep the environment in mind at all times!
Thanks, eco-trekkers!
PS: A group called Ecomentors is holding a youth conference on November 5, so check out their website! ecomentors.ca
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Welcome back!
Hello everyone. I'm back to blogging again. This time I'll be giving my blog an all-new layout-- just a lot more structured than last time. I hope you can continue to read it!
The things I'll be focusing on are eco-friendly tips as well as information on environmental issues. I'll also include little bits of info on animal rights here and there, just because that matters a lot, too.
I post every Friday or Saturday, so come around then to read the next post! Also comment on my posts, if you have time.
Carolyn
The things I'll be focusing on are eco-friendly tips as well as information on environmental issues. I'll also include little bits of info on animal rights here and there, just because that matters a lot, too.
I post every Friday or Saturday, so come around then to read the next post! Also comment on my posts, if you have time.
Carolyn
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