Does it matter if you take small, individual steps to improve the environment, or are such efforts so small in the big picture that they are essentially useless ? The experts say those efforts matter tremendously, and they offer four tips for a greener mindset. Can I get a little more eco-friendly every day? Four…
Unless you are careful – and knowledgeable – about what you are planting around your house, you may be innocently starving birds and other wildlife of their main source food. Here’s how you can avoid that and help wildlife endure. How to Turn Your Yard Into an Ecological Oasis https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2020/02/07/yard-sustainability-native-plants
Shipping is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, so 175 nations have formally agreed to reduce those emissions to net zero by around 2050. It’s a big order, but they’re ahead of schedule. Green shipping picks up speed https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2023/how-to-turn-the-shipping-industry-green
New studies show that nearly 60 percent of our youth are extremely worried about what is happening to our environment, and a full 84 percent are moderately worried. Here are seven ways you can help them. Seeds Of Hope: How To Talk To Kids About Climate Change https://www.globalgiving.org/learn/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-climate-change/
These books on current events are strongly recommended because they so clearly delineate the malignant powers that are poisoning our society, exhibit how even people of the highest intentions and most heartfelt goodwill are letting it happen, and what we can – and must – do to ensure our freedoms and democratic way of life…
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Researchers at major universities in America and England are finding that 4-day workweeks accomplish wonders, not only for rank-and-file workers but for the corporations as well. Legislators are beginning to notice, and we can expect that labor union leaders will be making the issue a top priority in upcoming negotiations. A 32-Hour Workweek Is Ours…
Americans are living in a time of unprecedented pessimism. Our political system is broken as never before, and our faith and confidence in our major institutions – Congress, the White House, our courts, organized religion, the news media, everything – has fallen to record lows. Does organized labor hold an answer to a brighter tomorrow? …
Experts estimate that 7 million new homes are urgently needed to solve the nation’s ever-increasing shortage of affordable housing, and the need is increasing by the day. But there is new hope on the horizon: 3D printing. The process produces high-quality homes that are so strong that insurance rates may plummet. It can build homes…
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The fear that foreign and domestic actors will use artificial intelligence (AI) to undermine November’s General Election is causing many Americans to lose faith in the election process, and even in democracy itself. Although that faith almost certainly cannot be fully restored by November, several major tech companies have bonded together to provide candidates with…
