Tara LaSalla talks to Conscious Shift Magazine today about her new project called Mission Plastic and how big businesses have been putting the responsibility of plastic waste back on the consumer since the 1970’s. We...
According to the National Retail Federation, Americans this year are slated to spend approximately 8.8 billion dollars on the Halloween holiday. That’s a lot of candy, costumes and decorations. The sweet stuff alone accounts...
It is a common fear to be afraid of getting stung by a bee; typically described as a summer nuisance. However, these small hardworking insects are vital to our environment and are a critical...
With Halloween just around the corner, the decoration and costume craze seems to spread everywhere. It may look tempting to hit the shop and get all the pumpkins, witches and creepy skeletons right away....
In 2017 two scientists; Anton and Febian were walking through an airport and saw so many trash cans over flowing with paper coffee cups. As they travelled onwards, they kept seeing more and more...
I have watched the environmental world around me unfold for many years. I’ve been very curious how business, the economy and the planet interact with one another. Placing profits before the planet have been...
I first learned about the world’s most-stringent, voluntary, energy efficiency building standard called “Passive House” by accident while searching for energy-saving tips. I had recently come across the astonishing facts that buildings use up...
In January of 2018, most of the western world was upended when China decided to no longer accept recycling materials into their country. The reason? Too much contamination. For almost 30 years, China had...
