As we welcomed the Year of the Snake this week, I took some time to ponder the characteristics of these slithery reptiles. Learn more in this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark, along with Chicago’s big leap forward with renewable energy, World Wetlands Day, the facts about fentanyl and migrants entering the US, and improving our focus by stopping multitasking.
Bars! The simplest plastic-free swap you can make!
In one of my very first blog posts, I introduced three unwrapped—or naked—bar products that had helped me as I started my waste reduction journey. Replacing plastic bottles with bars is the simplest plastic-free swap you can make. Today’s post is a roundup of all my favourite bar products. I hope it will inspire you to give one or two of them a try.
Since that early post, I’ve added many more bars to my personal care and household routines. Today’s post is a roundup of all my favourite bar products. I hope it will inspire you to give one or two of them a try.
Throwback Thursday – Planning fun and sustainable experiences
Planning a fun getaway is an excellent way to break out of the post-holiday doldrums. Today’s Throwback Thursday post offers ways to reduce the environmental impact of experiences.
The environmental impact of food waste
The Climate Change Collective is an initiative where the blogging community unites behind a common goal. This month’s lead post comes from A Sustainably Simple Life who considers the environmental impact of food waste. It contains some statistics that should shock you.
Decluttering challenge – Week 43 – Makeup
At this time of year, Halloween makeup may be top of mind, but you likely have a ton of old makeup stuffed in a drawer or caddy somewhere. This week in the 52-Week Decluttering Challenge, we’re organizing and decluttering makeup.
Carrot or stick? Which works better to reduce our environmental footprint?
The Climate Change Collective is an initiative where the blogging community unites behind a common goal. This month, I’m leading off the conversation with a look at the effectiveness of programs that provide incentives or penalties to encourage people to reduce their environmental footprint. Do people respond better to the carrot or the stick?
The Sunday Spark – In praise of confident humility
Humility is an undervalued quality in our world, but what about confident humility? It may sound like an oxymoron, but it has the potential to make the world a better place. Learn more in today’s edition of The Sunday Spark.
Also this week: how Toronto is using cold water from Lake Ontario to cool and heat buildings, the economic impact of menopause in the workplace, learning how green your bank is, and decluttering craft supplies.
10 ways to save on home heating costs this winter
Halloween is behind us, and the Northern Hemisphere has “fallen back” to standard time. Like it or not, winter is just around the corner. In this month’s lead post for the Climate Change Collective, Molly from Transatlantic Notes has a roundup of useful tips on how to be sustainable this winter. To complement Molly’s piece, today’s post features 10 ways to save on home heating costs this winter.
The Sunday Spark – Faith and trust without the pixie dust
A recent flight delay because of a mechanical issue reminded me how often in life we put our faith and trust in complete strangers. Read more in this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark, along with celebrating Diwali, learning Japanese, sitting in Toronto traffic, and decluttering miscellaneous clothing items.
Seniors for Climate – Because we need to act now
Younger people often accuse boomers of not caring about the climate crisis we created, and that’s true for many people of my generation. A passionate organization of Canadian seniors is on a mission to prove otherwise. Read on to learn about Seniors for Climate and how we can all be part of the fight against climate change.