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The Day I Realized Sustainability Isn’t About Sacrifice — It’s About Smarter Living

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April 5, 2025 It started with a latte. Not some dramatic revelation or life-changing event — just me, standing in line at Starbucks, ordering my usual and watching yet another single-use cup get pumped out like clockwork. I remember thinking, “How many of these have I used over the years? Where do they even end up?” That day, I finally bought myself a decent reusable cup. It was a small change — ridiculously small, really — but…

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An Edible Garden for Every Space

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Growing your own food is a rewarding, sustainable and cost-effective choice that allows you to enjoy fresh, homegrown produce, while reducing dependence on grocery stores. By cultivating herbs, fruits and vegetables, you can benefit your health and help the environment at the same time. Even as a beginner, or as someone with limited space, an easy-to-maintain edible garden and the right growing strategies can yield bountiful crops for you to enjoy. Choosing the Right Plants for Your…

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10 Creative Ways To Help Keep Food Fresh

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If you have trouble using perishable food before it spoils, you’re certainly not alone. In 2010, the last year for which federal data is available, 133 billion pounds of food waste was generated in the U.S., as much as 40 percent of food produced. It’s no wonder that 39 percent of Americans say they feel guilty about wasting food. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, about two-thirds of household food waste is due to spoilage. In…

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Comparing the Short-Term and Long-Term Benefits of Moss and Trees

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From hotter summers to stronger storms, climate change is already affecting your world. One of the biggest contributing factors is the overload of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air. Most of it comes from burning fuel, cutting down forests and everyday industrial activity. While new technology works to cut emissions, nature already has powerful tools to help. Trees and moss are some of the best natural solutions out there. They pull CO2 straight from the atmosphere, clean…

Earth911 Podcast: Josh Dorfman Makes Environmentalism Supercool

Earth911 Podcast: Josh Dorfman Makes Environmentalism Supercool

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Josh Dorfman—known for his The Lazy Environmentalist TV and book series—visites to share his latest efforts to make sustainability seamless, smart, and scalable. From hosting eco-living shows to launching climate tech ventures, Dorfman’s mission: make sustainable choices attractive and accessible. In the 1990s, while working in China, Dorfman saw the country’s shift from bicycles to cars and realized the environmental cost of global development. That insight set him on a path to shift consumer culture toward greener…