Changing the world doesn’t have to mean something big or extravagant. Sure, chaining oneself to a tree or a smokestack is indeed an impactful action. But smaller actions, easily done in ones own home or community, are probably a bit more accessible. By changing our own lives, we also change the world. Fun how that…
Hello readers and welcome to the last post of 2020! What a year it’s been. I think it goes without saying, but 2020 was a doozy. To close out this year and welcome in a fresh, shiny new one, here are four stories from what I like to call Everyday Earth Heroes. You’ll hear more…
Hi readers and welcome to the first Wednesday Wins of December! In honour of our Northern Hemisphere’s slow dirge toward darkness on the 21st, I’m filling this week’s wins with an assortment of stories that bring with them hope and light. Let’s face it: December is a hard month. Winter is a hard season. (At…
This week’s Wake-Up Wednesday Wins fall on a particularly frustrating week for environmentalists: the week of Black Friday. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, have no Internet, or don’t use email, you’re aware that this week is home to one of humanity’s most frustrating holidays: Black Friday. I say frustrating, because let’s face it:…
Hello readers! Welcome back to the weekly edition of Wake-Up Wednesday Wins. This week’s edition features stories of small acts that (I think) are making a big impact on this planet. Why small acts? I’ll let Dr. Zinn here tell you why: “We don’t have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the…
It’s now been several weeks since Jan and I returned from a trip to Texada Island to assist The Ocean Legacy Foundation with a remote-beach-coastal-cleanup mission. What we found there was not altogether surprising (we’re no strangers to remote beach cleans) but the experience was eye-opening for the particular type of plastic pollution we came…
It’s been a minute since we woke up to any wins on this blog! I won’t waste any time: let’s get back to it. To recap the concept: each Wednesday, I’ll feature a set of “success stories” that feature good news only. Specifically, I’m targeting stories that give our oceans (and humanity) a boost. Waste…
Opt-Out October was started by a small group of environmental badasses on Kauai. Formed around the concept of kicking disposable plastic’s buttasana, the group is encouraging folks to begin where they are, work towards eliminating wasteful plastics from their diets, and becoming more mindful about purchases and interactions with their trash. The challenge: Rule No….
It’s the Wednesday of World Ocean’s Day & Week! It’s a big freakin’ deal! World Ocean’s Day: June 8. Similar to Earth Day, a day to celebrate our watery planet. Also similar to Earth Day, it’s something we should be conscious of every day. I know, there are so many things to be conscious of…
Hello, dear readers and welcome back to another round of Wednesday Wins. It’s been a minute but this weekly offering is back. Now more than ever, we need positive, uplifting stories to keep us going through our weird days. (For those reading this post five years from now, we’re still in the middle of a…
Hello friends and welcome to another round of Wake-Up Wednesday Wins. We’re back on track and posting on Wednesday this time. Because I got a bit of a late start last week, this week’s wins are a little longer than usual. A lot has happened this week in the realm of sustainability, ocean health, collaboration,…
Ohhhh dear readers – sometimes we fall off the wagon, and it hurts. Do you agree? I was going strong! Posting regularly, connecting all these stories to the preservation of our oceans…and then this week happened. Everything was late, I waited until the last minute on all my projects, Mercury went into retrograde and everything…