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| By Trina Ryan

Simple (and free) Eco-Conscious Practices You Can Do While Sheltering in Place

April 5, 2020

Simple Changes in Your Home to Make Your Life More Eco-Friendly When Cleaning

So many of the chemicals that are used when cleaning a home daily are harmful to the environment. Regular inhalation of them can be harmful to health, also. It’s easy […]

March 24, 2020

Alternative Milk

Since ancient times, milk has been extracted and consumed by humans. Chocolate milk has always been a personal favorite, but not with just any milk. Cow’s milk is old school, […]

March 2, 2020

Circular Economy: Closed Loop Waste

What Is Circular Economy? Circular economy aims to “close the loop” is an economic system that reengages waste products into resources used for new products, services, and applications. This method […]

February 29, 2020

The History of Agriculture on Lake Apopka: Birds, Alligators, and Farm Workers

The Toxic Tour of Lake Apopka, led by Jeannie Economos of the Farmworker Association of Florida, conveys the deep history of Lake Apopka North Shore, agriculture and nutrient pollution. The synopsis […]

February 29, 2020

How to Make Your Office the Ultimate Eco-Friendly Work Space

You’ve pledged a more eco-conscious lifestyle for 2020. Recycling correctly: check. Composting: check. Thrifting: You wonder why you hadn’t done it sooner. But now you’re on to tackling bigger challenges: […]

February 26, 2020

Eco-Friendly Makeup

Have you ever thought about what really makes up your makeup products?  Take a look at the makeup you use daily, is it in plastic packaging, does it list dozens […]

February 12, 2020

Salvage This: Recycling Gone Wrong

Florida’s recycling goal by 2020 was to have 75% of all trash be recycled.  With 2020 here, Florida has fallen short of that goal. In 2019, Florida’s recycling rate was […]

February 5, 2020

Everything You Need To Know About Fracking in Florida

What the Frack Florida!  Fracking vs. Environmentalists has been a long fought battle for years over the fracturing of the Earth for resource gain. Do environmentalists have a fighting chance […]

February 4, 2020

Global Companies & 21st Century Sustainability

If climate change continues unabated, this is our reality before the century’s end: rising seas, algae-laden oceans, scarcity of clean drinking water, smog-filled skies, dangerous heat temperatures, devastating natural disasters. […]