Search results for: “Zero Waste”
-
Composting at Home: A Beginner’s Guide
Composting at Home: A Beginner’s Guide Composting at home. Day after day, you throw away large amounts of yard waste and food scraps, not thinking much of it. Yet, this organic matter can still serve an actual purpose — namely, you can use it as compost. That way, you will naturally enrich the soil in…
-
10 Sustainable Alternatives to Products Used Daily
10 Sustainable Alternatives to Products Used Daily. Are you looking to make your home more eco-friendly? There are plenty of sustainable alternatives to the products you use every day to help live a more sustainable life. Switching to environmentally friendly products is easy and affordable. Here is a list of the top 10 sustainable products…
-
Pollution, Classism, and Racism
Pollution, Classism, and Racism Pollution, Classism, and Racism. Environmental Justice In 2020 IDEAS FOR US did an interview with five panelists, Bryan Parras, Yudith Azareth, Taylor Morton, Catherine Flowers, and Kevin J Patel, who were from Zero Hour which is a youth climate activism organization. The organization believes in fighting for the right to thrive…
-
The Case for Renewable Energy
The Case for Renewable Energy The case for Renewable energy has become a byword in the vocabulary of environmental activism, but the topic isn’t a simple one and there’s a lot to know – from the hard science to the politics that dominate the energy scene. That’s why IDEAS For Us and the Orlando Zero…
-
Fast Fashion: Ditch the Trends and Go with Everlasting Style
Fast Fashion: Ditch the Trends and Go with Everlasting Style Fast fashion. Orlando Zero Hour, an intersectional youth climate organization saw that with people working from home and isolated from one another, was a ripe time to launch an educational campaign. So they did just that, starting Project Reuse and Reduce, which strives to teach…
-
EcoPreserve: Rethinking Sustainability
Not long ago, sustainability was a term reserved for eco-friendly trendsetters and environmental activists. Now, with global warming on the horizon and at the forefront of public health discussions, the concept is mainstream, inseparable from our daily activities. But sustainability extends far beyond us—and the environment. It involves every aspect of our lives, including technology,…
-
Costa Rica Plans to Eliminate Emissions by 2050
President Carlos Alvarado Quesada has set out to eliminate emissions, making Costa Rica the first zero-emissions country as the threat of climate change continues to increase. Costa Rica’s small population of roughly 5 million is not a large contributor to the world’s climate crisis. Therefore, the President received backlash when he announced his ‘Zero-Carbon Plan’ back…
-
One Person One Tree
The city of Orlando has its eye on being the pinnacle of sustainability in the southeastern United States. Mayor Buddy Dyer has set the goal for the city to run on 100% renewable energy by 2050; to be zero-waste with a recycling rate above 34% by 2040; and is participating in Florida’s Long Range Transportation…
-
Sustainable Development and Economic Growth
One of the longest ongoing debates in the world of economic trade, politics, and human growth involves the evolution of sustainable development. What is this sustainable development? Can it create jobs? Reduce the poverty line? Or will a company go bankrupt once sustainable policies are enforced? The economy and its monetary flow are consistently used…
-
Mount Everest’s Trash Reaches the Clouds
Avid hikers and mountaineers will have to begin thinking twice before climbing the largest mountain in the world. Not just because Mount Everest has an elevation above 29,029 ft (8,848 meters) and temperatures go much below zero degrees, but past climbers have been leaving garbage in measurements of tons on base camps and routes. Furthermore,…
