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… Continue reading Composting at Home: A Beginner’s Guide
6 Ways Trees Improve Cities and Suburbs 6 Ways Trees Improve Cities and Suburbs. According to the nonprofit organization American Forests1, more than 140 million acres of America’s forests are located in cities and towns. Bringing a little piece of the forest into our urban and suburban world confers numerous benefits. Wherever you live, it’s… Continue reading 6 Ways Trees Improve Cities and Suburbs
Making the Most of Pandemic Sustainability Pandemic sustainability. The coronavirus pandemic has brought anxiety and uncertainty to so many parts of our lives, but IDEAS For Us (IDEAS) continues its work to involve the community in sustainability action throughout everything. IDEAS Executive Director Clayton Louis Ferrara, Chief Operations Officer Lee Perry, Chief Administrative Officer Caroline… Continue reading Making the Most of Pandemic Sustainability
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… Continue reading Fast Fashion: Ditch the Trends and Go with Everlasting Style
Songs From Celebrities About Climate Change Music is power. A power that has the ability to connect millions of people around the world. In recent years of the climate crisis, music has been used by progressive artists to mobilize individuals into climate activism. Innovative musical art brings awareness to relevant environmental issues from America to… Continue reading Environmentally “Woke” Music
This week, Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) will hold two community forums, where customers will have occasion to air demands for transitioning Central Florida to clean, renewable energy. The first one will take place on Jan. 14, at Engelwood Neighborhood Center, and the second on Jan. 16, at The Pavilion at Avalon Park. OUC, the 14th… Continue reading Clean Energy for Orlando
Perched on the base of the Tower of Light sculpture, microphone in hand, Lorena Sosa, youth activist, addressed a small crowd of cheering protesters gathered outside Orlando City Hall. The planet is in big trouble, she told them. She added that adults are ignoring this simple fact. Sosa, who is 17 and a junior at… Continue reading Youth Activists: Can They Save Our Planet?
Rwanda is a landlocked country of 26,338 square kilometers undergoing a rapid urbanization and is the second most densely populated country in Africa. Severe weather events, particularly floods and drought have historically imposed heavy costs in Rwanda. Additionally, air pollution from wood burning, vehicle exhaust and dusty roads has become a concern in Rwanda (WHO,… Continue reading Rwandan Climate Change Perceptions and Forest Air Pollution Mitigation
On every corner of urbanized communities is a supermarket offering thousands of products and produce shipped from all over the world. While grocery stores are a convenient and inexpensive option for quick shopping, they do little to benefit the community economically and environmentally. There is also little information on where the produce comes from. It… Continue reading Why Local? How Farming Locally Matters
