How to Reduce Your Single-Use Plastic
The first thing to do is know what you can recycle and what you can’t. In Central Ohio that is determined by SWACO, the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio.…
What’s So Bad about Plastic?
Why participate in Plastic Free July? Because the world is overwhelmed with single-use plastic. It is not only a pollutant, but it is on track to damage the health of…
It’s Plastic Free July!
Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful…
The Creation Care Blog is on vacation, but . . .
You can keep up with environmental news by subscribing to these newsletters and advocacy organizations. These are the ones I like the most: Ecowatch A daily survey of environmental news…
More Earth Month and Earth Day Activities
If you and your family haven’t participated in or volunteered for any Earth Month activities yet, there is still time and still lots of opportunities. And you can attend many…
The theme of 2022’s Earth Day is “Invest In Our Planet”!
Christy Walters of Reuse Revolution writes in her newsletter: “As individuals, we have the simple yet effective power to make our voices heard through our choices, our civic actions, and…
Earth Month Is Here!
Huh. So what? What difference does it make? When governments and big corporations drag their feet about the climate crisis people can get cynical about ground-roots movements . Yet some…
It’s Time to Get Ready for Earth Month!
Believe it or not, Earth Month (April) is just seven days away. All during the month, and not just on Earth Day, volunteers will be working on environmental projects. A…
A Lenten Fast from Plastic 2: Going Plastic Free
Since 1950, 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic have been produced, and 4 billion of that was in just the last 15 years. Only about 9 percent of all plastic…
A Lenten Fast from Plastic 1: Recycling
“Repentance,” as Jesus seems to have understood it, does not mean hair-shirts and grief. It means coming to a realization that one is going the wrong way and then “turning…