[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3o1BZhDiBY[/embedyt] It’s been about six weeks since I spoke at the TEDx Kanata event and to be honest, I still haven’t come down from the high of it all. I DID A TEDX TALK. WHAT?! Honestly, sometimes I still can’t believe
We’re officially in a new year and that means it’s time to start setting new goals, plans, and resolutions for the next twelve months. One thing that I’d like to challenge all of my readers to do in 2018 is to
Even those who are dreaming of a white Christmas can embrace a little bit of green in their holidays. In today’s post, I’m going to be sharing a few ways to be a little bit more sustainable this holiday season,
Half of all marine life has disappeared in the last 40 years. Scientists predict that by the year 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. These are the terrifying facts about the current state of our oceans. Though
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Today I wanted to shift from my typical blog posts to something a bit more impactful, that I think visual learners especially, will enjoy. I’m going to be sharing ten images that tell
Today’s post is going to a be a little bit different. With the Thanksgiving long weekend just past here in Canada, I found myself with some very rare free time on my hands and decided to actually sit back and
Plastic is a modern material, used in many aspects of daily life and therefore a big part of the waste stream. It's not easy to imagine the plastic straw used to sip a Coca-Cola in a movie theatre becoming an
The proliferation of plastic products in the last 70 years or so has been extraordinary; quite simply we cannot live without them. We are now producing nearly 300 million tons of plastic annually and nearly 8 million tons of that
The fall season always reminds me of new beginnings and fresh starts. A new school year brings me just as much excitement as the New Year; I find myself planning new healthy habits and routines and excited to get into
Today’s post comes as a response to Barnstable County Commissioner, Ron Beaty’s recently announced “shark hazard mitigation strategy”. On Monday, August 21st a video surfaced of a shark eating a seal 75 feet of the shoreline of a crowded Nauset Beach