Reduce Reduce

12/07/2022

BIG DIFFERENCE!
We don't need to spend money to be waste- or plastic-free. But you wouldn't know that by looking at the shiny instagram ads and shop fronts selling us everything we never needed to live an ethical low-waste life. Is it really better to buy some mass-produced reusable item than to but second-hand or use what we have? My cutlery in the drawer in my kitchen works fine at home, so why wouldn't it work as well when I go for lunch at the farmers market? As for those supposedly compostable bio-plastics...much better to avoid them by bringing along a cup or container from home.

RP Brenna Quinlan

11/06/2022

REDUCE

Rethinking environmental problems starts with REDUCE. Transportation is a good example: before we try to convert existing demand for planes, cars, ships, etc. to sustainable fuel sources, how can we reduce their demand in the first place? How can we design our cities and culture to need them less?

14/11/2021

As we look back today on how generations of people in the most privileged parts of the world came together and sacrificed so much to secure a better world for their children and grandchildren, why not also look forward and think of what we can sacrifice to secure a better world for ours?

Don’t buy stuff you don’t need.
Support causes that put sustainability first.
Buy second-hand where possible.
Insulate your house.
Avoid flying.
Cut down your meat & dairy intake.

It's a very different war, but it's the same cause. Play your part.

30/09/2021

Animal farming is undeniably linked to elevated greenhouse gas emissions and ecosystem destruction. The less we consume animal products (and that is different from saying give them up completely!) the greater the positive impact on the environmental systems that we all depend upon.

For tips about your possible retreat from meat, visit our website :-)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2021/sep/30/less-meat-is-good-for-us-and-the-planet-why-are-politicians-shy-to-say-so

A Guardian investigation reveals exploitation is rife in the meat industry, while also being a major source of greenhouse gases. Yet we still subsidise it

29/09/2021

It's nice to see an expert clearly explaining why humanity needs to reduce reduce...

"Sustaining our life-support systems means doing less of almost everything."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/29/green-growth-economic-activity-environment

It is simply not possible to carry on at the current level of economic activity without destroying the environment, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

25/09/2021

Yesterday, there was another global climate strike and associated marches in over 80 countries. These are (mostly) young people standing up for their future forcefully and urgently. The protestors want nothing more than a secure future, and the chance to live as comfortably as recent generations before them.

Will those who hoard the power, resources and influence start to change? Let's hope so.

(These pics were from the climate march in Luxembourg)