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Coronavirus sends Earth Festival ONLINE

03/15/2020 Bob Grove

In response to the pandemic outbreak, Kansas City’s 2020 Earth Festival is moving online. This week-long series of online actions…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy, Food, Mass Transit, Policy, Recycling

Fast Fashion: The Environmental Impact of What We Wear

03/01/2020 Climate Council

On February 19th, the President of Climate Council of Greater Kansas City, Bob Grove, presented an event at the Kansas…

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Posted in: Climate, Recycling Filed under: Fast Fashion, Landfill, Recycling

How Peer Pressure Can Help Stop Climate Change

02/22/2020 Don Wallace

Buying hybrids and solar panels persuades other people to buy them. That dynamic can help stop climate change. The environmental…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy, Recycling Filed under: Activism

Bicycles Provide Homeless with Climate-Friendly Solution To Their Transportation Needs

11/24/2019 Bob Grove

Used Bicycles, Cycling Gear Needed for Homeless People. Climate change poses the greatest threat to those that are the least…

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Posted in: Recycling Filed under: Biking, Climate Equity, Recycling, Social Equity, Social Justice, Transportation

Cheap, Throwaway “Fast Fashion” Clogs our Landfills Forever

11/11/2019 Bob Grove

The average American household throws away 70 pounds of textile waste each year. That’s 23,098,090,330 tons of textile waste annually…

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Posted in: Recycling Filed under: Fast Fashion, Landfill, Recycling, Slow Fashion

Despite Individual Health Benefits There Are Environmental Downsides To Vacations

06/01/2019 Don Wallace

The carbon footprint of tourism grew four times as much as expected from 2009 to 2013, and accounted for 8%…

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Posted in: Energy, Recycling Filed under: Carbon Footprint, Tourism

The Question: Is Fast Fashion a Climate Problem?

05/27/2019 Mary Ann Warfield

First: What is Fast Fashion? “Fast fashion can be defined as cheap, trendy clothing, that samples ideas from the catwalk…

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Posted in: Climate, Recycling Filed under: Fast Fashion

What’s the Difference between Biodegradable and Compostable?

05/09/2019 Mary Ann Warfield

By Jonathon Engels. One Green Planet. February 2019 Jonathon Engels, a long-time vegetarian turned vegan, is currently on a trip…

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Posted in: Recycling Filed under: Composting, Recycling

The Beauty Industry Generates a Lot of Plastic Waste. Can it Change?

04/28/2019 Mary Ann Warfield

Going through the local markets, a quick look at the cosmetic and toiletry sections shows that the cosmetic industry generates…

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Posted in: Climate, Recycling

The Zero-Waste Revolution: How a new wave of shops could end excess packaging

04/24/2019 Bob Grove

Shops that minimise the environmental impact of our consumer habits are springing up across Britain. Could they help us avert…

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Posted in: Recycling Filed under: Recycling, Zero-Waste

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