Earth Day Quotes

Earth Day is on 22 April every year. As always, it is a good time to reflect on what Earth gives us and what …

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Planet first > People second > Production thirds – the benefits of sustainability

The Benefits of Sustainability

There are many diverse benefits of sustainability. Sustainability maintains the health and biocapacity of the environment. Sustainability supports the well-being of individuals and communities. …

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Plastic plague – Plastic waste on beach

The plastic plague

Plastics were a boon when they were first developed, like many technologies, but they have quickly become a plastic plague on the environment. Plastics were …

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Who owns water?

Water, water everywhere…but who owns water? All people need clean, fresh water because it is what we are made of. The average human is …

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A biofuel future?

Can we have a biofuel future? There are three main issues that opponents to biofuels have: They are made from food crops or grown on …

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Nature Deficit Disorder

Most people spend about 95 percent of their time inside: in houses, cars, shops, cafes and offices. We are becoming an indoor species increasingly …

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Wabi-sabi

Wabi-sabi is the Japanese way of finding beauty in imperfection, richness in natural things and reverence of the simple and authentic. It is an …

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