The Reasons I Loved Trader Joe’s are Why I Avoid It Now

June 24, 2018 by The Ant's Meow in Conservation, Environment

Convenient and delicious foods. Who can object to that, right? But when rainforests equivalent to 300 football fields are being destroyed every hour (according to the World Wide Fund for Nature), and the critically endangered orangutans are being driven toward extinction due to the massively destructive palm oil industry … there’s a reason we should object to foods containing palm oil—no matter how delicious they are. And when the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now estimated to be three times the size of France, the mounting problem of plastic pollution can no longer be ignored. We must abstain from conveniently packaged foods to reduce our single-use plastic footprint.

I Launched Earth Week at Work to Raise Awareness About Plastic Pollution

April 22, 2018 by The Ant's Meow in Environment

In honor of Earth Day, and after hearing that The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now three times the size of France, I launched Earth Week at work to increase plastic pollution awareness and challenge coworkers to reduce their single-use plastic footprint.

Earth Day: Everyday Things We Can Do to Care for Our Planet

April 22, 2016 by The Ant's Meow in Environment

In honor of Earth Day today (and every day), let’s do what we can (big or small) to reduce our negative impact on the environment. We have so much to gain when our planet is healthy.

I’ve put together a list of everyday things we can do to help ensure our planet’s health.

Even small changes made by a great number of people can make a big impact.