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Reducing Your Environmental Footprint: Helping The Environment

Posted by Peer Jacks Mentor on December 3, 2018

Switch to companies that are dedicated to ethical and sustainable practices. There are so many companies that are trying to make a difference through products that they produce and when you buy from them it shows you are committed to helping the environment as well! Here are some fair trade companies that can help reduce your impact on the environment.

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Reducing Your Environmental Footprint: Sustainable Showering

Posted by Peer Jacks Mentor on November 11, 2018

This week’s blog teaches you how to shower more sustainability, and how to find eco-friendly soaps. Showering uses a lot of water and energy, there are some ways to make your showers more sustainable. These are just three tips on how to reduce your water and energy usage when you shower.

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Reducing Your Environmental Footprint: Geotagging and Social Media

Posted by Peer Jacks Mentor on November 8, 2018

Who uses social media to post pictures of nature and scenery? Did you know that geotagging locations on Instagram can attract more attention to them and damage them? Places like Horseshoe Bend, Angel’s Landing, and Yosemite are being geotagged so much that people come from all over the world to get a picture with them. When these places are visited by more people they get damaged and overrun by those who do not respect the rules, and… Read more

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Reducing your Environmental Footprint: Ocean Edition

Posted by Peer Jacks Mentor on November 7, 2018

If you love the beach and the ocean as much as I do, then you can use these tips this week to help reduce your impact on the oceans! The Ocean produces over half the air we breathe, helps regulate our climate, and provides the food we rely on. Sadly, the Ocean is being overused, overfished, and damaged. Using these tips can help lessen our impact on the Ocean!

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Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

Posted by Peer Jack Mentors on October 18, 2018

On this weeks blog I am going to talk about how you can reduce your carbon footprint! When I first learned about carbon emissions, I only thought of cars or planes, but in reality carbon powers most of our energy usage. From our lighting, transportation, electronics, appliances, and more. In order to reduce our carbon emissions and our impact on the environment, we need to make a few changes!

  1. Transportation (walk or bike) –… Read more

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Reducing Your Footprint: Water Usage

Posted by Peer Jack Mentors on October 8, 2018

In this weeks blog, I am going to show you how and why you should reduce your water usage! Water usage is something that people do think of often, because we turn on the faucet and water comes out. We never wonder where that water comes from or what our water footprint is. Here are some tips on how to reduce the amount of water you use!

  1. Take shorter showers – By taking shorter… Read more

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