Environmentalism

Recently, I posted a blog on this site asking for help with my school’s Environmental Club. I appreciate everyone who has submitted ideas to me. You may be happy to know that we have finally decided on a major project for this season. Unfortunately, I still need a little more help.  Read More »

I am a high school senior from New Jersey. Recently, we founded our school's first Environmental Club, an organization we hope to use to further environmental awareness among our fellow students, as well as take actions to improve our local environment.  Read More »

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Environmentalism is the new problem for modern-day America. We have battled terrorists and crushed tyrannical regimes, but now we face an internal force that must be met with even more decisiveness. Not are environmentalists a key cause of the financial and energy crises today, but they also can be linked to causing the death of hundreds of thousands of people.  Read More »

Happy Resale Month, everyone! This is day 110 since I took The Pledge to buy nothing new (except consumables like toothpaste and toilet paper) for the next year. It has been more difficult than I imagined. The biggest struggle I have is, is it more important to not purchase anything new, or is it more important to be aware of environmental impact?  Read More »

If nothing speaks about the economy, the crowds at garage sales and thrift stores do. I'm a regular garage saler and thrift store shopper because it is better for my wallet and better for the environment. Right about now with everyone else things have gotten tighter, so I'm definitely skimming the sales a lot more closely.  Read More »

A week or so before my partner and I began our quest to buy nothing new for one year, we found a bicycle outside our door. It had obviously been stolen or abandoned some time ago, as it was quite rusty. But this was no ordinary bike, and my partner saw its potential right away. She brought it in the house and posted found notices on craigslist and in nearby bike shops. No one claimed it.  Read More »

I've decided that I was being way too strict in my self-imposed guidelines on the purchase of consumables. The Pact, on which this endeavor to buy nothing new is based, allows for the purchase of consumables like toothpaste and toothbrushes. I think my goal where toiletries and the like are concerned will be to buy as ethically as possible.  Read More »