How many paper towels do you use to dry your hands? Two? Three? More? What if you could complete the task and reduce your carbon footprint at the same time? Just use Shake & Fold! Here’s what to do: Paper towels contribute to climate change at each stage of their life cycle. It takes fossil-fueled machines to harvest trees, then process, manufacture, package, and deliver paper towels. Then after one use, trucks pick up the waste and drive to the landfill, where they decompose, releasing methane. Sadly, Americans send over six billion tons of paper towels to the landfill each year. You can share Shake & Fold by placing stickers…
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Salmon Creek Farmers Market Has Benefits Available
Eligible families receive Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) benefits from their local WIC clinic or local senior agency and may spend them directly with approved farm vendors. Qualified SNAP shoppers may visit the information booth at participating farmers markets to receive up to $25 in matching funds to purchase fresh produce, seeds and plants. Produce Pals provides children an opportunity to earn tokens for fresh produce by participating in fun, engaging learning activities, educational games and demonstrations. For more info: salmoncreekfarmersmarket.com
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Grocery Outlet of Oak Grove has Spring Gardening Essentials
It’s Planting Season, and here at Grocery Outlet of Oak Grove, we have everything you need, from Organic soil to great starter plants and more. Come on and get everything you need for a great price. Of course, we will have all of our favorite Organic and specialty food items in stock. For more info: facebook.com/OakGroveGroceryOutlet/
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Fred the Monarch
Monarch butterflies were plentiful during my childhood: I remember following them through the garden, craning to get a closer look at those magical wings. It is now quite rare to see a Monarch where I live in Oregon, and sadly, the species was added to the endangered list last year. We Need More Ambassadors of Childhood Wonderment Climate change is the likely cause of mass extinctions of Monarch butterflies and so many other species around the world, but something stops us from taking action. This widespread human inaction begs the question: do we really understand what is at stake? As soon as the pollinators are gone, we won’t be far…
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Exxon Knew
Exxon’s scientists were as “skillful” as independent experts in predicting how the burning of fossil fuels would warm the planet and bring about climate change.
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Electrifying Stories
The solution is simple: stop burning fossil fuels and switch everything to electric power. A simple solution but a massive global undertaking to make it happen.
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Water Conservation 101: A Guide For Consumers
Nowadays, being wise with how much water you use is essential. As a finite resource, this precious and all-important feature of life here on Earth must be protected. Whether you live in a drought-susceptible locale like California, or by the Great Lakes where fresh water is abundant, each and every one of us needs to do our part to help the planet. Why is water conservation so important? Although it may seem there is plenty of water to go around, that simply isn’t the case. In fact, a mere 3% of Earth’s water is freshwater, and only half a percent is considered available for human consumption. The rest — saltwater…
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The Conversation
"The task of saving the planet will involve a great reckoning with ourselves – with our all-too-human reluctance to sacrifice immediate comfort for the sake of the future." – from We Are the Weather by Jonathan Safran Foer
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Decarbonize Your Life (part 1)
Scientific consensus tells us that to stabilize the climate, we must achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 (27 short years) so that any remaining carbon emissions are balanced with carbon removal.
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Earth Day Oregon Launches Largest Earth Day Oregon Campaign to Date
"Earth Day is one day a year for most of us, but for our hardworking nonprofit partners, Earth Day is every day,” said Kelly Stevens, executive director, Earth Day Oregon.
