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How to combat Air Pollution [Infographic]

September 29October 5Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged agriculture, air pollution, air quality, change, combat, effects, examples, forests, green, greenhouse, Health, Home, how to, infographic, lights, natural, reduce, sources, trees, USA1 Comment

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Infographic by CustomMade

Air pollution has a variety of contributors from stationary sources, like factories and power plants, to natural sources, like forest fires and dust storms. Air pollution has been shown to have a direct link with health. Those living in areas with high levels of air pollutants have a 20% higher risk of death from lung cancer. It can also cause respiratory inflammation, asthma, and ear infections.

The good news is, air quality in the U.S. is improving, however there’s still a good amount of progress to be made. You and your family can help decrease air pollution by making simple changes in your home. From replacing a wood stove with an EPA-certified model to turning off the lights when you leave a room—you can have an impact on the quality of the air.

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Why Prolonged Sitting and Standing Is Unproductive [Infographic]

August 16September 6Posted in HealthTagged blood presure, effects, Health, infographic, issues, movement, muscles, sitting, solution, standing, tipsLeave a comment

Written by Anna Vital on Funders and Founders

The key to reversing the effects of sitting is not standing – it’s standing up regularly. Switch up sitting and standing every 30 minutes, advises Cornell University ergonomics team.

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Why are GMOs Bad? [Video]

July 12August 16Posted in Health, Man & NatureTagged agriculture, artificial, companies, consequences, consumption, corn, crops, economics, effects, engineered, enzyme, farmers, food, genetically modified, gmo, Health, humans, monopoly, monsanto, mutation, organism, proteins, roundup, soybeans, transgenicsLeave a comment

Why are GMOs bad? They aren’t. They just aren’t, not intrinsically, and certainly not for your health. We’ve been eating them for decades with no ill effects, which makes sense, because a genetically modified organism is simply an organism, like every other organism, produces hundreds of thousands of proteins, but one or two of them are proteins that were chosen specifically by humans.

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Green Documentaries: Tapped

February 8March 27Posted in Media, Sustainable GuideTagged action, basic, bottle, bottled, business, climate change, commodity, documentary, eco, effects, film, green, Health, industry, need, oil, plastic, pollution, production, resource, reusable, reuse, sustainability, sustainable, tapped, waterLeave a comment

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Tapped is a film that examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.

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The True Cost of Meat [Infographic]

December 22March 27Posted in Food, Sustainable GuideTagged animals, consumption, cost, effects, emission, environment, erosion, expensive, farmers, farming, food, gas, global, grains, greenhouse, infographic, land, livestock, meat, price, soil, store, true, vegetable, vegetarian, water1 Comment

Eating meat is expensive, but the cost isn’t limited to the price you pay at the store. Did you know that eating meat also contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, soil erosion and water overuse? And surprisingly, turning vegetarian won’t eliminate these effects — if you still eat cheese, that is. Read on to learn more about the true cost of meat!

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