environment – Page 13

Making your Remote Workspace more Eco-Friendly

May 5May 9Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged ecogreenlove, ecotips, environment, green business, green solutions, home office, productivity, remote work, remote workspace, Waste, workplace1 Comment

The arrival of COVID-19 has changed our lives in many ways, especially how and where we work. Back in 2019, the idea of working from home was a fantasy that many of us wanted but few ever obtained, but the pandemic has forced many companies to transition to a remote workforce to follow social distancing guidelines and keep their businesses open.

One of the great things about big businesses is their knack for doing their part to reduce their carbon footprint by using renewable energy resources and eliminating waste. You can continue this tradition at home by creating an eco-friendly remote office that will pair productivity with smart choices to help our environment thrive. Let’s look at how we can do just that.

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How Digital Hoarding impacts our Health and the Environment [Infographic]

April 27April 26Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged anxiety, cyber hoarding, data hoarding, digital clutter, digital hoarding, e-hoarding, ecogreenlove, environment, Health, infographic, productivity, stress, wellbeing5 Comments

Whether you hang onto items too long yourself or are a self-proclaimed neat freak, on some level we all have a relationship with clutter. Our captivation with the concept has even spun out a few franchises. Thanks to TLC’s “Hoarders,” the Marie Kondo craze, and “The Home Edit” frenzy, there’s no shortage of resources for how to tidy up our physical surroundings.

But what about where we spend a great deal of our days — on our devices and in cyberspace? On average, adults will spend anywhere from 34 years to 44 years of their life staring at screens. And much of that time, we’ll be ignoring our digital clutter. After all, you can’t actually trip over hundreds of unread emails, thousands of blurry photos, and maybe even all those “The Home Edit” episodes downloaded on your devices. In fact, digital hoarding, meaning letting our digital content pile up, can have negative consequences on our wellbeing, on our cybersecurity, and on the environment.

All this to say, it’s time to look inward — in your inbox, cloud storage, desktop, phones, etc. — and ask yourself, “Am I a digital hoarder?” Consider the following points and also tips to declutter your digital life for the better.

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Earth Day: Restore our Earth [Quiz + Docus to watch]

April 21April 26Posted in Environmental dates, Garden & Nature, Man & NatureTagged #restoreourearth, climate action, climate change, documentary, earth day, earth restoration, ecogreenlove, environment, healthy planet1 Comment

More than 1 billion people in 192 countries now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world. Today, we invite you to be a part of Earth Day and to help further climate action across the globe.

Restoration is imperative to fighting climate change and making the Earth a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. It’s time to step up. It’s time to make a change.

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A Guide to Eco-Friendly Landscaping [Visual]

April 13April 12Posted in Garden & NatureTagged backyard, compost, ecofriendly, ecogreenlove, environment, garden, gardening, green roof, infographic, landscape, lawn, pollinator, rainwater, tips, xeriscaping5 Comments

When you’re thinking about being kind to the environment, you’re probably drumming up images of the great outdoors in places like natural parks and neighborhood trails. But what about the great outdoors in your backyard?

While you may not see the negative impacts of littering or pollution outside your window, that doesn’t mean your lawn doesn’t impact the world. In fact, there are plenty of steps you can take to reduce your lawn’s negative impact on the environment. Through careful and considerate landscaping, you can actually reduce the resources your lawn consumes every year and even save a little money while you’re at it.

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Climate Change: The tourist destinations that could disappear

April 7April 6Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged climate change, climate crisis, ecogreenlove, environment, flooding, hong kong, hotspot, maldives, new york, science, sea level, tourism, tourist destination, venice3 Comments

Climate Change: The tourist destinations that could disappear if sea levels rise by 1 metre

Earlier this year, a report from researchers at The University of Copenhagen suggests that Sea levels will rise an extra 25% on top of the IPCC’s original prediction of 0.43m to 0.84m, by 2100.

Sea level rise will affect the entire global population in one way or another. Whether it’s the livelihoods of communities in low-lying floodplains, the food procurement process, or global transport networks, sea-level rise will continue to threaten millions of people worldwide.

Specifically, the world of tourism is at risk of rising sea levels. Scientists, experts, and government officials have outlined the extreme risk of flooding in some of these places and that even some of these destinations could simply disappear. The increased threat of sea-level rise also will severely impact the communities that facilitate tourism in these holidaying hotspots.

To put this into perspective, the team at Money.co.uk has created several posters reimagining how some of the world’s most popular holiday destinations could look by 2100, if sea levels continue to rise dramatically.

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