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SUSTAINABLE IDEAS FOR HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT

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I am often talking about how to live more sustainably in this climate-challenging time. November is often the kick off season for celebrating with friends and family.

With that in mind, I thought it might be a good time to share with you a podcast that can help us explore more sustainable methods of enjoying the holidays this season.

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Listeners are encouraged to think critically about their consumption patterns and embrace a more mindful approach to celebrating. By tuning into this podcast, you will find inspiration to create lasting memories during the holidays while also taking steps to protect our planet for future generations. Let’s embrace a greener holiday season together!

Source: https://eventify.io/blog/sustainable-event-ideas

All the best in Wellness for you and Our Planet !

CLIMATE ADVOCATE INFORMATION & GUIDELINES

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September 21-28 is Climate Week in NYC. Followers of my blogs and the Wellness Connections podcast know I consider myself a Climate Advocate focused on preventing climate change for a few years now. This post continues to bring you information on what you can do. My Wellness Connections Podcast Episode 80 discuss the causes of climate change and how individuals can help mitigate them.

You can listen to the podcast by clicking below. The podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music and other platforms.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2349931/episodes/17908331

Below are links and detailed information you can use to engage in learning more about Climate Change.

What is Climate Change?
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-climate-change#measured
According to the NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) 
Scientists agree that human activity is the primary driver of what we’re seeing now worldwide. (This type of climate change is sometimes referred to as anthropogenic, which is just a way of saying “caused by human beings.”) The unchecked burning of fossil fuels over the past 150 years has drastically increased the presence of atmospheric greenhouse gases, most notably carbon dioxide. 
Source: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-causes-climate-change#human

CLIMATE CHANGE INFO FOR KIDS:
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/science/nature/how-to-save-the-planet/
https://kids.frontiersin.org/collections/59311/climate-change-volume-2

Carbon Dioxide While carbon dioxide (CO2) is a naturally occurring atmospheric gas essential for plant life, its unprecedented increase due to human activities unequivocally classifies it as an air pollutant. This excess CO2 drives climate change and its associated detrimental effects, making it a significant threat to environmental and human health.
Source: https://iere.org/carbon-dioxide-an-air-pollutant/
The classification of CO2 as an air pollutant has been a subject of debate, but the scientific consensus overwhelmingly supports this designation. Here’s why: Endangerment of Public Health and Welfare: The increased concentration of CO2, leading to climate change, directly endangers public health and welfare. The rising temperatures contribute to heat waves, exacerbating respiratory illnesses and cardiovascular diseases. Changes in weather patterns can lead to increased occurrences of vector-borne diseases and food insecurity due to crop failures.
Source: https://iere.org/carbon-dioxide-an-air-pollutant/#The_Greenhouse_Effect_and_CO2

To stop climate change, we need to stop the amount of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, from increasing. What can we do?
https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/climate-solutions/reduce-greenhouse-gases

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Take Back Your Planet with Recycling to Support Climate Change

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Hello Everyone,
Here is my News You Can Use 🙂

During the Spring months, oftentimes we look for ways to clean and purge. As a Climate Change Advocate, I am always researching how to get it done in a way that’s a win for me and a win for our Planet. I recently found a website which recycles clothing – including the ones you would never donate.

Introducing TRASHIE
https://www.trashie.io/

According to Trashie their mission is to: “make recycling easy, accessible, and rewarding for everyone.“
– They have 500,000 Take Bag Users.
– They ensure the materials are reused, repurposed, or recycled, which keeps the items out of landfills.

Introducing TRASHIE CASH – Learn more about it from the except found at the TRASHIE Website: Delve into the numerous benefits of this program, designed not only to enhance your personal journey but also to contribute positively to the health of our Planet. By adopting the principles of TRASHIE CASH, you can begin to transform your waste management habits, promote recycling efforts, and actively participate in community initiatives aimed at reducing environmental impact. Then move forward with your personal plan for yourself and toward helping our Planet!

Source: https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/trashie-rewards-recycle-old-clothes-startup/

How does TrashieCash work?
To earn TrashieCash, you need to create a free Trashie account1. TrashieCash is a special credit earned by being part of recycling adventures, and it can be redeemed for rewards at brand partners2.

Click the link for details: https://www.trashie.io/

Read a list of acceptable items you can recycle with Trashie:
https://help.trashie.io/en-US/what-can-i-put-in-the-take-back-bag-364232

MIT
https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit-climate

PODCAST
https://climate.mit.edu/tilclimate-podcast

Read a review about how to donate clothes responsibility at:
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/guides/how-to-get-rid-of-old-clothes/

Let’s get it started!

All the best in Wellness!

Climate Change Actions to Reduce Food Waste

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In Episode #74 of Judith Guerra Wellness Connections podcast, I focus on various ways that we as individuals can improve our relationship to our responsibility to assist in alleviating some of the things that contribute to climate change. Below is a brief summary of the topics discussed.
My heart goes out to the people who have suffered from the challenges of climate change, most recently in Los Angeles, California. I am a Climate Change Advocate and will continue to help with information that can make a difference in these most challenging times.

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This podcast is available on Buzzsprout, Apple, Prime Music and Spotify.

Podcast Focus – Summary:

1) A glimpse at the relationship between climate change, greenhouse gases and Food waste . 

2) Of the 2.9 trillion pounds of food that is available worldwide every year, about 1/3 of that quantity eventually goes to Food Waste. 

 3) Both Food production and Food waste are involved in the creation of greenhouse gases.

4)  Food waste is a double contributor because it creates greenhouse gases when produced,  and then it creates greenhouse gases as Food waste.

3)  An important point that one way to avoid some of the Food waste is to not “over consume”.  

4)  In the event, that we do “over consume”, we can help to alleviate actual hunger in the world by contributing/donating our “over consumption” foods, so that it gets into the hands of those who can use it as “food proper”, and avoid that part of the creation of greenhouse gases.  This lessens the role that Food Waste plays in the production of greenhouse gases and the harmful role that they, in turn, play in climate change.

All the best in Wellness!

RECYCLING FOOD WASTE for OUR PLANET’S HEALTH with Climate Action Tips

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During the holiday season, it’s common to purchase more food than we can consume. This presents an opportunity to use leftovers creatively, reducing food waste and its impact on climate change. My most recent podcast Episode #72 (Judith Guerra Wellness Connections) discusses what COMPOSTING is and why we want to participate in taking steps to employ this sustainable method of climate action to help with climate challenges. The NRDC  (the Natural Resources Defense Council) states what COMPOSTING provides: “positive ways that protect the planet’s wildlife and wild places, and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water and healthy communities.”

Learn more about what the NRDC does at this link: https://www.nrdc.org/about

Click the links for detailed information:
https://www.epa.gov/recycle/composting-home

COMPOSTING 101
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/composting-101

Review a list of food waste which is good for COMPOSTING:
https://www.wellandgood.com/best-foods-for-compost/

Climate Action Information: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/climate-action/

Recycle your batteries and learn more about it at the link below:
https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/about-terracycle/

FYI – Captain Planet TV Series

You can listen to my podcast at the BuzzSprout link below, or on Apple, Prime, Spotify and other platforms.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2349931

All the best in Wellness!

GUIDELINES FOR DISCARDING YOUR OLD COMPUTER

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What steps should you take before you get rid of your old computer?

Click the link for guidelines from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-remove-your-personal-information-you-get-rid-your-computer

Great Sustainability App & Website

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What resolutions have you made for this 2021 year? Maybe you are not sure where to start, or even if it’s realistic you can keep them?

I was having a conversation with myself about being more responsible for those who come after me on planet Earth, to do my part in taking some interest and responsibility in finding out solutions to assist those doing the hard work in addressing sustainability issues.

Just as I was thinking about sustainable issues that confront our entire planet, someone asked me what to do with used batteries. By the way, what do you do with yours? Do you feel guilty when you just put them in the garbage, or are you saving them until you figure it out?

Did you know that after batteries are collected, they are sorted first by type, and then by chemistry? It’s a complicated process, which I will not detail here. However, below are ways to get started with doing your part to help the planet with guidelines from Recycle Nation.

Source: The Importance of Battery Recycling For Our Future – RecycleNation

Recycle Nation

1– Place batteries in their original packaging for quick identification.
2– Tape the ends with clear packaging tape, place them in clear bags, and bring them to one of the recycling facilities found in their list
3– All batteries can be recycled. Where you go for the different types may differ. If possible, look for a drop-off center that takes them all and sorts them into types for you.

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Green Wi Fi in New York

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Who doesn’t remember the mild-mannered avatar Clark Kent using the iconic telephone booths to change into Superman, and then flying off to ‘protect’ Metropolis !  Those were the good old days!

Well let’s Flash Forward to our Metropolis, New York City, where the telephone booth will now be used to enhance the lives of its citizens by providing Free Wi-Fi… Read on…

Let’s review what Wi-Fi is again – Wi-Fi internet is a way of accessing the internet using a wireless network through an wireless access point. This replaces the traditional use of using a networking cable to access the internet. Read More »via Ask.com – What’s Your Question?.

♦ New Yorkers and visitors are now able to connect free-of-charge using their smartphones, tablets, and other WiFi-enabled devices. Access is currently available at 10 locations, with additional hotspots to follow in the coming months.  via NYC Digital – News.

♦ The wireless signal of the pay phone booths will span an 100 to 200 foot radius and the network will appear as “Free WiFi” or “NYC Free Public WiFi” on phones, laptops, tablets, and other WiFi devices.

♦ The network isn’t password protected, but when you launch your browser, you will be required to agree to terms and conditions before surfing the web. Read More via New York City Pay Phone Booths Now Free WiFi Hotspots – ABC News.

LOCATIONS:  Manhattan 402 West Broadway (at Spring Street); 458 Seventh Avenue (at 35th Street); 410 Madison Avenue (at 48th Street); 1609 Broadway (at 49th Street); 1790 Broadway (at 58th Street); 230 West 95th Street (at Broadway).Brooklyn 545 Albee Square; 2 Smith Street (both at the Fulton Street Mall).Queens 30-94 Steinway Street (at 31st Avenue). Read More via City Begins Wi-Fi Pilot Program in 10 Phone Booths – NYTimes.com.

Click for Maps:  via City of New York – NYC Public WiFi Hotspots – foursquare.

HOW TO USE PHONE BOOTH Wi-Fi

♦ Look for a phone booth that says WiFi or Free WiFi labelled on it.

♦ Stand within 200 feet of the WiFi-enabled phone booth.

♦ On your phone or laptop, connect to either of the wireless networks, “Free WiFi” or “NYC Free Public WiFi.”

♦ Upon launching your browser, agree to the terms and conditions.

♦ Go on the Internet, email, stream, or do anything else Internet-related.

For more details click link: via NYC phone booths will be free WiFi Hotspots – How to connect to NYC WiFi phone booth? — New York Computer Help Blog.

I hope this is helpful 🙂