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In what is perceived as a shocking move by many town managers throughout the United States (and in other countries around the world), China recently announced it will no longer be taking the world’s recyclables. Local governments and recycling haulers … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Mama News, In The News, Plastics & Plastic Free, Politics, Recycling, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy
Tagged Carbon Fee and Dividend, CCL, China and Recyclables, China says no more garbage, Citizens Climate Lobby, Citizens Climate Lobby Annual Conference, Climate Hope, climate reality leader, ClimateMama, Green Sports Blog, Lew Blaustein
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In 1972, the United Nations designated June 5th as World Environment Day. The early 1970’s were in many ways, the birth of our modern day environmental movement. We had the first Earth Day in 1970 and in the United States, … Continue reading
Posted in Earth Day is Every Day, Games & Toys, Lifestyle & Fun, Oceans & Water, Plastics & Plastic Free, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy
Tagged #worldenvironmentday, ban plastic, ban single use items, National Geographic Plastic Initiative, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Strawless, World Environment Day 2018 #beatplasticpollution, Young Voices for the planet
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Over the years, we have found that recycling is a common theme that everyone we talk to – young, old and in between – can relate to and support. From an early age, we teach our children to clean up … Continue reading
At ClimateMama, one of the most hopeful and encouraging things we do, is meet – and then introduce our community to – special Climate Mamas and Papas. These are folks from around the country who are acting mindfully, with purpose … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fashion, Entertainment, Climate Mama News, Climate Mamas & Papas, Lifestyle & Fun, Plastics & Plastic Free
Tagged Brenda Cummings, climate change books for kids, climate change education, climate change kids, Climate Parents, Granny Green Machine, Granny Green's Green Machine, I am a Hugger, I am the Hugger, Kids for Earth, Tree Hugger
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Putting it all together like no one else can, Communitopia President and Climate Mama extraordinaire Joylette Portlock knocks it out of the park again with her most recent video in her “Don’t Just Sit There do Something” Series: Flame On. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fashion, Entertainment, Climate Mama News, Climate Mamas & Papas, Lifestyle & Fun, Nature, Plastics & Plastic Free, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy
Tagged Communitopia, Don't Just Sit There do Something About about climate change, Fire and Climate change, Joylette Portlock, Joylette Portlock don't just sit there, Keystone XL President Obama, Wildfires and Climate Change
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People power..it works! Congratulations to Greenpeace for leading the charge, and to all our Climate Mamas and Papas around the world who signed petitions, reached out to Lego and helped spread the news. It worked..On October 8th, Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, … Continue reading
Update 7/16: The Greenpeace YouTube video “Lego is not Awesome” is back..! Woohoo..See below Also, Greenpeace has an awesome new toolkit of activities so that families can be part of a global wave of protest calling on LEGO to cut … Continue reading
Posted in building materials, Climate Mama Video Peek of the Week, Games & Toys, In The News, Plastics & Plastic Free, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Science, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy
Tagged arctic drilling and lego, arctic exploration and Greenpeace, arctic exploration and lego, climate change and kids, climate change and lego, climate change and parents, greenpeace and lego, lego and shell
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“From the mouths of babes…” and those that guide and teach them…amazing things are possible! …Take a few minutes today – grab the kids in your life – and watch this wonderful new video, Litterbug, by our friend and favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fashion, Entertainment, Climate Mama Video Peek of the Week, Do Something Wednesdays, Lifestyle & Fun, Oceans & Water, Plastics & Plastic Free, Recycling, Weekly Climate Mama wRAP
Tagged children and climate change, climate action kids, Climate Parents, eco friendly music videos, green music videos kids, Mr. Eco, Mr. Eco and Lill Nico, no littering kids videos, plastic free videos, recycling kids
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As we come up on the one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, in New Jersey, the state that I live in, sadly many people are still living the Sandy “nightmare.” Our state hasn’t yet updated needed and necessary flood maps … Continue reading
Posted in building materials, Disasters, Do Something Wednesdays, Plastics & Plastic Free, Technology
Tagged climate change kids, climate change parents, did climate change cause Sandy, hurricane sandy and kids, hurricane sandy one year later, Sandy one year later, superstorm sandy and climate change, superstorm sandy anniversary
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Tweet Share As par of our Climate Super Hero series we looked at how to “climate proof” your kitchen. One area we highlighted was how we should all be doing our best to use less packaging and to think carefully … Continue reading
