What is greenwashing?
When you are starting to learn and enter the environmental world, especially if you are learning how to be an environmental activist, you may start to hear advanced language and terms that you might have not heard of before. At least, that was certainly the case with me. When I started to expand my knowledge […]
How dream green came to be
Dream Green now is a podcast on Spotify and Podbean, and soon it will be on even more listening platforms! This is so cool and I thought I would tell you about how I created Dream Green, as well as some of my goals for the future. I thought of the idea for a podcast […]
Best Productivity Tips for Teens
1. Turn Your Phone Off! Turning off your phone is one of the most important things you can do to increase your productivity. I usually have to turn my phone off to get work done, or at least put it away from me if I am playing music. 2. Go to a library! I started […]
First Impressions of Animals I’ve Volunteered With! Part 2
I’ve had a variety of unique experiences volunteering with exotic animals. I volunteered with a primate sanctuary for two years that rescued primates, birds, and reptiles from the pet trade. I started volunteering there in middle school, so its fair to say I have quite a few interesting stories about these animals. It was also […]
How Hiking helps mental health
In freshman year of high school, I did a project testing if hiking really does what people say it does. I hiked for about a half an hour to an hour everyday after school, and tracked the effects on me. First, I found that after all the walks, I was able to complete my homework […]
The 5 r’s of zero waste
Lots of people have been tying to go zero waste recently and be able to contribute almost no waste into our oceans and landfills. I think that is so cool and I have been trying to be as low waste as possible to eventually go fully zero waste. Although I am still on my journey […]
Imperfect Environmentalism
There are a lot of people out there trying to do the same thing as I am. Many people use Instagram as a platform to share their sustainable lifestyle. I often compare myself to other people on the app and feel inferior. But, I earlier this year I learned the term imperfect environmentalism. This has […]
Extra: My Summary of the IPCC Climate Change Report 2021
This isn’t my usual post on this blog, but I was reflecting on the IPCC Climate Change Report for 2021 and decided to write a summary as extra credit for an oceanography class I’m taking. Here is the report I wrote: Summary of IPCC Climate Change Report 2021 In this time of impending climate disaster, […]
5 of the Strangest Animals on Earth
Here are some of the strangest animals on earth that look, act, or feel strange! Pink Fairy Armadillo This rare armadillo from central Argentina has a pink shell and a furry body that add to it’s strange appearance. They can grow to be 4.5 inches and weigh around 4 ounces. They have a life span […]
First Impressions of Animals I’ve Volunteered With! Part 1
I’ve had a variety of unique experiences volunteering with exotic animals. I volunteered with a primate sanctuary for two years that rescued primates, birds, and reptiles from the pet trade. I started volunteering there in middle school, so its fair to say I have quite a few interesting stories about these animals. It was also […]