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Environmentalism for Beginners
If you’re looking to make environmentally conscious changes in your life: congratulations! You’re ready to make a difference, and you’ve come to the right place. The concept of environmentalism can seem overwhelming. Often times when people think of an environmentalist, they imagine protesters chaining themselves to fences or hippies taking environmentalism to the extreme. Environmentalism doesn’t always look like that. In fact, it usually doesn’t. Anyone taking action to better the environment is an environmentalist. So, if you start making some of these simple changes I’m about to list for you, then you will be an environmentalist! Go you! Starting out, it’s okay to take it slow and…
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Why Bother Being Eco-Friendly?
With most of us leading chaotic lives full of personal obstacles and responsibilities, we are forced to choose what is most important to us to spend our time and energy on. We often prioritize family, friends, education, money, sometimes pleasure or relaxation. We balance these with more specific aspects of our lives, and once you put all of that together, our plates seem full. Balancing all of these responsibilities as well as our sanity can prove difficult, and often frustrating. Where is there room for things like environmental consciousness? The truth is, there’s room everywhere. The environment is everywhere, and so are opportunities to appreciate and protect it. …