Compassionate Activism
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Compassionate Activism

Passion for a cause if a good thing. As our passions rise, it is easy to become condescending and frustrated with the people around us. But compassionate action is kind and pos...

ActivismTrash at the Top of the World

Trash at the Top of the World

For as long as I can remember, I wanted to climb Mt Everest. I had these friends that I climbed with and we had nicknames for each other th...

ActivismWould You Jump Off a Cliff Just Because Your Friends Did?

Would You Jump Off a Cliff Just Because Your Friends Did?

My mom always asked me as a kid, “would you jump off a cliff just because all your friends did?”  I never jumped off a cliff with friends (helloooo, fear of heights!), but I de...

ActivismShould I Be Composting?

Should I Be Composting?

I know, I know! Composting. The thing you should be doing but you don’t. It seems like such a simple thing but then browns and greens and ba...

ActivismThe Impact of Micro-Trash

The Impact of Micro-Trash

Odds are good you know what micro-trash is even if you haven’t yet read the official definition. You know what it is, just like I do, because we’ve seen it on trail...

ActivismHow to Recycle the Right Way

How to Recycle the Right Way

We all love to recycle, but I’ll be the first to say that I don’t always know what to do with my recyclables. Sometimes the rules of recycling can get me down as th...