Michael Tanha’s Blog
The Wrong Way to Sustain: Five Critical Mistakes in Environmentalism
If you want your business to last generations, you have a factor to worry about that entrepreneurs prior rarely had to consider: ecological sustainability. As the threat of climate change becomes more and more apparent, businesses are adopting more sustainable...
Tips for a Greener Holiday Season
With the holiday season right around the corner, there will be more giving and quality time being spent. With family and friends having more gatherings there is normally a higher amount of waste that is created this time of year. This may be hard to control but it’s...
Winter Sustainability Tips
As temperatures start to drop and the snow starts to fall everyone is trying anything they can to stay as warm as possible. Although there’s a higher need for energy there’s plenty of easy sustainable ways to get you through the season. Wearing more layers of clothing...
Sustainable Cooking at Home
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that an astounding 30% to 40% of all food produced in America is thrown in the trash. It happens at the retail consumer level. What it basically gets down to is that the average individual or family is not doing a...
Small Gains in Freshwater Conservation Can Produce Big Results
Earth is home to giant freshwater lakes, such as the Great Lakes of North America, Superior, Huron, and Erie. The Caspian Sea is actually a gigantic freshwater body as is the Aral Sea. However, freshwater accounts for about 3% of all water on the planet. The rest is...
Top Apps for Environmental Sustainability
Scientists warn that we’re in the midst of a mass extinction brought on by climate change and widespread pollution. Fortunately, many facets of society are committed to saving the planet. As part of this process, many environmental sustainability apps have been...
Staying Sustainable During COVID-19
Living a sustainable lifestyle can be difficult in the best of times, and the COVID-19 pandemic has not made things any easier. People may be reducing their carbon footprints by being forced to stay home, but that's not always enough if you want to be more...
A Brief History of Plastic Pollution
The world’s first Earth Day was in 1970. The passing of fifty years has increased awareness of pollution and resulted in some improvement, though plastic pollution as a whole remains a major issue in environmentalism. Plastic is one of the most destructive...
What Specifically Makes Single-Use Plastic Bad for the Environment?
Single-use plastic pollution is one of the most widespread issues in environmentalism, but what actually makes materials like plastic utensils, drink bottles, and plastic grocery bags so bad? Understanding the problem with these plastics can help encourage people to...
Tips for Teaching Children about Environmental Sustainability
Teaching children about environmental sustainability can make all the difference in preparing them to take care of our world. It isn't enough to just tell them to recycle and not litter, they also have to be shown how it's done. 1. Recycle as a family. Doing things as...