I used to love back-to-school shopping and office supply shopping. A new academic planner, notepad and binders symbolized a fresh start. It is a time of new possibilities, new friends, learning new things and getting good grades. This feeling has continued all these years after I have left full and part-time degree programs. I still…
Welcome to the third and final part of this series on losing weight easily and living a happy, healthy, green life. Part 1 was about eating habits that promote healthy & sustainable living; that also help you lose and maintain your weight in the long term. Part 2 was about increasing physical activity levels without…
Part two of this three part series on losing weight easily while living a happy healthy green life focuses on physical activity. Just as there are many diet plans that can be found on sites like Pinterest, that promise to lose weight quickly (because that is really what we really want). There are all kinds…
With summer coming soon, many of us would like to trim a few (or more than a few) pounds. Many of us might wish there was a button we could push or a pill that could magically take away all our excess weight. There are so many diet plans out there that can be found…
You might even cut your sugar consumption too! This last weekend I took my dogs for a walk along a section of the rural road where I live. I had not been on this section of road since the snow melted and was shocked to see the amount of garbage along the side of…
Why a continually growing economy can reduce your health, happiness and damage the environment. Why this article? This post is about the economy and how it affects our happiness, health and environment. I am not an economist; in fact, environmental economics was my least favourite course during my master’s degree. The fact is that for…
This blog is devoted to achieving a happier, healthier and more environmentally sustainable life without spending money. It may be a surprise to you that many of the same activities that will make you happier and healthier are also good for the environment. In fact, many of the aspects of our society that are making…
The first step in my personal net zero carbon zero is to quantify my own personal carbon footprint. The analysis of my top categories will guide my own actions to reduce my carbon footprint. I have just calculated my 2016 carbon footprint using the following online calculator: http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx According to the calculator, the average…
For those people who do not accept the environmental reasons to significantly reduce/eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels, there is another compelling reason to eliminate our dependence on them, the falling ratio of energy return on investment, or net energy. Energy return on investment (EROI) or energy returned on energy invested (EROEI) is a…
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have risen from 280 parts per million before the industrial revolution to 400 parts per million now. These rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are changing our climate. The largest sources of the emissions are from burning fossil fuels, industrial emissions, and land use change. Anthropogenic carbon…