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Episode 10: Ten Ways to Show You Love the Planet

April 14, 2020 • Kristina Hunter • Episode 10

Today I will be sharing with you ten ways you can live greener for the planet. Since you are listening to this podcast, I know that you are interested in sustainable wellbeing and green living, and that’s why I’m giving you ten practical tips to living a more environmentally friendly, happy, and healthy life. What is good for us as human beings is also good for the planet, so we need to understand that we are integrally part of nature and nature is part of us.

We can start living lighter in our homes by reusing things, supporting local businesses, and choosing energy-efficient appliances for example. We can also benefit the environment by being intentional about which organizations and charities we support financially, the kind of gifts we give, the food we consume, and the packaging and containers we use. While recycling is a helpful strategy, its impact is still marginal in the context of the planet’s consumption rates. Choosing greener means of transportation, helping the next generation to develop a love for the environment, and unplugging from your digital devices are also ways to foster a global mindset of conservation.

Key Points From This Episode:

Understanding that we are beings of nature who rely on nature in physical ways.
How we can live lighter and have a less severe impact on the earth and its resources.
Check out my free Green Home Guide for practical solutions around the home!
Make your money matter by leveraging your purchasing power for environmental change.
Giving the gift of time, experiences, and consumables rather than the gift of physical things.
Hear how you can eat in ways that reflect your connection to and respect for the earth.
Avoid plastic like the plague – plastic simply breaks down into smaller bits of plastic!
Why recycling is not the complete answer to preserving the environment.
Effective ways to reduce greenhouse gasses by choosing greener means of transportation.
How we can help our children connect with nature and develop a love of it.
Reestablishing connection with yourself and other people by unplugging from digital devices.
Showing yourself the same kindness that you need to show the planet.

Quotables:

“We are beings of nature. We rely on the planet for our existence. We rely on the air to breathe, the water to drink, and the food for our very sustenance.” — Kristina Hunter [0:01:22]

“Green investing is a real thing and it is paying really good dividends.” — Kristina Hunter [0:07:36]

“When plastic breaks down, it doesn’t break down into anything other than microplastics: these plastics become smaller bits of plastic.” — Kristina Hunter [0:14:21]

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