Field Notes
Why The Moonshot of Ocean Cleanup Efforts Should Be Fixing the Philippines
In our fight to rid the world's oceans of plastic pollution a huge and obvious first phase is grasping where the vast majority of the waste leakage is coming from and why. For that very reason, it's high time we pay attention to what's happening in the Philippines. While we've...
C'mon Man! 10 Years to Phase Out Single Use Plastics in our National Parks? Sorry! Not Good Enough
Last Wednesday Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the sale of single use plastic water bottles and other products will be phased out of the National Parks and public lands by 2032. Naturally, we welcome the spirit of this move. Order No. 3047 is part of a department wide...
Finding Your Good is Now Easier Thanks to Outside Inc
Cold Fact: life is better when you live with purpose. Cold Fact 2: there's no better purpose than helping others. Cold Fact 3: there are great ways to support groups you align with. This is why Outside Inc.'s has just launched Find Your Good a reference guide for their global...
Our Livable List of Ways to Reduce Your Plastic Footprint
If you're remotely interested in reducing your plastic waste, you needn't look far for inspiration. The amount of tips and tricks are endless, and everywhere. Google the question and you'll be stuck scrolling through thousands of Top 10 lists dating back years. Assuming you don't have time to sift through...
Podcast: Shaping Your Sustainability Mindset with Derek Sabori
Whether we're talking plastic pollution, ocean acidification, tainted soil, dirty water or climate change, we know the long list of environmental challenges we face today are intertwined. Our attempts at solving these problems will be too. To that end, grasping the full weight and consequences of our well-intended cures is...
Let's Protect What Matters
What do you value? Wait -- try this instead: when was the last time you asked yourself what you truly value? My guess is it's been a minute...so go on...sit with that question for a second. Separate your needs from your wants. Is your work/life balance working? What are the...