{"id":10912,"date":"2024-04-07T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2.mappyhour.org\/blog\/?p=10912"},"modified":"2024-04-09T15:32:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T19:32:22","slug":"earth-month-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/2024\/04\/earth-month-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Month Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Earth Month is here! Please take a gander at a few tips we have complied to help you find your most sustainable\u2011self!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s No Planet B<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This Earth Month, we wanted to challenge ourselves (and all of you) to try out new ways of more sustainable living. So we reached out to a few of our favorite environmentalists on instagram and our chapter leaders to hear their favorite tips including 1. Buy in bulk 2. Join a local organization 3. Ride your bike 4. Eat vegetarian for a day\/week 5. Track your carbon footprint and make a off\u2011set donation through Native Forests; nativeforests.org. Are you in? Tag\u00a0#MappyHour<\/a>\u00a0as you experiment and challenge yourselves with a few small steps that make a big difference!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buy in Bulk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Krista \/ @browngirl_green<\/a> recommends: Buy in bulk whenever possible. It saves money, you’ll most likely eat healthier (if you choose to buy more healthy; dried nuts, seeds, legumes etc.), and it reduces your plastic use\/waste!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Find a Community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rozina \/ @rozikanch<\/a> recommends: 1. Find a group that aligns with your values and join forces with those making change. Here are some large organizations with local chapters worth exploring: Citizens\u2019 Climate Lobby, Clean Energy Leadership Institute, The Sunrise Movement, the Sierra Club. 2. If you suffer from climate anxiety, find a like\u2011minded community that can relate and is working on climate issues. Realize you\u2019re not alone in the struggle. An oft\u2011quoted statement rings true: Action is the antidote to despair. 3. Determine your climate\u2011friendly choices. While individual actions alone won\u2019t solve climate change, they send a signal to companies that people demand better. It\u2019s the reason plastic straws are now banned from some coffee shops and plant\u2011based hamburgers are now mainstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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via @rozikanch<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ride your Bike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mappy Hour Founder Sarah Knapp \/ @srhknpp<\/a> recommends: Biking is an easy and fun way for me to lessen my carbon footprint while also getting a workout on the daily!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Earth Month is here! Please take a gander at a few tips we have complied to help you find your most sustainable\u2011self! There’s No Planet B This Earth Month, we wanted to challenge ourselves (and all of you) to try out new ways of more sustainable living. So we reached out to a few of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":10914,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[788,763,139],"tags":[890,302],"yst_prominent_words":[566,398,394,448,529,717,702],"class_list":{"0":"post-10912","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-community","8":"category-mappy-hour","9":"category-tips-and-tricks","11":"tag-liz-brown"},"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n