https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday Love and Appreciation for our Amazing Planet en-us 2022-04-19 10:31:48 UTC 2023-04-24 00:01:21 UTC hello@padlet.com sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148371343 https://www.conservation.org/carbon-footprint-calculator#/

How many trees are needed to offset your annual footprint?

Which areas can you improve in? Transport? Food? Electricity use?
      
 
       ]]> 2022-04-19 10:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148371343 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148374150 Try it for one day!

Did you know, if every adult in the UK switched to plant-based meals just twice a week, that would be the equivalent of planting 13.88 billion trees? That is how much of a difference eating plant-based meals can make!

Now, compare the size of the UK to the size of China…and think about the impact it would make if every adult in China switched to plant-based meals twice a week!]]> 2022-04-19 10:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148374150 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148375124 A typical shower uses between 5 and 10 gallons of water a minute! That’s a lot. Limit yourself to a maximum 5-minute shower, but ideally just 2 or 3 minutes!

Learn other ways to save water around your home here.

]]> 2022-04-19 10:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148375124 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148376810 TVs, computer, chargers, and many other devices use phantom energy when plugged in, even if they are not being used. This wastes electricity and money!

This study shows that the average US household would save $165 dollars a year if devices were unplugged around the home when not actually in use.]]> 2022-04-19 10:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148376810 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148378033 Limit your time on screens. Play board games or read a book instead of watching videos.

Turn all lights off for as much of the day as possible.

Have cold meals, not hot ones.

Turn off all heaters/AC units

Check out more tips in the Academy of Natural Sciences blog here.]]> 2022-04-19 10:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148378033 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148378601 Earth, Appreciated
Our planet is a wonder, a perfectly improbable incubator for life. It’s also in danger because of our indifference. Here are 12 talks that reflect on both those truths.



]]> 2022-04-19 10:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148378601 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148379311 Why I live a Zero Waste Lifestyle—Lauren Singer

In the last eight years, Lauren has produced so little waste it can all fit inside a small jar!

If you can watch You Tube, you can see her Ted talk about going Zero Waste at https://youtu.be/pF72px2R3Hg


]]> 2022-04-19 10:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148379311 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148380081 Straw No More—Molly Steer

9-year-old Molly saw the damage that disposable plastics do to the ocean, and knew she had to do something. 

Today, Molly is 11-years-old and runs the organization “Straw No More.” Learn more about its efforts and progress at https://www.strawnomore.org/about/]]> 2022-04-19 10:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148380081 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148380551 A Creative Approach to Climate Change—Finnegan Harries

Climate change is a fact. Calling all creatives!]]> 2022-04-19 10:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148380551 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148380912 A Drop in the Plastic Ocean—how one person can make a difference!]]> 2022-04-19 10:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148380912 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148381081 Low-carbon, healthy, and delicious!]]> 2022-04-19 10:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148381081 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148381224 Planet-friendly and tasty!]]> 2022-04-19 10:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148381224 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148381548 Did you know we all eat plastic?! 

Read this article to find out more.]]> 2022-04-19 10:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148381548 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148381857 OK, pulled mushrooms. But, yum!]]> 2022-04-19 10:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148381857 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148382037 The next time you want some spaghetti, try this vegan sauce!]]> 2022-04-19 10:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148382037 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148382155 Delicious, no-egg frittata!]]> 2022-04-19 10:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148382155 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148455401 Scientists now estimate earth may be home to around 73,000 tree species.]]> 2022-04-19 11:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2148455401 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2149751396 Cli-fi stands for ‘climate fiction.’ It’s a form of speculative fiction that features a changed or changing climate as a major plot device. People have been writing cli-fi stories and novels for decades, but the phrase became widely used beginning about 10 years ago. 

For a brief introduction, guiding reading questions, and recommendations, click here. ]]> 2022-04-20 04:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2149751396 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2149847918 The Arizona State University Center for Science and Imagination has published a collection of science fiction stories, art, and essays exploring “human futures powered by solar energy, with an upbeat, solarpunk twist.”  (https://csi.asu.edu/books/weight/)

Available here in .pdf format]]> 2022-04-20 06:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2149847918 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2149851768 In December, 2009, world leaders gathered in Copenhagen to try to reach a global deal to tackle climate change. The UK newspaper ‘The Guardian’  asked authors, artists, and poets to produce new work in response to the climate crisis. Here is a piece by author Margaret Atwood, most known for her work The Handmaid’s Tale.]]> 2022-04-20 06:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2149851768 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2149855519 Everything Change: An Anthology of Climate Fiction, features twelve stories from the ASU Imagination and Climate Futures Initiative 2016 Short Story Contest. The forward is by sci-fi legend and contest judge Kim Stanley Robinson, and an interview with climate fiction author Paolo Bacigalupi is included at the end.

The collection is free to download, read, and share at the link here.]]> 2022-04-20 06:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2149855519 sclslibraries https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2149979688 Take a look at some of these great cli-fi books in our library. Some of them are eBooks and can be found in Overdrive/Sora. If you want to check one out, but are having some trouble accessing it, send me an email and we’ll try to figure it out together. ]]> 2022-04-20 08:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sclslibraries/earthday/wish/2149979688