Earth Week kicks off!

The 54th Earth Day is next Monday, April 22nd. The theme this year is Planet vs. Plastics

Check out this 50 second video to find out why.

You can sign the petition for the Global Plastics Treaty here. Which, among many things, seeks a 60% of reduction of all fossil fuel-based plastic production by 2040. It is baffling the number of places plastic is found these days, did you watch the video? It's in our food!

Think microplastics are only found in water dwelling animals? Here's an article from Ocean Conservancy noting that microplastics are found in the flesh of land animals as well. Vegans aren't safe from them either, microplastics are everywhere! They're in our tofu!!

I found this helpful article from Environmental Working Group about reducing the microplastics in our homemade meals with some simple tweaks like replacing a plastic cutting board and microwaving foods in glass containers.

If you really want to dig into the science, here's a position paper on the impact that animal agriculture is having on our climate.

For the rest of the week, I'll be sharing more information on why we need to be concerned about the state of our planet, some of the things you probably haven't thought about but which actually have a huge impact, and ways we can tread more lightly on our great Mother Earth.

If you're itching for more info now, visit my first blog from this month where I link some of my previous Earth Week blogs. We'll wrap up Earth Week with the launch of Did You Bring the Hummus Podcast Season 5 with a very special guest! I cannot wait to introduce you, stay tuned!

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”

-George Bernard Shaw