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LifestyleTravelers who don't know how to go off the grid bring 7 suitcases and a microwave to stay in a yurt, according to owners of rustic Airbnbs
Travelers may crave a break from their phones, but going off the grid can prove difficult for some. Airbnbs hosts in Missouri and Georgia share mishaps they've witnessed at their remote properties. Some guests bring too much luggage and even appliances; others have irrational fears of wildlife. https://www.businessinsider.com/airbnb-hosts-share-how-city-travelers-mess-up-when-going-off-the-grid-2023-3
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LifestyleAre electric cars really better for the environment?
The U.S. transportation sector is in the midst of an aggressive push to replace fossil fuels and the internal combustion engine with renewable energy and zero emissions electric vehicles. https://ktla.com/automotive/are-electric-cars-really-better-for-the-environment/
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LifestyleCan children make parents adopt more sustainable lifestyles? What is the role of New Education Policy?
Can our schools and the New Education Policy (NEP) somehow help us out of this predicament? What is the role teachers and their students can play in educating the households, communities and societies about the climate crisis? https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/can-children-make-parents-adopt-more-sustainable-lifestyles-what-is-the-role-of-new-education-policy/
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LifestyleCanadian Family wins life-changing $50,000 prize by reducing household carbon emissions
Can Canadians really make a difference by cutting their household carbon emissions? Five families were challenged to cut their carbon and share their experiences, with one family taking home a grand prize of $50,000 to continue their quest to live net zero. https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canadian-family-wins-life-changing-50-000-prize-by-reducing-household-carbon-emissions-802495241.html
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LifestyleDoug DeMuro Says This Sprinter Van Tiny House Has Everything You Need To Live Off The Grid
Doug identifies the many quirks and features of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter conversion to a tiny home camper. https://www.hotcars.com/doug-demuro-sprinter-van-tiny-house/
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LifestyleAre More Carbon Footprint Labels Coming to the Grocery Store?
The dairy alternative brand Oatly is using its newly reformulated oat milk yogurt line to introduce U.S. consumers to its climate footprint label — which the company has featured on products in European markets since 2021. https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2023/carbon-footprint-labels-food/765696
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LifestyleWe’re a family-of-four and live off-grid in the woods – our kids nap outside when it’s freezing but it’s good for them
A FAMILY-OF-FOUR who live proudly off-grid have revealed they let their children sleep outside even when it’s freezing. https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/21261874/off-grid-family-four-woodland-kids-nap-outside/
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LifestyleReusable take-out food containers can reduce plastic waste, emissions, costs
In the effort to reduce plastic waste in the restaurant industry—single-use takeout containers, specifically—University of Michigan researchers compared the lifetime environmental impacts of single-use and reusable food containers. https://news.umich.edu/reusable-take-out-food-containers-can-reduce-plastic-waste-emissions-costs-u-m-study-finds/
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LifestyleMore couples are choosing 'green' weddings
According to The Knot 2021 Sustainability Survey, one of the top trends of how couples are incorporating sustainability into their weddings is through decor. https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/environment/2023/01/13/more-couples-are-choosing--green--weddings
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LifestyleHippie Onlyfans Model wants to use earnings to help off the grid
Adult film star Indica Flower has big dreams for her future. The self-proclaimed hippie, who rocks dreadlocks, has taken her talents over to OnlyFans and has saved up $1.5 million from her content in the process. She hopes to save up enough money to eventually live her life off the grid. https://www.outkick.com/hippie-onlyfans-model-wants-to-use-earnings-to-help-live-off-the-grid/
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LifestyleEPA proposes new rule to crack down on deadly air pollution
For the first time since 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing an update to the federal air quality standard for fine soot – a long-awaited step to reduce deadly air pollution. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/06/health/epa-air-pollution-standards-climate/index.html
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LifestyleOff-grid living with solar power on Curtis Island saves Qld couple thousands on energy bill
Off-grid living has been Cheryl and Trevor Watson's way of life for almost 40 years. The couple lives on Curtis Island, a one-hour ferry ride off the port city of Gladstone in central Queensland. They run everything from a toaster to lawn mower starter using solar power. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-02/off-grid-living-curtis-island-solar-saves-power-bill/101810862
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LifestyleCalifornia to cover canals with solar panels to combat drought
California is investing millions of dollars in building solar panels atop water supply canals. The US state hopes to fight the ongoing drought and simultaneously produce renewable energy. Project Nexus could save up to 63 billion gallons of water and produce 13 gigawatts of energy capacity. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/california-drought-energy-solar-panel-canopies/
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LifestylePeople are fleeing Toronto home prices to cheap off-grid communities in Ontario's north
Barrett says while the off-grid aspect necessitates and enables the use of these eco-friendly options and conservation of services, the main ethos of the villages, along with keeping costs for residents extremely low, is having zero environmental impact. https://dailyhive.com/toronto/toronto-off-grid-communities
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LifestyleAre real or artificial Christmas trees better for the environment?
While you might worry that chopping down tens of millions of trees each year amounts to an environmental nightmare, a real Christmas tree can be more sustainable than an artificial one https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/11/25/artificial-tree-real-christmas-environment/
