[Fuusm-l] Green things for Earth Week

[Annie Warmke]

Such a great email.  I'd like to add one thing while I have access to 
the Internet.  While it's a good thing to do what we can individually in 
our day-to-day lives it's not what really makes a difference - it's the 
things that Dawn pointed out with how corporations direct our purchases, 
and how they work as corporate citizens with their products, how they 
treat their employees and the environment.  For example, switching from 
Google to "ecosia". Every time you purchase something you are voting 
with your dollars.  Do you really want to vote for Google or Amazon or 
Microsoft or Target?  I don't.

Corporations would like us to take responsibility for the little things 
like water conservation and recycling, but the real changes have to come 
at their level of operation.

It all takes a little research and follow-through - planning, but then 
we want a new world - one the exists for our children and generations to 
come.

I miss all of you and feel incredibly isolated this week with the 
problems with the phones and broadband.  Thanks for being there and for 
caring for each other and the planet.  Annie

On 4/19/2020 1:50 PM, Dawn Hewitt via Fuusm-l wrote:
> Dear FUUSM friends,
>
> It was great to see so many of your loving, smiling faces this morning!
>
> This is Earth Week, there is no face-to-face Earth Day event in 
> Marietta this week.
>
> However, we—the Green Sanctuary committee members—encourage you to 
> spend more time thinking about and “cherishing the universe and its 
> resources” this week, and especially, considering your own impacts on 
> our Mother. If Orders of Service were printed up each Sunday morning 
> in April and May, these would be the Green Tips you’d read. (Thanks to 
> Patty Troisi for coming up with them!)
>
>
> 1.
>
>     Look up “environmental impact” of an item before buying. Pull out
>     your phone and search for “environmental impact of ___”.  You
>     might find some new information.
>
> 2.
>     Shampoo and conditioner bottles use energy to produce and recycle.
>     Try bar shampoo and conditioner to reduce energy and packaging.
>     You may even find some locally made.
>
>
> 3.
>     Remember the 3 Rs? Now there are at least 6: Refuse, Reduce,
>     Reuse, Repurpose, Rot, and Recycle.  And how about Recharge,
>     Refill, and Rethink?
>
>
> 4.
>     Try the search engine, “ecosia.org <http://ecosia.org>” instead of
>     Google. Eighty percent or their ad revenue goes directly to
>     planting trees that sequester CO2. The results should be similar
>     to a Google search.
>
>
> 5.
>     Sign up for “Today We Will” (todaywewillnewsletter.com
>     <http://todaywewillnewsletter.com>) for daily e-mail tips to live
>     more sustainably. It’s a not-for-profit newsletter.
>
>
> 6.
>     Choose “no rush” or at least “two-day” delivery when shopping
>     online, if possible. Expedited shipments cause fewer combined
>     deliveries which means more trips and emissions.
>
>
> 7.
>     Choose bar soap over body wash. About 2 billion bottles of body
>     wash head to landfills in the U.S. every year.  Reduce plastic waste.
>
>
> 8.
>     When buying a takeout lunch, consider a sandwich instead of a
>     salad. It usually means less plastic packaging, and no plastic
>     utensils.
>
>
> 9.
>
>     Letting your car idle wastes gas and causes environmental damage. 
>     Turn your car off if you are going to be parked more than 30
>     seconds. Ten seconds of idling may burn more fuel than turning off
>     and restarting the engine.
>
>
> One more thing: In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we 
> invite YOU, dear FUUSM member or friend, to view the film/The Human 
> Elemen/t at your convenience this week, and to discuss it at 7 p.m. 
> Sunday, April 26, via a Zoom meeting. I’ve sent an announcement of 
> this event to the Marietta Times, so, we hope the wider MOV community 
> will watch also, and maybe even join the discussion!
>
> The film is being provided by Interfaith Power and Light, a national 
> organization of religious communities responding to climate change. 
> /The Human Element/ is a documentary from the producers of /Racing 
> Extinction/ and /Chasing Ice/, and captures the lives of everyday 
> Americans on the front lines of climate change. To watch the film, 
> visit 
> https://www.interfaithpowerandlight.org/2020/01/the-human-element/. To 
> receive an invitation to join the discussion via Zoom on Sunday, send 
> your email address to me at dawnbirder at gmail.com 
> <mailto:dawnbirder at gmail.com> by 4 p.m. Sunday.
>
> Gratefully,
>
> —Dawn H.
>
>
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-- 
Annie Warmke
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Blue Rock Station/Warmke Farm LLC
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