Hey y'all its Annelies and I love earth. Definitely my most favorite habitable
planet in the solar system. I have to say. Since earth is my fave, I try to do
what I can to make it a better place to live. Mother Earth is pretty sick right
now and just as we would with our own mother we need to do what we can to take
care of her and make it a better place to live for not only future generations
but for ourselves. I know it might be daunting to try to figure out what you
can do to help the environment and our sweet Mother Earth. Of course we all know
the basics to reduce reuse recycle, turn off electronics when you're not
using them, walk places or try to use public transport when you can, get those
reusable water bottles, and of course we can't forget the reusable straws, BUT
only for those who can because we're not going to shame those who don't because
we love our siblings in the disability community just as much as we love Mother
Earth. but with all that being said you might be saying Annelies, "what can I do
to help the earth that doesn't involve buying a Tesla or going a hundred
percent waste-free?" So I have made a list of four super-easy ways that you can be
a better resident of Earth. Number one make every shopping trip intentional and
consider buying in bulk. Not only will you be more prepared the next time you start
to run out of something but by saving yourself an extra trip to the store
you're saving the air from the emissions given off by your car. There are so many
benefits: saving time, saving gas, and gas money, and most importantly saving the
earth! Number two: instead of using paper towels try using cloth towels or rags.
Cloth towels are great because you can use them for years to come. You don't
have to replace them unless if you seriously destroy them, but even still
they are so much more durable than single-use paper towels. and if you don't
want to go buy new rags or towels you can cut up old t-shirts or old bath
towels and turn them into something new. If you wash your hands and then dry them
using a paper towel, you're gonna throw it away after that one use. But if you
use a cloth rag or a towel that can become the hand drying rag for the week!
If you throw your rags or towels in with your regular laundry it is so much
better for the environment than throwing away all those paper towels and the
cardboard tubes if they come on. Did you know
that it takes water to make paper towels? I honestly had no idea, but if you switch
over to cloth rags or towels think of all the paper and water that would be
conserved! However, if you do need to buy paper towels, which I understand some
people might need to, consider looking for recycled paper options.
Number 3: Hold your local and national governments responsible for
doing their part in the fight against climate change. Yes, it is important to do
what you can to reduce reuse and recycle, however your government and your country
as a whole can do a lot more good if we were just all in this together. I know I
frequently guilt myself for feeling like I'm not doing enough, if I lived a
zero-waste life and I never drove my car I could personally cure climate change,
but that is just simply not the case. But what I can do as an individual to help
the national and global movement for change here in the US is call my
representatives and encourage them to use their power to do what is right for
Mother Earth. A brilliant website is 5calls.org . You can go to their website
check out all sorts of different topics and issues that they're covering and put
your zip code and boom, you get your contact for that topic, for your area, as
well as a script to follow so that when you call them, you don't get nervous on
the phone, and don't know what to say . It's pretty freakin fantastic and there
are tons of different types of topics on there. It's a great website that helps
making your voice heard be pretty easy. All you have to do is dial the numbers
and then talk. Number 4: stay informed and keep up the conversation around
climate change environmentalism and eco-friendly choices and actions. I am in
no way an expert on environmentalism or climate change, and I am most definitely
far from perfect when it comes to being eco friendly. I'm still learning and I'm
consistently trying to improve but easy things that I do to stay informed is
keep up with channels here on YouTube who talk about all of this. They say
"out of sight, out of mind" and I've noticed that since I've incorporated
following channels pages and people who all talk about environmentalism, climate
change, and positively impacting the earth, into my social media consumption,
I've been more aware and conscious about how my actions affect the planet. One of
my favorite channels around this topic here on YouTube is that of Levi
Hildebrand and he preaches this idea that you don't
to be a hero to save the world. I've linked his channel along with a whole
bunch of others that I would really recommend checking out so that way you
can learn, stay informed, and honestly be inspired to do more good. Fighting
climate change definitely isn't easy, but if you can find ways in your life to not
only make a little bit of effort, but also expect and encourage companies and
governments to do the same, we can all work together to help our Mother Earth
be a happier and healthier place to be.
I've been wanting to do a video like this for a really long time and I'm so
glad I finally got around to making it I hope you enjoyed this one and if you
have anything that you like to do to help the environment go ahead and leave
it in the comment section down below that way we can create like a whole
hodgepodge of tips and advice on how to be a better resident of Earth. All my
socials including my patreon in my podcast are linked down in the
description as always, I really hope you guys enjoyed this one, give it a thumbs
up if you did and subscribe to my channel if you're new otherwise that is
it for me stay beautiful have a marvelous day and I'll see you in the
next one