It's Time For Us To Make Some Changes

11.17.2019

Yesterday, I attended the CNY Youth Climate Summit with my 4yr old. We sat with 7th-12th graders through environmental lectures, discussed eco concerns within our districts, and created action plans on how to move forward within our communities.

We are scientifically past the point of debating the effect of human’s waste on our planet. According to decades of science and yesterday’s lecture from Bruce Monger: if we can’t get our carbon emissions to zero by 2050 our ocean will acidify to a point where the majority of species will perish, and the effect will take tens of thousands of years to undo.

Is this the legacy we want to leave behind?

We are beyond a stage of wailing rhetorical “What can we do?!” laments and maintaining business-as-usual. We’ve had articles and passionate souls informing us for years, but convenience, comfort, and selfishness have made it quick to kick action down the road and mutter, “Easy for them to say…”

I’ve spent the last two years unraveling a lifetime of convenience. I operate a family of three with as little carbon-footprint as possible, I changed my entire relationship to food (former meat lover, turned vegetarian), and I am every day learning new ways to cut out even more waste. The time has come for me to soapbox a little of what we’re doing in the hope that you might try it too.

Want to lessen your environmental impact?

Stay tuned and keep growing.