Take the #GreenScream Challenge and Affect Climate Change

#GreenScream Challenge | Eco-Mothering.com

Remember last year’s ALS ice bucket challenge? That was wildly successful with donations topping $100 million in a single month. Now, in honor of Earth Month, the Environmental Media Association brings you the #GreenScream Challenge. This is totally fun because you get to sneak up on someone and scare them. And videotape it. And post it on Facebook or Instagram for the world to see. Ha. Even celebrities are doing it — watch Lance Bass #GreenScream Michael Turchin in this video. Why are we being challenged to scare someone? To spread the word on the scary impacts of climate change, which we’ve been seeing in the form of sea level rise, extreme heat, droughts, blizzards, storms and flooding. How does this help the earth? Everyone who takes the challenge needs to challenge three more people and plant an herb, flower or veggie within 24 hours. Carbon pollution is the main … Continue reading

Top 10 Stats That Will Inspire You to Recycle

Reasons to Recycle | Eco-Mothering.com

Recycling 1 six-foot stack of newspapers saves the life of one 35-foot tree. If we recycled all the newspapers printed in the U.S. on a Sunday, we’d save 26 million trees per year. Recycling 1 aluminum can saves enough energy to run your television for three hours. Recycling 100 cans could light your bedroom for two weeks. Up to 80% of a vehicle can be recycled. Glass can be recycled an infinite number of times. Recycling just 1 glass jar equals enough electricity to power an 11-watt CFL bulb for 20 hours. Recycling 20 plastic bottles saves enough energy to power an air conditioner for two hours. We generate 21.5 million tons of food waste each year. If we composted that food, it would be like taking 2 million cars off the road (in terms of greenhouse gas reduction). Every ton of paper recycled saves 7,000 gallons of water. If … Continue reading