By Vicki Patterson Kelp is essentially the ocean’s equivalent of trees and grows at almost twice the rate of any land crop. It absorbs carbon dioxide and nitrogen compounds, helping clean the atmosphere while capturing up to 20 times more carbon per acre than land forests. Help The Kelp Today, our kelp forests are in serious trouble. California’s kelp forests have decreased by 93%! The number one threat to our kelp forests is rising ocean temperatures. Kelp can only survive i

By Vicki Patterson A healthy environment can only be maintained if we learn to use our natural resources sustainably. By consuming less and conserving more, we can leave behind a healthy planet for future generations. Get inspired to make the world a better place with these environmentally friendly habits in honor of Protecting Our Natural Resources month. Conserve Water at Home Harvest Rainwater Turn off faucet when brushing teeth Install water efficient appliances Save fuel

By Vicki Patterson Phytoplankton are some of Earth's most critical organisms and so it is vital study and understand them. They generate about half the atmosphere's oxygen, as much per year as all land plants. Phytoplankton also form the base of virtually every ocean food web. These microscopic creatures not only contribute at least 50 percent of all oxygen to our atmosphere, they do so by capturing about 37 billion metric tons of CO2, an estimated 40 percent of all CO2 produ

By Vicki Patterson This month on November 15 is America Recycles Day, we're taking it one step further by observing and raising awareness about it all month long! Here's a Few Facts About Recycling 1. About 80% of the items buried in landfills could be recycled. Stand Up To Trash is working on changing that! 2. 9 out of 10 people said they would recycle if it were “easier." Stand Up To Trash is going to make it easier for you! 3. Despite only representing 5% of the world pop

By Vicki Patterson Sharks have a reputation for being man-eaters. Their huge size, appearance and sharp teeth scare people, and their fame from movies like Jaws really doesn’t help matters. Shark encounters do indeed occur, and the media loves to sensationalist them, but they are rare and, statistically, sharks pose very little threat to humans. This is especially true if you understand and respect their natural behaviours and instincts. Sharks are wild animals that don’t nat

By Kaeley Sterkel Every month during our beach cleanups we take inventory of what was found ranging from all sizes. It is important to make sure you are taking everything with you after visiting the beaches and even more important to pick up trash that is not yours. Even if ten people did that in one day they would be saving hundreds of pieces of trash that could have a harmful impact on the ocean and the organisms that live in it as well as around it. Small efforts turn into

By Vicki Patterson The 3 R’s are now the 9 R’s. We’ve grown comfortable ignoring the reduce and reuse parts of the old ‘3 R’s’ adage. The 3 R’s also implies a closed circular system, when in fact it is not. Only 9% of it gets recycled, of that an even smaller number gets made into something else. It’s time we all take inventory of our life and turn off the faucet of plastic. Since plastic is made up of chemicals not found in nature it is here forever and does not decompose. T

By Kaeley Sterkel What is Ocean Acidification? This is the act of the ocean becoming more acidic due to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere motivated by human acts. The increased process of ocean acidification can be found as far back as the beginning of the industrial revolution, this was the start of burning mass amounts of coal. When carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere 60% of it gets absorbed by the ocean, with normal levels this act balances

By Vicki Patterson Protecting the ocean is close to our hearts. That’s why created the challenge calendar to pique your interest about alternatives to single use plastics and offering alternatives and new workable sustainable habits. We don’t believe that anyone can go waste free, but we do believe that each person can choose a few swaps here and there and collectively we can turn the tide on plastic pollution. The 'grab and go' society needs to embrace and adopt the "plan an

By Kaeley Sterkel Coming up this week on April 22 is Earth Day! This day gives the environmental community the chance to spread consciousness as how to help protect and love the earth. Earth Day is one of the most widely known environmental awareness days, but many people do not know how it came to be. The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970, but before this time there was no recognition to the vast amounts of smoke and sludge produced by industry or the consumption of gas

By Kaeley Sterkel Chemical use in today’s industry has provoked pressing environmental and health challenges that require new up to date safety evaluations as well as disposal directions for the community, companies and statewide. Hundreds of new chemicals are introduced to the market every year and tens of thousands of more are currently being use without the understanding of potential risk.t is hard to think that the American people would let harmful chemicals to be used r

Everyone knows the iconic green arrowed triangle. Next month we’re celebrating America Recycles Day on Nov 15 and we want to help and empower you on ways of becoming more aware of your plastic and waste consumption. I can’t believe I’m going to tell you this but I only recently bought reusable produce bags and you know what, I absolutely love them. I can’t see myself ever going to the store again without them! Here’s where I bought mine. TheEarthlingCo.com Before covid, the g