by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | At home, Displayable EH Action
This one is simple. Whenever you come across the smell of methane (natural gas) give a call to your local utility gas-reporting phone number or website. Not only do you prevent the risk of explosions, but it helps not waste this polluting, planet-heating substance...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | At home, Displayable EH Action
Is your food about to expire? Afraid you will not be able to eat it before it goes bad? Do not throw it out. Put it in the freezer! When you put items in the freezer, it preserves the state of the food to lock in freshness until you are ready to eat it. Then you have...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | Displayable EH Action, Personal Behavior
Nobody wanted to eat Patagonian toothfish. Then, in 1977, an American fish merchant changed the name to Chilean sea bass and it took off. Similarly, the Chinese gooseberry was not popular. It is known as the kiwi today. And did you know that before canola oil was so...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | Displayable EH Action, Minimization/mitigation
It is hard to believe that hundreds of billions of bills and updates are still sent out annually around the globe. That takes a lot of trees and energy to make happen. The hurdles to e-billing are dropping away as more people embrace the technology and see the...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | At home, Displayable EH Action, Minimization/mitigation
We usually consider wrapping paper to be recyclable, but did you know that is often not the case? Wrapping paper can only be recycled if it is not laminated, has no metallic pieces, and has no tape, ribbons, or bows. One way to figure out if your wrapping paper is...
