List: Sustainability and the Environment | Curated by Maria Rattray

Jun 2, 2024
97 stories
Sustainability and the EnvironmentSustainability|Environment|Planet|Pollution
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Pragmatic Wisdom
A Gazillion Years Ago We Were Warned About Human Greed and ExcessFifty years ago the Lorax issued his personal message…
May 21
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May 21
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
You Don’t Have to Put Up With Bugs Just Living Their Lives in Your HouseAn annual spray inside and out and you’ll never have another insect problem…other issues maybe, but…
May 31
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May 31
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Pragmatic Wisdom
The Natural World Has Always Been Man’s Most Formidable AllyBut now we are charged to fight like lions to protect it and restore it to optimal health
Feb 20
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Feb 20
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Pragmatic Wisdom
Educating Patrick On the Subject of Green Washing and Other Environmental ThingsIn his words: All the stuff he had no idea about…
Feb 26
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Feb 26
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In One Cruel Blow Two Young Lives Were Brutally Cut Shortin the midst of living their lives to the fullest
Mar 30
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Mar 30
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Maria Rattray
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
It Was Headline News In Australia Folks…A 28-year-old crypto billionaire is building an enviable inner-Melbourne mansion that will have many drooling…whilst our planet spot-fires…
Apr 2
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Apr 2
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Pragmatic Wisdom
When She’s Finished Desecrating Her Beautifully Natural GardenThereafter she might sink her teeth into the fast-disappearing Rainforests, unless…
Apr 10
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Apr 10
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Pragmatic Wisdom
Changing FAST Fashion To SLOW, at Break-Neck SpeedStanding up against the sleaze and shame of fast fashion by valuing clothes we already have or that someone else no longer wants…
Apr 15
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Apr 15
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Good Vibes Club
Discovering the Daddy-Long-Leg Spider Webs After Your Guests Have Gone…Oops!But now, let me offer some environmentally-sounds ways to keep spiders at bay, so you can be better prepared.
Dec 23, 2023
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Dec 23, 2023
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Why Your Chicken Could Be Killing YouThe tightly-held rhetoric the chicken industry has been sprouting to trick us into a belief that is, at its best, contentious. Chicken…
Jan 10
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Jan 10
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Maria Rattray
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
When Star Trek Actor William Shatner Went From Pretending to Visit Space, to Actually Visiting…He experienced an epiphany that saddened him beyond belief. Will we learn from him before it’s too late?
Nov 7, 2023
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Nov 7, 2023
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Maria Rattray
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
Dear Kids…Some Things You Need To KnowWhen you were having fun torturing the prime swarm of bees today, all they were doing, was trying to find a home
Nov 16, 2023
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Nov 16, 2023
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The Daily Cuppa
Imagine This, a Zero-Waste Restaurant Serving the Finest of FoodIs it time to endorse this initiative, and demand environmentally-sound standards, even if they don’t get things right first time?
Nov 20, 2023
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Nov 20, 2023
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Good Vibes Club
An Old English Manor, Set Up Much Like A Unique Retirement Idea We Had Put Together Many Years AgoConsider its appeal today, given that current Real Estate is a runaway horse, and homes for seniors, terrifying to even think about
Nov 23, 2023
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Nov 23, 2023
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Age of Empathy
Kintsugi: The Ancient Japanese Art Of Repairing Broken Pottery With Liquid GoldCan you see a life lesson in this art form?
Aug 14, 2023
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Aug 14, 2023
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
Rewilding Which Began in the Eighties Is Now More Than Ever, a Necessary ThingConsciously return to Nature all that is rightfully hers…now stand back and watch pure magic happen
Aug 19, 2023
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Aug 19, 2023
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ILLUMINATION
Looking Behind The Curtains of the Leather Industry We Find a Business That Must Clean Up Its Act…For now ethically-crafted fish leather products are rightfully gaining traction and a famous customer base
Aug 24, 2023
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Aug 24, 2023
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
Goodbye Monoculture LawnsSay hello to environmentally-sound, fragrant, insect-attracting alternatives that will save you both time and energy.
Aug 25, 2023
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Aug 25, 2023
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ILLUMINATION
The Dark And Troubling Side of a Fashion Industry Bent on Unimaginable ProfitYou too can be a customer if you don’t mind the bad taste in your mouth.
Aug 29, 2023
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Aug 29, 2023
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
All Hail The Plastic Bowling ‘Lawn’!Let nothing stand in its way, especially the roots of 100 year-old endangered trees. Off with their heads. NOW!
Aug 30, 2023
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Aug 30, 2023
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