Tess S.

Hi all, if you’re looking for another way to help stop deforestation, look at the toilet paper that your family uses. A lot of common brands such as Charmin, Ultra Soft, and Cottonelle cut down a lot of trees and use no recycling to make a lot of their toilet paper. Other brands such as Seventh Generation and more use recycled paper or bamboo,…[Read more]

Fashion and clothing actually has a large environmental impact! For more sustainable clothing,here are some ideas:
-buy already used clothes from thrift stores
-after you are done with your clothes, donate them to thrift stores and hand them or hand them down to younger siblings, cousins, neighbors, or people you know
-when buying clothes, look…[Read more]

Here’s a activity you can do this week to learn more about climate change! It’s a really good video and loved it.

Its 46 minutes long.

P.S. Don’t worry about the activity pages, Science Mom shows them on the video.

Also, the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) just released a new report, if you haven’t heard. It’s a “red code for humanity” so we really need to act on climate change AS SOON AS WE CAN. If you are interested in meeting with your elected officials in the United States (it’s not as scary as it sounds) and talking to them about…[Read more]

Hello! While it is getting close to the end of the summer, there are still some summer-related things we can all do. Here are some ideas:
-Air conditioning burns a lot of fossil fuels, so try putting your thermostat one or two degrees warmer, even if it’s just for a day. It doesn’t seem like that much of a difference, but it really does make a…[Read more]