Brought to you by Renee Elizabeth Peters, Model4greenliving is a "Body, Mind, and Planet Positive" example... Renee is an Earth Advocate 🌏⁣⁣⁣ and Interviewer 📽. “Sustainability isn't black and white. Our convos around them shouldn’t be either.”

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THE TRUTH BEHIND ZERO WASTE: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE PRIVILEGE.
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WHAT I EAT IN A DAY, AS A PALEO-VEGAN

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Heading off grid for 10 days, and wanted to leave these words from John Ikerd with you.⁣ ⁣ Is the world chaotic right now? Yes. But this chaos is unfortunately the only thing pressing enough to make many of us act.⁣ ⁣ I was definitely worried about climate change, and the impacts of my personal choices when climate change seemed like something that was being left for future generations. But my plan for action then was sustainable fashion instead of fast fashion. Being vegan instead of eating the Standard American Diet.⁣ ⁣ But now that we are in the midst of a #climatecrisis, I am more inspired than ever to do more. I know we need radical change, and repacking the same old neoliberalism into green packaging isn’t going to be enough.⁣ ⁣ That’s why I am sooooo excited to be embarking on the #regenerativeagriculture path. And the next 10 days will be my head first jump off of that cliff, getting my hands dirty, and seeing what I am capable of in the face of such uncertainty.⁣ ⁣ I will not have service, so won’t be checking in here so much, but will share as much as I can when I get back.⁣ ⁣ Remember, we stand at an incredible fork in the road right now. It’s up to us to face this challenge now without fear. Without atrophy.⁣ ⁣ What questions do you have for me while I am gone? Thanks as always for your support. Making these changes wouldn’t be nearly as empowering without all of you ✊🏼🌎🌿⁣ ⁣ #climateaction #climatestrike #climatechangeisreal #keepitintheground #permaculturedesign #permaculturegarden #homesteading
🚨BREAKING! @repocasiocortez & @berniesanders proposed a climate emergency declaration!🚨 ⁣ ⁣ 1) If you’re on Twitter, Tweet “Sign the resolution. This is a #ClimateEmergency” tagging your state congresspeople. ⁣ ⁣ 2) On IG do the same, but with the pictures mentioned below, on your main feed or in your stories.⁣ ⁣ 3) Include pictures of pollution/climate-driven disasters in your state with your tweet or IG post.⁣ ⁣ 4) Tag @sunrisemvmt so they can promote you and get our senators to listen.⁣ ⁣ #climateaction #climatestrike #climatechangeisreal #keepitintheground #climatecrisis #fridaysforfuture
Sustainability isn’t something you can buy.🌎The sustainability of an object doesn’t come from the label on it, rather it depends on the care that you give it, how long you can use it, repair it, repurpose it, and keep it from a landfill. ⁣ ⁣ Take reusable water bottles and cloth bags for example. Just because you buy one and use it instead of the single-use alternative, if you lose them, and get new ones all the time, you’re still consuming lots of resources. ⁣ ⁣ How many of you get a NEW cloth bag every time you go to a store? How many of you buy a new reusable water bottle if you forget yours at home?⁣ ⁣ I got this bag from Reformation a few years ago after shopping, and have been resewing the handles on because they weren’t made for re-use. I also bought this huge water bottle for backpacking, but instead of having a different Swell for every outfit, I do my best to use what I already have...I may not look as chic, but I could give AF and feel better about my impact on the planet.⁣ ⁣ The top I’m wearing was my bf’s from a fast fashion brand that he couldn’t wear anymore, and instead of buying a new sustainable workout tank, I cut off the bottom to use as rags and wear the top with love.⁣ ⁣ We have to rethink this whole “Green Living” trend. Repurposing a single-use bottle a few times if you forget yours and can’t access a glass or something else as an alternative, or opting for a plastic bag from under your sink or off the sidewalk, is less resource intensive than always buying new “sustainable” alternatives.⁣ ⁣ Yes, ideally everything would be made ethically and even regeneratively. But in the meantime, fixing our consumerism problem with more consumerism is NOT the answer.⁣ ⁣ #sustainablelife #zerowasteirl #repurposedclothing #fridaysforfuture #keepitintheground #consciousconsumption #yayforearth
Or best case scenario is adapting to #ClimateBreakdown. These disasters are our new normal, and as one UN Secretary General says, “This is not about the future, this is about today.”⁣ ⁣ 🔥We have 5 YEARS to fight in order to simply be able to live with this new reality we have created. Otherwise, we face humanity’s total destruction and the end life on Earth as we know it. ⁣ ⁣ To read more I highly suggest Uninhabitable Earth by #DavidWallaceWells. To act join @extinctionrebellion @sunrisemvmt @350org @fridaysforfuture @weact4ej @uprosebrooklyn and so many more.⁣ ⁣ #climateaction #climatestrike #climatecatastrophe #climatecrisis #climatechangeisreal #fridaysforfuture #climatestrike
When I see a politician signing a Climate Action policy with Environmental Justice at the forefront into law... 😍🔥💃🏼 Can we please get a #greennewdeal already? I’m so ready to pounce my sweet sweet approval on these leaders, but until these Climate Emergency declarations are acted upon seriously... I’ll just have to keep day dreaming about this fantasy and studying #permaculture/ civil resistance by myself. Oh, and please let me know the actions being taken if you know of any! ✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼 #keepitintheground #climateaction #climatestrike #extinctionrebellion #sunrisemovement #climatechangeisreal #climatecrisis
This bag will not save the world. But it will eliminate some of the non-biodegradable #waste that would otherwise be produced if I chose to use a “traditional” makeup bag.⁣ ⁣ Ever since I have become more mindful of the way society has programmed us to think, versus what is actually functional for my daily life, I have realized how many specific-purpose items are unnecessary. ⁣ ⁣ Like, why do we need thousands of different, especially/designed personal bags to carry our shit? ⁣ ⁣ This bag that functions to carry apples and #bulk dried goods also can easily be repurposed to carry my makeup and toiletries that I like to have with me for the day. ⁣ ⁣ We are burying ourselves and our planet alive with new designs, new inventions, and gadgets. What if the best #progress we can make in today’s time, is to stop making new shit, and use what is already available? What if, they only way something “new” could be made, is if it’s materials were diverted from #landfill?⁣ ⁣ You all know that I am a bigger proponent of systemic change, than individual changes, because every day new horrifying news is coming out about how much less time we have to avert total collapse of civilization, and human extinction... but that doesn’t mean if we are #privileged enough to make these changes in our personal lives we shouldn’t. It’s pretty fucking easy to not buy new shit, and repurpose your (or someone else’s) old.⁣ ⁣ 🌿What have you found to be an easy repurposing switch in your life, to #reduce your waste and save money on new shit that isn’t even necessary?⁣ ⁣ 👉🏼Oh, and remember, just because I am doing this along w/ a lot of other white “influencers”, it doesn’t mean that we were the ones who figured this out. Frontline communities, BIPOC, and poor have been doing this out of necessity since the “modern” age allowed others to become throw-away, consumption-based societies, unsustainable societies. We have to acknowledge that they are still, and have been historically, inherently more #sustainable than we. As the eco community is finally embracing reusing and repurposing, we mustn’t forget that we are NOT the face of this movement, and cannot claim to be so.⁣ ⁣ #zerowasteIRL
Waorani people need our help to protect half a million acres of Amazon rainforest from oil drilling.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This morning, the Waorani people faced off with the Ecuadorian government in court yet again, in order to defend half a million acres of their ancestral rainforest territory from oil drilling. After a long day of appeals, they now must await a three-judge panel's verdict.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ They need us, YOU!, to join their struggle: we can’t solve our climate crisis without protecting the Amazon rainforest and keeping the oil in the ground!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I stand with them in this struggle for indigenous rights, rainforest protection and our global climate!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Take action, show your support with a selfie as part of the Waorani's digital campaign #WaoraniResistance and sign their letter to show the government and court that the world is watching! (link in profile @amazonfrontlines’s profile)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #amazon #ecuador #climatechange #forests #rainforest #indigenous #IndigenousRights⁣⁣ #WaoraniResistance @WaoResistencia @amazonfrontlines
“A just transition isn't about equity: it's about human survival.” –An excerpt from @misstej’s latest blog post that I highly recommend you read in full:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “This concept of Just Transition was conceived of by environmental justice activists and labor unions who sought to ensure communities of color, low-income populations, those in geographically vulnerable areas, immigrants, workers, and other marginalized communities were not left behind, and at the forefront of, a transition away from the fossil fuel economy. A Just Transition is supposed to combat eco-apartheid.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ....Fortunately or unfortunately, the rich cannot escape climate change unless they can grow gills to breathe underwater. Even if a few wealthy individuals may die a bit slower than the rest of us, we may all indeed die premature deaths. A Just Transition is not only about equity, clean energy jobs, or low-income communities of color... it is about the survival of all humanity.⁣ ⁣ ...The earth will not die, it has gone through cycles of extreme environmental changes over centuries; but humans will perish and we will take other living species with us if we do not completely transition our economy, values, and way of life. ⁣⁣ ⁣ ...In order to survive and build alternative futures starting from justice, sustainability and resilience—we have to create entirely new ways of living. It will not be easy, but it is not impossible. There was a world before the one we are living in now and hopefully, there will be a world afterwards, if we do what is right—not what is profitable.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We cannot change our possibilities for life without actually changing our way of life.”⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 👉🏼Please continue reading via the link in @misstej’s bio, and let me know what you think.🌿 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #climateaction #climatestrike #keepitintheground #climatejustice #environmentaljustice #fridaysforfuture #climatestrike #climateactionnow
Dear @thedemocrats, what is your plan to deliver on these targets set by the IPPC (more robust here because the US is one of the biggest economies) to avoid the collapse of human civilization and all of life as we know it? And how will your plan avoid further #ecoapartheid and include #environmentaljustice at the forefront? Oh yeah, and what’s up with you not holding a stand-alone #climatedebate so you can actually give us these answers? I have a feeling that each of the 20 Presidential Candidates will need at least 15 minutes to answer my one question. Not 15 minutes total (over two debates, between all of them) to explain their plans to tackle the #climatecrisis as a whole. That is considering you all ”agree” this is the most pressing issue of our time. Thanks, @Renee.ElizabethPeters #climatestrike #keepitintheground #climateaction #ClimateBreakdown #fridaysforfuture