Today is Fossil Fools Day! Here in Europe, we are sadly still dependent on fossil fuels, a lot of which we get from Russia. Our relationship with which recently took a dramatic nose dive with their invasion of Ukraine, with one effect being a dramatic increase in the petrol prices and therefor all supermarkets being…
Happy Gnu Year! Last January I chose a big topic of Veganism as a bigger challenge, that maybe needed a bit more time than just a month to get into. So this year I wanted to do something similarly big-deal and more difficult for many. Climate change is not slowing down, so let’s tackle one…
Hello lovely people! So Germany, where I live, has been on partial lock down since almost half a year now. Everything being closed, one would think, should make Shop Stop very easy. And still I found myself seduced by pretty things on the internet and buying them. And then I got scammed. Not a big…
It’s a new year folks! Time to make big commitments again! This month, or actually, its January. Lets make this a new YEAR’s resolution. Because this one will take a while to get into. I don’t think a month is enough time to do it all and decide if you want and can stick with…
Its festive season! This means excited cookie baking and decorating and gleefully embracing the music you would never listen to for the other 11 months of the year. And it means stressed gift shopping. Each year we buy gifts for the people we care about. However, it is often hard to find the perfect gift….
Hello lovely people!It is time for another Nature Care Challenge. One of the best ways to preserve nature, is to limit our consumption of stuff. Since we learned about Shop Stop already, where we ask ourselves whether we really need something pre-purchase, I think we can take it a step further: What if we do…
Ugh! I had a technical fail and never realized this Post didn’t upload when I told it to, just before hastily closing my laptop. So this one is a little belated. But on the plus side, now I can add pictures of my latest protest adventures during a pandemic. Times are crazy and the destruction…
SAVE THE DATE: April 22nd, 2020 the world is celebrating the 50th annual Earth Day! Every year, the topic is a different one. Last year, it was all about saving our species. This year, and not unrelated, the theme is take climate action. We already are feeling the first effects of climate change: Excessive precipitation…