In this post, I discuss climate change angst and ways to overcome hopelessness about the future. A climate change angst definition is a sense of fear and hopeless feeling about the future…
In this post, I explore how environmentalists can support environment protection to create a more just and sustainable planet. If environmentalism is the cause closest to your heart, you can use your…
In "The Comfort of Crows" Margaret Renkl stresses the importance of finding hope and beauty, even amid darkness.
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My yard is on a cul-de-sac, so we don’t get much foot traffic. But I often spot a pair of women walking down my street and stopping to examine my yard. One…
Note: I also have a 2022 version of this post. Do you have a vegan family member or friend that needs a gift? As a vegan, I can testify that people often…
In this post, you’ll find out what websites provide cruelty-free brands of yarn, including cruelty-free wool that is not produced by mulesing. I include links to manufacturers striving to provide these products…
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Since I became a Master Gardener I have learned so much and, consequently, have rued the plants I killed in the past because I didn't know how to nurture them properly. We…
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Although I’ve attended festivals that focus on vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, this year I attended my first VeganFests, which were about a plant-based lifestyle. The festivals I’ve visited in the past had…
At the intersection of the vision of your ideal world and your real world is the change you want to see. What is your vision source? This is what motivates you to…
On a recent Sunday, Foothills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship saved 10 animals. Not with an animal rescue ministry; by merely making a vegan diet the theme of their monthly potluck. They served only…
This question about behavior is from Dan Ariely’s “Irrational Game.”
A hotel was trying to figure out the best way to encourage guests toward one behavior – to reuse their towels.
They showed the first group of guests a message emphasizing the importance of caring for the environment.
They showed the second group a message emphasizing that 75% of their guests had already participated in this program. Therefore, they should join their fellow guests by helping them save the environment.
44.1% of the guests in the second group reused their towels.
What percentage of the guests in the first group reused their towels?
Scroll down for the answer…