Eco-education

Here is how we made a sun heater to get warm water in a sink in our annex. Making our own warm water will protect the planet a tiny bit more, as the heat will not come from burning fossil fuels.Materials that we had already and which we re-used: 1 aluminum window...

There are many threatened birds, some say 77 types of birds in Illinois, which are endangered. As one activity within our Planet Protection effort we decided to do something for the birds around our facility.The most common birds in Chicago are also those who stay in...

Here is how we made a sun heater to get warm water in a sink in our annex. Making our own warm water will protect the planet a tiny bit more, as the heat will not come from burning fossil fuels.Materials that we had already and which we re-used: 1 aluminum window...

While people, communities and organizations around the world realizes the magnitude of plastic pollution of our oceans today, and multiple actions are set in motion to do something about it, the plastic industry itself are stepping up to contribute to those efforts-...

We use many plastic bags in our daily operation. We collect used clothes, which people donate in our drop off bins. Often people put lose clothes in our bins and we need to bag the clothes. We are looking for an alternative to plastic bags. So, we have started...

The 9 planetary boundaries define the health condition of our Planet Earth. CO2 with Global Warming and Climate Change (GWCC) is only 1 of 9 Planetary Boundaries. CO2 in the atmosphere from burning fossil fuel (oil, diesel, petrol, coal and more) is creating a...

WHAT WE HAVE is a world, where materials production and the corporate world can produce for their profit only and without caring for the waste they create and the damage it makes on animals, nature and people. It is largely accepted or tolerated, that they can do...

The 2018 wildfire season is the most destructive wildfire season on record in California, with a total of 7,983 fires burning an area of 1,824,505 acres, the largest amount of burned acreage recorded in a fire season, according to the California Department of Forestry...

The serious concept of "Hothouse Earth".Global warming will have severe consequences for the planet.Hot climates and towering seas in years to come if temperatures rise by just 2C.Some of the planet's natural forces - that currently protect us - become our...

Only People can liberate ourselves from “more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050”. Scientists estimate that more than 8 million metric tons of plastic is entering our ocean every year. There could be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. From tiny plankton...

Extract from an interview with James Lovelock made by Stuart Jeffries from The Guardian, March 15, 2007 about Lovelocks book: “The Revenge of GAIA” 'We should be scared stiff' Renowned scientist James Lovelock thinks mainland Europe will soon be desert - and millions...

All donated items from our collection bins are brought to a Gaia Movement warehouse. When the clothing and shoes are collected, they become a commodity called "credential" or "original" used clothing. The term "credential" refers to clothing and shoes that have been...