#sustainability matters

[thewanderingfeetandmind]

Note to Self: Do It Better Every Day!

“The Struggling Servant” was my first blog post about being eco-friendly, a facet of sustainability. It was written in 2011 and one of the inspirations behind that dates back to my university days. I owe the mountaineering group’s bulletin board from my university; the mountains I scaled; the LM’s minimalism approach; and friends from the then Sabit-Sabit Mountaineers group that I was a part of…

[familythings]

"Just Stop Oil" Activists Target Private Jets and Cultural Heritage Sites in Climate Protests

In a bold move to draw attention to the climate crisis, “Just Stop Oil” activists recently sprayed orange paint over private jets at Stansted Airport, including a plane owned by pop star Taylor Swift. The environmental group, known for its high-profile protests, continues to push for immediate action against fossil fuel use, despite facing significant backlash. The Stansted Incident Early on…

[verdancepackaging]

Women Equality Day

🎉🌍 Celebrating Women's Equality Day with Verdance Packaging! 🌱👩‍🌾 Today, we proudly stand alongside the incredible women who have shaped history and continue to drive positive change. At Verdance Packaging, we believe in a world where equality thrives in every corner. From our diverse team to sustainable practices, we're committed to empowering women and nurturing a greener, more inclusive future. 💚 ✊ 🌿 👩‍🔧 🌎

[skitskatdacat63]

"it was good fun! Surprisingly competitive I would say!"

[reasonsforhope]

The US passed the world's biggest climate bill EVER (so far!) in 2022 and most people have no idea!!!

This video digs into all of the different awesome things the Inflation Reduction Act does - and why it puts the US back on track to potentially meet our Paris Agreement commitments.

Yall, the Inflation Reduction Act changed the whole game when it comes to climate change in the US. In fact, it's in large part why climate experts (and Hank Green, in this video) say that as of 2022,

We have more reason to have hope that we can save ourselves than we have EVER had, since we started to realize the true extent of climate change

Note: If you're wondering why the biggest climate bill in US history was passed under the name "Inflation Reduction Act," the answer seems to mostly be that it's easier to actually get shit done on climate if the name of the bill doesn't tell everyone that's what you're doing. (Also like. It was designed to reduce inflation too. Just, yknow. Not only.)

Transcript here! (There is a full transcript, it just might not look like it because it's not super clear that the text scrolls at first. Ask me how I know lol.)

-via Vlogbrothers, August 12, 2022

[dawnthefluffyduck]

Statement of intent

(Stranger!Noelle is from Looking Glasses by @ferronickel - check it out if you haven't already!)

[rawliverandgoronspice]

another thing I'm kind of sad about re: totk is that I feel like the release completely de-energized the community? I don't know if that's just me, like for sure any game has a shelf life and things get quieter over time, that's normal, but I don't know. We're slightly over 9 months since release and honestly? even the blogs that were hellbent on defending totk as a genuinely great game that would leave a wonderful impact on the gaming community are radio silent right now.

It's not that there isn't any new conversations or cool/creative content or anything, but I actually do believe the Zelda Youtube community when they say that TotK kinda killed the groove a little bit. :/

[hella1975]

very interesting to me that the big three of the current hero gen in mha - shouto, midoriya and bakugo - are often portrayed as also being the closest in a lot of fics bc it's like. you've got shouto's two best friends as a boy with a volatile personality fuelled by his blind ambition and desperation to be the best, and a boy whose quirk destroys his body. like if you combined two of shouto's best friends you'd get touya but we're just not supposed to redeem him. okay

[bacchuschucklefuck]

this whole thing being abt rage is also really interesting. I feel like it comes up so much in fiction as a motive because it's the one emotion that's unifyingly restless while everything else can be petrifying, and just personally nothing hits like impotent rage for me, esp. with teen characters, esp. with characters whose rage is stoked by Someone Else to further that Someone Else's cause. like you'll have done all that in a bout of passion and when you're done you look around you and nothing has changed. those sentiments don't get quelled by being satisfied. righteousness withdrawal is a horrible thing to intentionally drag someone into, least of all just some kids.

[thewanderingfeetandmind]

Paper Free Note-Taking for Plastic Free July

Plastic Free July is currently taking place. It’s a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution. Tried to capture plastic items for a post about the movement, but creative photography isn’t friendly to me these days. I ended up choosing this photo as a means for celebrating this monthlong, environmental campaign instead—by sharing another green…

[asteroidtroglodyte]

The Elf Spectrum

Please, discuss.

[fruitless-vain]

The most appropriate response to what’s happened is very obviously to find a clearance steak for Jack and cook it for dinner with some to add to the dogs’ and cat’s meals. Buy a JUMBO bag of sunflower seeds to spoil the birds. Get myself a slurpee, a big box of freezies and Jack a case of beer. Then just sit in the house, play a good game, and occasionally go “AND ANOTHER THING” in a bitch fest circle

[mycraftingjourney]

sweater cuff mend

So, I bought a (second hand) sweater and it had a hole in the cuff. Of course I only realised while wearing it for the first time, but in the evening I got to mending it before it got bigger.

Here's some progress pics and thoughts:

as you can see, the hole isn't too big, but definitely visible and already starting to get bigger. Before mending, I cut away the unraveled yarn to get the hole as clean as possible.

My first idea was to swiss darn it, because I wanted to try it for ages but don't really have any sweaters with big enough stitches that are in need of mending. However, it turns out that swiss darning a hole on ribbing that's bigger than only one "rib" is a veeery bad idea for the first try of someone who also has never held a knitting needle in their life. So, in hindsight it's very clear that this try went like this:

(this is also the better, second try. The first time around I was concentrating so hard on the stitches that I forgot to anchor them on the sides at all...)

the main reason I gave up on this really was the fact that the hole was bigger than that rib and to mend it properly I would have had to make more than the two stitches that are the width of the rib. Instead I decided on a classic darn:

I darned from the inside, mainly out of habit, so it's very small from the outside. I also added some running stitches around the hole to help keep it in place, hence why it looks a bit messy.

Here it is from the inside:

the darn itself didn't take long in the end. I used some sashiko thread that had pretty much the same weight as the yarn used in the sweater. the colours are not something i'd usually use but i thought they fitted the sweater quiet welll. I like that it's a bit more interesting with the different colours than a solid coloured thread.

[leonisloresmith]

The five most powerful individuals of Earth’s non-human world in my Psychonauts au. These are the Natural Consequences.

Also called the High Lares, these incredibly influential individuals became famous through regular feats of immense strength, and the aftermaths of such feats, that elevated them above their fellow Lares.

Every Lar gains a customary title including the name of an Earth deity, but only the most terrifying ever gain the special title that marks them a Natural Consequence. These special titles are given when an individual is so powerful that their abilities trigger natural disasters.

Not only are these titles meant to honor the Lares that carry them, but they serve as a reminder to everyone that these individuals do not fight unless the consequences are worth it.

Currently, there are 5 High Lares. Their Lar titles, with Natural Consequence titles in parentheses, are:

The Dionysus (The Hurricane)

The Morrígan (The Tornado)

The Chantico (The Eruption or The Volcanic Eruption)

The Epona (The Flood)

The Prithvi (The Earthquake)

[akemiiya]

If anyone is interested in doing small things for the environment that takes very little time or effort, I recommend checking out Mossy Earth and Ecosia.

Mossy Earth is an organisation that does rewilding and conservation projects (mostly centered around Europe). They have a Youtube channel here where they post about their projects. They have a monthly subscription for £5, and the money is used to fund their projects.

Ecosia is a web browser like Google or Firefox. When you use the search engine, a portion of the ad revenue will go to Ecosia, which they use to plant trees and carry out other environmental projects such as investment in solar energy. They do work in countries all across the world. The browser also comes with a built-in adblocker. I switched to using exclusively Ecosia for browsing a long time ago and never looked back. You can also find Ecosia's YouTube channel here where they post their projects.

Both Mossy Earth and Ecosia have transparency pages where they report about how they use their funds. You should really check them out and watch some of their videos even if you don't plan on subscribing/using the browser. At the very least it can put a smile on your face to see people doing good work like this.