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April Notables
Earth Day
S.937 - COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Was Passed in the Senate and Now Moves to the House
George Floyd: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty on All Counts
Sexual Assual Awareness Month
Project Drawdown: Drawdown is the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. This is the point when we begin the process of stopping further climate change and averting potentially catastrophic warming. It is a critical turning point for life on Earth.🌎
TOP 5 HIGHEST RANKED SOLUTIONS & SECTORS TO GET US TO POINT OF DRAWDOWN #1 SOLUTION-🍽️Reduced Food Waste SECTOR-Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks #2 SOLUTION-📚Health and Education SECTOR-Health and Education #3 SOLUTION-🌿Plant-Rich Diets SECTOR-Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks #4 SOLUTION-🧊Refrigerant Management SECTOR-Industry / Buildings #5 SOLUTION-🌳Tropical Forest Restoration SECTOR-Land
DRAWDOWN FRAMEWORK
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Learn more about Project Drawdown https://drawdown.org/the-book by reading the book.
Misfits Market is working on solution #1, addressing food waste.
Indigenous peoples defend Earth's biodiversity—but they're in danger. Comprising less than 5% of the world's population, indigenous people protect 80% of global biodiversity. Their role is under discussion by world leaders.
“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.” Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants By Robin Wall Kimmerer
Check out this women led great weekly newsletter Climate Tech VC https://climatetechvc.org/
Color of Law a must read for anyone interested in learning more about the explicit government policies at the local, state and federal level that have contirbuted to what we know as segregation now.
Check out the report the Timeline: Black Farmers and the USDA, 1920 to Present https://www.ewg.org/research/black-farmer-usda-timeline/ The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a long history of discrimination against Black farmers.
Movies to watch this month to honor Sexual Assault Awareness month Promising Young Woman written and directed by Emerald Fennell and starring Carey Mulligan.
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April is a great month to plant a tree, maybe its a small fir sapling or a fruit tree you have always wanted to add to your garden or yard. I ordered mine from Planting Justice (a 501c3 empowering people impacted by mass incarceration and other social inequities with the skills and resources to cultivate food sovereignty, economic justice, and community healing). Take a little extra time to think and appreciate the remarkable natural world around us, accessible to us all the time. If planting a tree is a heavy lift, then maybe it is about saving your last egg carton, grabbing some dirt and a small container of seeds and plant a flower or vegetable and place it on your windowsill. Being close to something green and growing will help ground us in the importance of the natural world and our role to keep it safe and clean for generations to come honoring Earth Day🌎 We asked you last month and it is worth repeating, do you have a budget📒 in place for this year? Have you thought about your bank, financial planner, investments and whether they align with your values? In honor of Earth Day we are repeating our most recent collection of providers for all that is Outside+🌲. Like last month think about those services and ask yourself, are any of them women, black, indigenous or LGBTQ owned. Are they socially responsible? Do the owners and the company values align with yours? Stay tuned for next month. We will be including socially responsible providers of products and services tailored to you in our About You+🙂 collection. PERSONAL VALUES ALIGNMENT WORK
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Outside + Agricultural Services Animal Health Architecture/Design Planning Carbon Capture & Credits Contractors & Builders Design/Build Energy Efficiency & Consulting Environmental Remediation Facilities, Ground, Maintenance Forest Mangement Growers Landscaping Lawn Care Outdoor Pet Products Real Estate Development Recycling & Waste Management Renewable Energy Generation & Installation Storefront Sustainability Consulting Transportation & Logistics Waste Management Wildlife Services Do you interact with any of these types of providers? Are you wondering how can I find one that aligns with my values and things I care about? Well, they exist and we can help you find them.
If you want to learn more about socially responsible providers of these services and more, get in touch. If you have providers you love, love you and love our planet, please share them with us so we can spread the word. Best, Alexis 524 Church Rd, Malvern, PA 19355, USA 610-585-5595
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