I have started being mindful of serving only as much I can eat. We can always go for some more in the second helping if need be. With climate change arises the problem of food insecurity. Crops are failing because of unusual changes in temperature. Save food for the hungry.

Weather variance has caused a need for an increase in salt use on sidewalks and roadways. This salt is then carried away by runoff into our water bodies and is harmful to the water quality, the plant and animal life and habitats.

Photo by Lexi Crooks Hurdon. See full booklet of local youth climate art here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z_dM9ynM4RJgo1iXv0C0aeS2TgBCyk_L/view?usp=sharing

Participating in such event showed me how many people are supporting the cause despite of who you are nor where you are from. A lot of children participated, and it is very promising that how they are learning about the environment at such early ages. They will run a great future.

What would you do without power for your clothes dryer?  Using a clothesline can save electricity or gas costs, as rates will continue to sharply rise. Even during wintertime clotheslines will partially dry laundry and help you to save electricity.

Image by Faith Whatley. See full booklet of local youth climate art here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z_dM9ynM4RJgo1iXv0C0aeS2TgBCyk_L/view?usp=sharing

I took part in constructing a Rain Garden in The Lakehead University area with the “Rain Garden Project Team” which was a collaboration of Lakehead Department of Health Sciences, Lakehead Office of Sustainability, Ecosuperior and Students of Lakehead University.

Just because trash escapes our eyes, that doesn’t mean that we can ignore it! Pop cans, bits of plastic and candy wrappers after Halloween are but a few of the miscellaneous plastics that we turn a blind eye to. Let us act responsibly and keep the planet in mind.

Standing on this local trail got me thinking of the future. Do we follow the existing path to a dark and uncertain future or do we carve out a new path to the more hopeful blue-skied future in the distance? The choice lies with each of us, but I know which route I’ll be taking.

We need to stop thinking about ourselves and start thinking more about our environment and our planet. We need to stop wasting, polluting, and ignoring the climate change problem. Stop reading between the lines and see the bigger picture. The time for change is now.