by Katie Conlon | Dec 16, 2018 | Consumption, EcoJustice, Enviro-Consciousness, Plastic, Pollution, Waste
How can plastic material be reused, repurposed, or salvaged so it is kept out of the oceans and other ecosystems? Social awareness about the impacts of plastic pollution is growing, and there is a trend for creative, social solutions to the ‘plastic menace.’ Every...
by Katie Conlon | Aug 16, 2018 | Climate, Enviro-Consciousness, Uncategorized
Aside from the poles, climate change hits hardest first in the Himalayas. Cloudbursts, once a rare occurrences, have become annual catastrophic summer experiences. Ladakh is a mountain desert, and the soils cannot hold up against torrential rains. This is a prayer...
by Katie Conlon | Jun 16, 2018 | Climate, Enviro-Consciousness, Localization, Uncategorized
Coming together for a sustainable planet ~ The global family I’ve been collaborating with the past few years Post Views:...
by Katie Conlon | Mar 18, 2018 | Consumption, Enviro-Consciousness, Plastic, Waste
March 18th is International Recycling Day. But, not to confuse the order of operations for creating more sustainable materials use: #1: Developing a healthy respect and appreciation for the environment #2: Refuse #3: Reduce #4: Redesign #5: Reuse / Repurpose #6: ...
by Katie Conlon | Mar 8, 2018 | Consumption, EcoJustice, Enviro-Consciousness, Localization, Plastic, Pollution, Waste
Video of an experiment I made visiting a backyard plastic recycler in a village outside of Colombo. We are doing an experiment to ‘test’ what kind of plastic constitutes these objects. In the rural context, there is no lab to verify if the plastic is #2...
