Look Ma, No Straw!

The straw is the most stupid invention and only stupid people use stupid inventions!

With Add Up! volunteers Ryan and Cris

Why do people use straws??? Read the entire blog at Inside a Green Mind.

How much paper have you used today?

In the US, the per capita paper use is 297/kg /person/ day while those in Cambodia use 2kg/person/ day. The world average is 54.

Watch the video and know these and other surprising facts here.

10 Little Things you can do for the Environment

1. Use a glass when brushing your teeth. Every year, we are wasting billions of liters of fresh water by simply not using a glass when brushing our teeth.

2. Don’t use straws. As they say the straw is the most stupid invention. They are unnecessary and only add to our waste problem.

3. Say NO to plastics when shopping. Bring your own reusable bags when doing your grocery. When buying single items like a book or cd, a plastic bag or even a paper bag is unnecessary.

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What’s Inside A Green Mind?

You might be wondering why would a blog be named “Inside a Green Mind” and why would one person declare to have a green mind? I hope you did not reach this blog while looking for something kinky or “green-in the other sense of the word.”

As I have declared, while other choose to live a colorful life, I choose to live green. Green because I have adopted the environment and sustainable development not only as an advocacy but most importantly as a way of life.

And in this blog, that is what I intend to share to you, my environmental advocacies and the small things and the big things that I do to live a green life. In my succeeding entries, I will be telling you why I chose to be an environmental educator Why I am connected to various organizations like:

Add Up! Volunteers
Mother Earth Foundation
Camp Explore Nature and Outdoor Education
Center for Environmental Awareness and Education
Haribon Foundation

And other various organizations. I will share what does these organizations do, and probably how you can be part of it too.

I will share to you why I have not used a plastic bag in the last 2 years, why I subscribe to the saying “If it’s yellow, let it mellow, if it’s brown, flush it down,” why I have refused to use straw whenever I eat out, why I prefer to use the stairs that the elevator or the escalator, and some other crazy things.

Didn’t I tell you I’m one crazy guy?

I believe small things matter, and this is what this blog is all about. It’s one small thing indeed, but thru this blog I hope I’ll be able to inspire others out there to do small things also.

Because together we can make a world of difference.

So what are you waiting for, explore what’s Inside A Green Mind.