Here’s Ways to Change Our Ways

Posted: Fri. Sep. 20/19
Updated: Sat. Sep. 12/26

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I like snow – a lot. I score a lot of Zen while shredding the gnar.

I want it to be around for a long time coming. If you do as well read on…

Here’s how you can get in on #FridaysForFuture – sign up or join one of these potentials:

Go Plant Trees

Plant a Tree Day hits Vancouver Sept 28 in Stanely Park - Calgary and Edmonton are not on the list, perhaps someone can get one going?

Want to know the difference between a pine, spruce and fir? Find out here.

And the rest of solutions to make changes now we'll leave to Greta Thunberg who lays out three simple steps to taking action in a planet with an environment under crisis.

Watch Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot make short film on the climate crisis on YouTube.

Environmental activists Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot have helped produce a short film highlighting the need to protect, restore and use nature to tackle the climate crisis. Living ecosystems like forests, mangroves, swamps and seabeds can pull enormous quantities of carbon from the air and store them safely, but natural climate solutions currently receive only 2% of the funding spent on cutting emissions. The film’s director, Tom Mustill of Gripping Films, said: 'We tried to make the film have the tiniest environmental impact possible. We took trains to Sweden to interview Greta, charged our hybrid car at George’s house, used green energy to power the edit and recycled archive footage rather than shooting new.'

Protect -

Protect our Winters Canada does just that - join today.

#DYK forests around the world are being burned down at a rate of 30 soccer fields, a minute? Write politicians and ask questions about how lands are managed with what influence we can have on global situations happening in Brazil and Indonesia.

Here is a list of those politicians in Alberta

List of politicians in BC

Restore - volunteer to help nature bounce back – river valley, beach clean ups found here

or join a neighbourhood clean-up party in Vancouver

Make sure to check out this National Tree Day this Wednesday.

Fund – those who have stock interests in fossil fuel and mining, perhaps it’s time to divest and look to ethical investments; who are on the rise with stellar returns all around. Wealth Simple makes it easy (not sponsored, we just like how it was laid out).

Ethical investing used to be considered niche and an area where you’d probably have to compromise how much money you make for your values, but it’s all changed now. You can find out more on our website. https://t.co/pSfYBbC4RM #ethicalinvesting #esginvesting pic.twitter.com/BB0CkroNHL

— Bestinvest (@bestinvest) September 20, 2019

Here is a primer by the Globe & Mail on what exactly is ethical Investing.

As Greta says, our time is to act now.

Expect more from us at Seekers as we work to keep you informed on how to keep the planet in its best shape for all us snow, festival and zen seekers out there…

We stand with all of you, climate strikers. #ClimateStrike #FridaysForFuture https://t.co/inZq1cGY5R

— Pearl Jam (@PearlJam) September 20, 2019

More information

Go meat free for a week

The next challenge starts Sept 23. Sign up here.

Need more inspiration? Learn how to rock a plant based lifestyle here.

Make sure to read MEC's response to the Global Climate Strike.

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