Image source: NYC Plastic Bag Report This World Ocean’s Day, StayBlooming.com is challenging you! Ocean health is not something that we hear about often but it definitely affects you. With our planet being made up of 71% water, salt water makes up 97.5% of that. The quality and condition of our oceans affect marine life,Continue reading “World Oceans Day 2018”
Category Archives: Animals
Why and How I Stopped Eating Meat
Image source: PETA I get asked the same series of questions very often: How did you stop eating meat? Do you still eat fish or eggs? What else do you eat? Do you miss meat? Why did you stop eating meat? The list goes on… This article should serve as an answer to all of the questionsContinue reading “Why and How I Stopped Eating Meat”
Veganism vs. Vegan Diets
Image source: Underground Health Reporter In our day and age, labels are everywhere. You know what they are—one-word identifiers that tell everyone who you are, what you do, or what you represent. You will meet people who hang onto them to totally define themselves and their identity. You will also meet those who stray awayContinue reading “Veganism vs. Vegan Diets”
Some Triumph for African Lions
Image source: ABC News (2015) Most of us aren’t aware of how African lion hunting actually takes place. So although this article regards some triumph for African lions — I equally want to disclose that it’s not a full ban on trophy hunting of these marvelous felines. A private U.S. pro-hunting group Safari Club International hasContinue reading “Some Triumph for African Lions”
Ivory Victory in China
Image source: National Geographic (2016) It’s with much contentment to announce that China has finally banned ivory. Chinese authorities announced this decision one year ago, promising that by the end of 2017 they would close all ivory business and implement a ban. Now it is officially so! Elephant populations declined at an alarming rate fromContinue reading “Ivory Victory in China”
‘A Name’ by Ada Limón
Image source: Kentucky Lex Go When Eve walked among the animals and named them — nightingale, red-shouldered hawk, fiddler crab, fallow deer — I wonder if she ever wanted them to speak back, looked into their wide wonderful eyes and whispered, “Name me, name me.” – Ada Limón (1976) I found this poem while ridingContinue reading “‘A Name’ by Ada Limón”
World Environment Day 2017
I’m going this to use this very appropriate week to spread awareness about oceanic pollution. I say appropriate because not only is today World Environment Day but this Thursday, June 8th, is World Oceans Day. So today I’ll be sharing information on the environmental problem of oceanic pollution and over the week I’ll go overContinue reading “World Environment Day 2017”
March for Science on 4.22.17
This Saturday, April 22nd, protests continue as scientists (and science enthusiasts like myself) from all sorts of backgrounds, professions, and walks of life, come together to March for Science. This march starts at the National Mall of Washington D.C. and is, appropriately, taking place on Earth day. 🌳 While this march is made up ofContinue reading “March for Science on 4.22.17”
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