What Led To It? My goal of creating The Earth Store may only be a few months old, but my dream of becoming an entrepreneur has been a part of me for years now. I had my first realization that I could be an entrepreneur at the age of 12, I was an insecure…

How you can also help save the planet — 1. Plant-Based Dieting “About three years ago, my husband and I started eating a plant-based diet. We had many reasons for doing so, but reducing our carbon footprint(s) was a major factor. Since adopting a plant-based diet, I’ve actually created a plant-based food blog to provide free recipes to others. …

The shocking impacts of a new era — On July 11th, 2021, Richard Branson of Virgin Group took off to space on the New Galactic rocket. Nine days later, Jeff Bezos of Amazon blasted off on the New Shephard rocket. Elon Musk recently predicted that humans will have reached Mars by the end of the 2020s. The billionaire’s…

And one of the most cost-effective methods too — Every child has innate potential in life, and with the proper support system, they can flourish into adults that will benefit the world around them. Education is the best support system a child could have. It’s unfortunate, though, that young girls are restricted from getting a proper education in many…

In 2021, Madagascar, an island nation in southern Africa, began one of its worst droughts in decades. Over 1.6 million people struggle to feed themselves in what the World Food Programme, a United Nations humanitarian branch, considers the first natural disaster attributed to climate change. To add to the famine’s…

Changes that will define the future — Today, 55% of people live in urban areas, and this number is expected to grow to 68% by 2050. …

To protect our future we must protect the environment — After decades of industrial growth during the late 1800s and early-mid 1900s, a newfound appreciation for nature spawned. The 1960s saw a substantial increase in the influence of environmental interest groups which would result in important laws being passed, such as the Wilderness Act (1964), Clean Air Act (1970), and…

These small changes have paid massive returns — This year started with an apathetic bang. I didn’t feel much emotion for the first few days of the year. I hit a wall in my mental health, and it was creeping into every area of my life. …

We’ve lived here so long and know so little — #1 You weigh less on the equator, more on the poles The Earth isn’t a perfect sphere as the poles are slightly closer to Earth’s center than the equator. The pole’s nearer distance to the center of Earth means there is a slight increase in gravity as well. The shift in gravity is enough to turn a person who weighs 100…