Our planet is heating up and the consequences threaten our ability to survive on earth. The Artic cap is melting faster than ever, turning a large percentage of the remaining drinkable water into salt water, raising sea levels, changing the currents and climate of our oceans, endangering hundreds of species and throwing our entire ecosystem off balance.

Our planet is a self-contained system. When you throw away a bucket of lead paint, it doesn't fall off the earth. In the old adage of "what goes around comes around"- that bucket of paint will remain in some part of our ecosystem, as a part of our lives, eventually coming back to us in some form or another. If a message in a bottle can travel across the ocean, why would it be any different for toxic waste and a potato chip bag? Just because we're done with something doesn't mean it's done with us.

Taking Responsibility

Every consumer choice we make has an effect on the environment. From the food we eat to the clothes we wear, to the shampoo and laundry detergent we use, all of it creates an impact on the natural world. Taking responsibility for this impact simply means being mindful of what choices we make.