Becoming empowered to make a difference…
It’s hard to feel like our actions have an impact in solving a problem like deforestation. We can choose to change our spending habits to stop the economic support of deforestation, but this doesn’t necessarily have an impact at the root of the problem.
We can, though, choose to support projects like Rainforest Connection!
If you have an old cell phone you want to give a second life saving the rainforest, you can send it to Rainforest Connection, and if the device doesn’t work for their needs, the donation will still go to supporting the project. You can check out how you can get involved with this project over on the Rainforest Connection website.
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We all have a cell phone graveyard filled with the ghosts of technologies past. So, what are we to do with all these electronics? Finding ways to recycle our e-waste is great in the short term, but here is how technology is changing to become more sustainable!
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Perhaps it is time to change the narrative about saving the planet. We need to feel empowered and the more we understand how our small actions can have an enormous impact, the more we engage others to do the same.
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-Liesl
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White, Topher. “Reusing Old Cell Phones to Save Rain Forests.” National Geographic. National Geographic Live, 10 Aug. 2015. Web. 23 Mar. 2016. http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/ng-live/150810-white-cell-phone-rainforest-nglive. ↩
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