Step Up 4 Earth
@stepup4earth
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Say no to the status quo and yes to stepping up! We work to inspire positive environmental impact through education, projects and community events.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined February 2020
Hey @StarbucksCanada, if you can bring back reusables with #ContactlessCoffee in Europe, the Middle East & Africa, why not here? #WeWantReusables in ALL countries now >>
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Refuse: Avoid plastic bags and excessive packaging. Reuse: Commit to reusable products and forego single-use items. Repair: Fix things instead of throwing and buying new Reduce: “What can I use less of?” Recover: New use Recycle: Many items can be recycled. Regift: Hand out items
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Happy Fathers Day! Thank-you for raising your children to love nature. Thank-you for teaching them about wildlife, explaining why we need to take care of our planet, and leading by example! You are our heroes. #fathersday #protectnature #savetheplanet #thankyoudad
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Nature has the perfect solution for reducing CO2 and reversing climate change - #trees. They capture CO2 and replace it with O2. Plus, everyone everywhere can #planttrees! #climatechange #biodiversity #protectnature #natureheals #1trilliontrees #stepup4earth
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B.C. opens Sunshine Coast forest — home to some of Canada’s oldest trees — to logging. We need to make sure the last stands of giant trees and #oldgrowth stay standing in BC. Source: https://t.co/hwWHAMf6Bi
#protectnature #protectoldgrowth #carbonsink #trees #bcforests
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Good news! An ocean rescue plan is underway: to agree to the UN Global Ocean Treaty and protect at least a third of the world’s oceans as ocean sanctuaries. Please follow the link to add your support. https://t.co/46cWRzOgzI
#oceans #oceantreaty #protectnature #savetheocean
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Reduce the use of plastic bottles! Make your own soda or sparkling water at home with a sodamaker! #ReusableSoda bottles #reduceplastic waste and have a 60 percent lower impact on global warming than single use bottles. #stopsingleuse #greenliving #stepup4earth
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Spain unveils a sweeping new climate law which would ban all new coal, oil and gas extraction projects, and set a course for a 100 % renewable electricity system. Source: https://t.co/brQHYKuv0M
#renewableenergy #renewables #spainclimatelaw #covid19 #greenrecovery #GreenEnergy
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How will we save the economy and the climate as we emerge from the pandemic? Invest in green industries, innovation and people to help move past the pandemic and directly into a greener world. #Wecandothis #Canada ! @JustinTrudeau @JonathanWNV #greenrecovery #greeninvestment
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Did you know that in 2018, more than 5 billion Nespresso® capsules were thrown away, amounting to more than 72 million kilograms of waste? It time to start using compatible reusable coffee capsules. Click here for some options. https://t.co/eYJJfZIef5
#reuse #coffeepods
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We are excited to launch the first StepUp 4 Earth Student Drawing Competition! First prize is $300! Drawings should encourage people to reduce single-use items. The competition is open to all students in West Vancouver. https://t.co/ixVTRz3vHb
#reducesingleuse #westvancouver
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5 TIPS FOR ECO-FRIENDLY LAUNDRY! 1 - USE COLD WATER 2 - CHECK YOUR DETERGENT FOR PHOSPHATES 3 - HANG TO DRY 4 - WEAR THINGS MORE THAN ONCE 5 - DO FULL LOADS Your planet will thank you! #stepup4earth #ecolaundry #greenliving #coldwaterwash #hangtodry #wecandothis
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This is #GoByBikeWeek. There are #bikes for everyone, there are even electric bikes which are ideal for a long commute or hills! #Cycling your 10 km commute saves 1.5 tonnes of CO2 every year! @wearehubyvr @citecyclesca @worldeconomicforum #cycling #reducecarbonfootprint
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Many people are wondering when life will get back to normal after the COVID-19 crisis. We should be asking: can we use this opportunity to learn from our mistakes and build something better? #protectnature #notbacktonormal #pandemicrecovery #greenrecovery #stepup4earth
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Germany's plan for a green recovery after Coronavirus https://t.co/XnWoZJ6Bmb via @YouTube
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Want a safer, healthier future post #COVID19? Sign on for funds to create jobs and achieve climate and nature goals. #GreenRecovery
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The funds government invests to spur economic recovery may be some of the largest of our lifetime — a once-in-a-generation opportunity to #BuildBackBetter. Call on the government now to ensure Canada...
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The pandemic has prompted people to rethink their meat consumption. The carbon footprint of meat is significantly higher than all other protein sources. We can all do our part by reducing our meat consumption! #reducemeat #meatlessmondays #reducecarbonfootprint #wecandothis
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The pandemic has challenged those of us who are trying to reduce our waste. We now find ourselves with plastic bottles of hand sanitizer, disposable wipes, take away food containers, and a lot of single use items. Don’t stop trying, we can do this! #stopsingleuse #sustainable
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Switch from a fossil fuel to a heat pump and get a $5000 rebate! The District of West Vancouver and other communities are offering a $2,000 top-up to the existing $3,000 Clean BC Better Home Renovation Rebate. #heatpumps #climatechange #reducecarbonemissions Sources: @bchydro
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Change is hard. How do we even start to make the changes required to stop climate change? CARE for the earth... CALCULATE #carbonfootprint @CarbonAcademy ANALYZE #carbonreductions @stepup4earth REDUCE #GHG EVALUATE and ENCOURAGE #WeCanDoThis
#greenliving #Sustainable
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