Thoughts on Green Chemistry

I applaud the efforts of green chemists and think their work is priceless and necessary for the survival of our planet with us humans living on it. I think it’s a little discouraging to see there are chemists and organizations with the sole focus of creating a greener future and I don’t see their efforts when I walk outside. I see solar panels and recycling bins, but I’ve quickly learned our Earth requires more than that. All countries are not the same, but my surroundings in Oakland Ca say we need to do more. I recently started following an Instagram account called @reducewastenow. I learned there are alternatives to foil and plastic to preserve food, toothpaste without single use plastics, and greener initiatives in other countries. The most interesting initiative is Milan’s. According to US Nees and World Report Milan has an ambitious objective to plant 3 million trees within the next 12 years. Since Milan is a Mecca for fashion and trendsetting, I am hoping it’s green initiative will have a ripple effect across Italy and other fashion capitals that are drowning in pollution such as Manhattan, NY or New Delhi, India.  Its probably wishful thinking but I truly believe it’s not too late if we make bigger changes more efficiently.


Link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.usnews.com/news/cities/articles/2018-12-10/plant-a-tree-milans-ambitious-plans-to-be-cleaner-greener%3fcontext=amp

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  1. Nucleus NutritionJune 4, 2019 at 11:01 PM

    With these types of explorations, what happens is when one steps up and consistently begins implementing these ideas into their own life, they start seeing more of these explorations and ideas in their own surroundings being done by other people. This is another version of synchronicity in action. Watch what happens around you as you keep moving in this direction.

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