Water Conservation

    Hey guys! I hope you are having a fabulous day If not I'm wishing a happy day for you. Today's challenge involves saving water. I've previously discussed the benefits of this for the environment, but basically by saving water you are saving electricity and less carbon emissions are produced. So if the challenge is to turn off the tap while brushing your teeth. It's super simple and if you already d that like me that's great. Also in some countries you have to pay for water use so you'll be saving money which is always a bonus. So as I was saying, if you already do this try taking a shorter shower or maybe try not to waste any electricity. In any case you are contributing to the biggest issue today, climate change. By the way, I'm planning on having another "Little Talk" about climate change because I feel like it is an issue that has to be discussed in more detail. So yeah...That's today's challenge and make sure to tell friends and family about it. 

Daily Did You Know:

Did you know that around 135 species die each day due to tropical deforestation? 

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place <3

-Love Stella

Electricity Use Part Two

      Hey! Hope your having a wonderful day. Today's challenge is quite similar to one of the recent posts. It involves electricity use once again, but through electronic devices. Last time, the challenge was to not use any electronic devices for a couple of hours I believe, but today's challenge is to avoid using any electronic devices at all for the whole day. This may seem difficult, but if you can get occupied doing other fun things it's not that hard. Of course, If you really need to use an electronic device, then you should (Like or work or school or any other important subjects). So that's it! Let others in on today's challenge and see who is able to avoid the use of electronic devices for the longest amount of time. 

Daily Did You Know:

Did you know that landfills are composed of 35% packaging materials?

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place <3

-Love Stella

A Little Talk

     I was thinking about something that I think about quite often and decided to share a few of my thoughts and opinions. I was wondering why all the horrible things that happen to our planet happen. I mean of course the first thing that popped in my head was mankind, but then I thought what could have possibly motivated people to destroy our only home Earth? I realised the answer is money. People seem to care about short term pleasure and success through money, but don't think about how gaining that money is not that great long-term as it is the money that is made from fossil fuel exploitation that is gained. I mean is our economy truly more important than our home? Well I don't think so. Sure I agree with the fact that a good and stable economy can be necessary for a happy society, but if it costs our planet and lives it's not worth it. Also if the planet falls we will fall with it. I think our environment is truly the priority here, and if you believe otherwise, that our economy is more important during this period of time, I respect your opinion, but think about this: What are you going to do with all that money when mankind is wiped out and the whole world is flooded with water due to climate change.

That's what I wanted to share and I hope you can understand my perspective on this issue. 

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place <3

-Love Stella

Electricity use

Hey everyone! Sorry about the last few days. I got a bit off track because I had to catch up on some stuff, but I'll make sure to try to post every day as much as I possibly can. Today I thought we can try to save some energy. Since this is a huge issue today COUGH COUGH..CLIMATE CHANGE...I thought that by turning off the lights in one room of your house for the day wouldn't be that hard and would contribute to the issue. As I've mentioned probably a million times, fossil fuels are destroying our planet and that is because of our electricity consumption. Really try to do this challenge today because I feel like it will make much more of a difference than any previous challenges. To help you out: try keeping the lights turned off in your least used room (so not the kitchen..unless...I don't know how you live so I'll just ignore that). Spread the word about today's challenge with others and about this blog <3 because you love the environment <3 Oh! And make sure to have a beautiful day!

Daily Did You Know:

Did you know that average temperatures will increase by as much as 12 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the 21st century if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at the current pace?

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place<3

-Love Stella

Take a Shorter Shower

Hey Guys! I hope all is well. I of course have another challenge for you today. It is also super simple and easy to do (all the challenges are simple here on 1actaday, and that's the point, making a difference easily without having to invest too much time). So, we all use water and it is a critical element to our survival, but in more developped countries I find that we use more than we need which can have a negative impact on the environment. Therefore, today's challenge is to take a shorter shower. This is truly not that difficult to do and can make a bigger difference than you think. Over use of water can actually destroy certain ecosystems and uses quite a lot of energy. I know this might seem odd, but the pumps used to pump water use electricity which is of course most likely created with the use of fossil fuels which are really harmful to the environment ( I don't know if you've noticed, but like...CLIMATE CHANGE...:) ) So saving water is a great way to support the idea of a healthy planet. Make sure to let others in on today's challenge and have a beautiful day. 

Daily Did You Know:

Did you know a glass bottle made in our time will take more than 4000 years to decompose?

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place<3

-Love Stella

Before the Flood

   If you haven't watched it yet then you need to. Before the Flood is a National Geographic documentary featuring Leonardo DiCaprio that stresses the major environmental issues that are occuring today. Leonardo travelled the world for two years and talk about climate change and it's causes such as deforestation and the use of fossil fuels to create electricity as well as solutions to these problems. Make sure you go check it out because it is such an amazing documentary. This is going to be the challenge for today and make sure to share this witth others. 

Go on: www.BeforeTheFlood.com
Or search it up on youtube...It's free to watch from anywhere in the world!

              The science is clear, the future is not. 

Daily Did You Know:
Did you know that paper can be recycled only six times, because after that, the fibers are too weak to hold together?

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place <3

-Love Stella

Waste Free Food

     Hey guys! I hope your all having a fabulous day. So I was thinking about the food we eat and all the waste that comes with it and thought it would be a perfect challenge for the day. Waste free meals all day. It's just because the wasteful foods can be so bad for your health and for the environment in so many ways. Most packaging is made using harmfuls toxins that then go on your food which is later eaten by you. These toxins can be so harmful to your health and can cause various health issues long term. The types of packaging include plastics and styrofoam. Styrofoam is one of the worst types of packaging because of the chemicals it releases in your food, but also because once it's made it stays as it is forever. Styrofoam is not biodegradeable and harms the environment. Packaging in general is just so horrible. This garbage is often thrown into oceans and kills various sea creature. Turtles for example mistake plastic bags for jellyfish and eat them. By eating waste free meals you are helping yourself, saving money and helping the environment. What's bad about that? Also make sure not to use bottled water because it is one of the worst also as it releases chemicals and is most often not recycled. Make sure to tell others about today's challenge and have a beautiful day.

Daily Did You Know:
Did you know that 27 000 trees are cut down every day so we can have toilet paper?

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place❤️
-Love Stella

Screen Time

     Hi! I was thinking and I realised that everyone spends too much time on either their phones or other electronics which can have a negative impact on the environment due to the electricity use and to your health. Therefore, I thought that today's challenge can involve screen time. Try to cut two hours of your screen time today and do something for yourself. I feel like everyone is too occupied with their phones and it's sad in a way because all that is being gained from that is harm. We need to spend more time doing things for ourselves and being eco-friendly at the same time because in the end, that's what matters. Encourage others to do this as well and trust me it shouldn't be too difficult of a challenge. If it is though, try to reduce your screen time, a bit everyday and eventually you will see how much you can do in a day.

Daily Did You Know:
Did you know that up to half of all plants and animals species on dry land could face extinction by the year 2050 due to global warming?

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place ❤️
-Love Stella

Nobody Likes Litter

     Hey. I'm back! I think starting off simple is the best way to start up again therefore today's challenge won't be that much of a challenge at all. All you have to do is pick up at least three pieces of trash that you may find outside on the ground and throw it away. Make sure to either recycle or compost if necessary. This might not seem very significant, but it is because every little action you do  makes a difference to the environment and to yourself. No matter how small you did something and that counts because it is better than nothing.
     Also make sure to tell friends and family about this so they can help out. This way you can also teach them about the different types of waste there is and how not everyhing may belong in the trash and may belong in either the recycling or compost.
 
Daily Did You Know?
Did you know that 9 billion tons of litter ends up in the ocean every year?

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place!
-Love Stella
     

Fresh Start

     Many people are constantly busy. Including me. I have been caught up with school work for quite a long time. I never forgot about this blog and always kept thinking to myself that I should really take into consideration that I am almost forgetting a important and valuable part of my life. I want to create a fresh start. I want to have a schedule for when I create posts etc. I really believe that if you truly enjoy something, you can make time for it no matter what, That is exactly what I am going to do. 

     I would like to begin by writing posts that are more comprehensible and significant. I have looked back at my older posts from years ago and have realized that they are not all that great. I was younger and did not know many things well, but I will make up for all of it, the time lost etc.

     I truly believe that I can take 1actaday to the next level. I really hope this can go somewhere. I might only be 13 years old but together we can create a difference and a big one too. 

     One last thing I would like to mention: Thank you! I want to thank every single person that has supported me through the past few years. I was so happy every time I  saw that I had gotten a page view. Hopefully I will succeed and raise awareness about many issues. Our planet is truly fascinating, but if we do not make change, our future generations will be suffering. Thank you for undersanding and reading this. :)

  A difference can be made. We all just have to put in a little effort, including me!

 By: Stella Eleftheriotis Ps: Be green!