Ep. 008 | Trees, Seas, Bees + Documentaries

Week 8 takes a venture down documentary lane and detours onto environmentalist boulevard. While Becca is heavily consumed by her feelings about the current state of the world, Grace ties in documentaries that shed light on real topics such as What The Health, The Inconvenient Truth, Ted Bundy Files and more. Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud Below are ways you can help save the Amazon Rainforest, Bees, Coral Reef + more information about the Cameron Boyce Foundation The Amazon Rainforest act as the lungs of Mother Earth contributing to over 20% percent of the world’s oxygen alone and it is on fire. Not only that but in replacement of oxygen we now have smoke + pollutants. There have been over 74,000 fires since JANUARY 2019. This is an 83% increase since 2018. This is huge + demands our attention and help. * Donate to the Rainforest Trust to help buy land in the rainforest. Since 1988, the organization has saved over 23 million acres. * Reduce your paper and wood consumption. Double-check with Rainforest Alliance that what you're buying is considered rainforest-safe. * Reduce your beef intake. Beef found in processed products and fast-food burgers often comes from the rainforest. * The World Wide Fund for Nature (known as the World Wildlife Fund in the US and Canada) works to protect the species in the Amazon and around the world. * Ecosia.org is a search engine that plants a tree for every 45 searches you run. * Explore Change.org petitions. A lawyer in Rio Branco has accumulated over 77,000 of his 150,000 signature goal to mobilize an investigation into the Amazonian fires. * Donate to Amazon Watch, an organization that protects the rainforest, defends Indigenous rights and works to address climate change. * Donate to the Amazon Conservation Team, which works to fight climate change, protect the Amazon and empower Indigenous peoples. * Amazon Conservation accepts donations and lists exactly what your money goes toward. You can help plant trees, sponsor education, protect habitats, buy a solar panel, preserve Indigenous lands and more. * Contact your elected officials and make your voice heard. * Donate to One Tree Planted, which works to stop deforestation around the world and in the Amazon Rainforest. One Tree Planted will keep you updated on the Peru Project and the impact your trees are having on the community. * Sign Greenpeace's petition telling the Brazilian government to save the Amazon rainforest and protect the lands of indigenous and traditional communities. CORAL REEF EFFORTS: https://4ocean.com/coral-reef-cause/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3bmVjYGZ5AIVEv_jBx2h-AQxEAAYASAAEgIbUfD_BwE SAVE THE BEES: https://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/how-to-save-the-bees/ CAMERON BOYCE FOUNDATION: This foundation was established to carry on the late Cameron Boyce’s beautiful legacy + contributes to ending gun violence, providing clean water to those without it + raising awareness about epilepsy. *Cameron died in his sleep from an apparent seizure related to his epilepsy You can learn more + contribute to these efforts by visiting: https://thecameronboycefoundation.org