[EcoDharma] Sharing a little microsite I made about microswaps for the environment.

[RobO]

Hi everyone,

Hopefully its ok to share this here, as it seems to be in the right place and matches our sangha's way of looking at engagement, doing the little things, as well as the big, where we can. I put together a small evidence based microsite that aims to weigh up some of the most effective, but easiest actions one can take for the environment, trying to find the sweet spot between the impact of changes, and the ease.

The idea came after stumbling on one surprising statistic, so I did a bit of digging and tried to find other similar swaps that might move the needle, and my best to research it to make sure its backed by science.

https://oneplateoneplanet.com

Any feedback would be very welcome (this is the first place I have shared it, a bit nervously!). And if anyone feels moved to pass it along I would be very grateful!

Thank you all,
Gassho,
Rob

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[Bion]

Oh, that's brilliant! Loved it. Will share it on my social media! What a great initiative!

Gassho
sat lah

[Shinshi]

Hi Rob,

That is fantastic. Thank you very much for sharing this. Nice work and really like that you provide references etc.

Gassho,

Shinshi

[Hosui]

What a great resource, Rob! You’ve done us all a favour with this. Many thanks for sharing.

Gassho
Hosui
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[Tairin]

Very nice. Well done RobO

Twenty years ago my family started having meatless Mondays explicitly because of the ecological footprint. Meatless days slowly expanded to the point that, while not vegetarian, we are significantly meat reduced. Five years ago my wife and I decided to cut beef completely from our diet, again the primary motivation was the ecological footprint. As you say, it is a relatively easy modification that has a significant positive impact.


Tairin
sat today and lah

[RobO]

Thank you all for your really kind words and encouragement, I really appreciate it .

And Tairin yes, thats exactly the kind of change I hope people might consider! I mainly shifted to eating fish and veg for health reasons and only found the environmental benefits later, a win win! I don't find I miss beef at all now.

Gassho,
Rob
Sat/lah

[James Bruce]

Very nicely done Rob. I have been vegetarian for 18 years and don't miss meat or fish at all.

Gassho
James
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[Kokuu]

That's great, Rob, and, as others have said, is the kind of simple, evidence-backed change that people tend to respond to.

Rather than asking people to give things up entirely, which often feels like a big jump, asking them to reduce or switch seems much more manageable for most folk.

Gassho
Kokuu
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[RobO]

James Bruce thank you - and thanks for sitting with our little group as well .
Kokuu thank you, yes, my mind tends to sortof go to "a list of loads of things I should be doing" and its all a bit much! Building momentum seems better to me.

Gassho,
Rob
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