Get Involved

I choose to live consciously and share lovingly.

According to an article in the New York Times, as of January 31, 2018, there were sixty-seven environmental rules that had either already been overturned or were in danger of being rolled back during the months in which I wrote this book, in the Trump administration. This included the antidumping rule for coal companies, the offshore drilling ban in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans,Green Climate Fund contributions, and the reusable water bottle rule for national parks. Just recently, the FDA withdrew the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule, which had been delayed from implementation after it was finalized in January 2017. These regulations would have improved the quality of animal care for products earning the “organic” label, including specifying minimums for indoor and outdoor space for chickens and prohibiting inhumane practices such as debeaking. None of this makes my green heart happy, but it does make me more committed than ever to stay involved in making the world a greener, healthier, and safer place through increasing my work with private and public companies as well as other institutions, schools and most importantly, you. It is my hope that by learning more about your environment and the threat we are all under in today’s world, you might be motivated to do the same. There are many ways to do that beyond what we’ve discussed in this book, including donating time, financially supporting environmental organizations, and becoming politically active.