Gifts
‘Tis the season of giving. But how do we embrace the positive spirit of generosity without falling prey to over-consumption and negative impacts? One way is to give the gift of charity. For example, Ecologi.com offers ‘climate positive gifts’, where the beneficiaries are communities and the planet. You might help to fund improved cooking stoves in Kenya, rewilding the Appalachians, wind power in India, biomass energy generation in China, repairing damaged water boreholes in Malawi, or landfill gas extraction in Thailand. I received the gift of 500 trees planted in Madagascar, which is a perfect gift for our times.
— Wayne Visser
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