Intentions Articles
The Great Gathering believes that through creating grass-roots projects, programs, sharing and education, together, we have the ability to create a sustainable future. In each one of the intentions areas, we produce articles and information to support and educate on grass roots sustainability.
How the Scarcity of Sand is Affecting the World
Although it seems like an unlimited source with the presence of large deserts on the Saudi Arabian peninsula and in North Africa, our current supply is dwindling rapidly.
Easy Ways to Lessen Your Carbon Footprint
You can start doing things now on your own to lessen your carbon footprint and help slow climate change. Many changes are actually very simple.
How Melting Permafrost is Affecting Our Planet
When most people think about the effects of global warming, their attention turns to extreme weather in temperate climates and the rising ocean levels throughout the world due to the…
Could Plastic Roads Help Our Garbage Problem?
The idea isn’t exactly brand new as scientists have experimented for several decades to find a way to use waste plastics in the construction of roads, but it’s one that…
Using Reusable Grocery Bags Saves the Environment
Virtually every time you go to the store, you’re handed a plastic bag in which to carry your groceries or other goods, but have you ever thought about what those…
Are Solar Roadways Working?
By some estimates, approximately 0.2–0.5 of the world’s land surface is covered by roads. That percentage is expected to increase by 60 percent by the year 2050, so it seems…
Reforestation of Desert Lands Using Simple Technology
Once a forest is gone, it’s gone forest, especially if what replaces it is dry, arid land the becomes a virtual desert. While for millennia that may have been the…
A How-To for Beginning a Compost Pile
If you have flowers or vegetables in your yard, you have many different choices to augment the quality of your plants, yet if you are concerned about what choice will…
Ecosia: The New Search Engine That Plants Trees
Are you looking for an easy way to support the environment? Ecosia.org gives you a way to do that just by performing internet searches.