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Pollution Revolution: How To Combat Air Pollution

November 9, 2015 By Team Glasstic

The emissions in the air around us can have some staggering consequences. While it's not realistic to live in a bubble (literally and figuratively) there are some effective ways to reduce air pollution in and around your home. The air quality in the U.S. is improving but there is still a good amount of progress

Reduce Your Water Footprint – Drink Local

October 26, 2015 By Team Glasstic

The amount of water used to produce a single-use water bottle can be up to 3 times higher thant the actual amount of water in the bottle. Considering that startling fact along with the reality that 44% of single-use bottle water is municipal tap water which has undergone further purification, there really is no logical

Help Support Clean Water With #CleanWaterWednesday

October 19, 2015 By Team Glasstic

Glasstic has been participating in #CleanWaterWednesday for a while now and we wanted to help highlight the effort beyond just tweeting our support. We reached out to the folks at Time For An Oil Change and they were kind enough to provide us with some more information about them and the #CleanWaterWednesday movement. We are

Help Save The Monarch Butterfly

July 13, 2015 By Team Glasstic

The Monarch Butterfly population has dropped over 80% since 1992 and the numbers are declining the same for the Milkweed plant population, the food needed for the Monarch Caterpillar. The best way to help the Monarch Butterfly is to rebuild their habitat and give them the food they need to survive. The Save Our Monarchs

National Wildflower Week

May 4, 2015 By Team Glasstic

This week is National Wildflower Week. Why do wildflowers matter? Wildflowers and native plants help conserve water, reduce mowing costs, provide habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife and protect the soil from erosion. In addition, native plants can require fewer resources to maintain than plants that aren't native to a region. But many wildflowers

Protecting The Bees

April 15, 2015 By Team Glasstic

You’ve probably seen variations of “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” While the origin of the quote remains ambiguous, the underlying importance of protecting the bees