Although nuclear power plants have been in operation for less than 70 years, we have seen three serious disasters. Tragically, it took a horrific disaster in Japan to remind the…

Our warehouse is in a small industrial area with a school bus company as the closest neighbor. There are working around 40 bus drivers. They have never been educated on…

The bird habitat in front of the Gaia building was create last summer. During the winter we have fed the birds in this area. We made feeing station out of…

Gaia offers an easy way to recycle many items. It is a great way for you to participate in protecting the environment and preventing our landfills to get overfilled.  Step…

Although 75% of America’s waste is recyclable, we only recycle around 30% of it.” Over 11 million tons of recyclable clothing, shoes, and textiles make their way into landfills each…

Earth Day is April 22nd . For Gaia the Month of April is Earth Month. In fact, every day year-round is Earth Day for us in Gaia. That is because we…

Growing our own organic vegetables is not only healthier for us humans, it is healthier for the planet too. By not using chemicals at all, we improve the taste and…

Here is how we made a sun heater to get warm water in a sink in our annex. Making our own warm water will protect the planet a tiny bit…

There are many threatened birds, some say 77 types of birds in Illinois, which are endangered.  As one activity within our Planet Protection effort we decided to do something for…

While people, communities and organizations around the world realizes the magnitude of plastic pollution of our oceans today, and multiple actions are set in motion to do something about it,…

We use many plastic bags in our daily operation. We collect used clothes, which people donate in our drop off bins. Often people put lose clothes in our bins and…

The 9 planetary boundaries define the health condition of our Planet Earth. CO2 with Global Warming and Climate Change (GWCC) is only 1 of 9 Planetary Boundaries.CO2 in the atmosphere…

WHAT WE HAVE is a world, where materials production and the corporate world can produce for their profit only and without caring for the waste they create and the damage…

The 2018 wildfire season is the most destructive wildfire season on record in California, with a total of 7,983 fires burning an area of 1,824,505 acres, the largest amount of…

Carbon gets it. Cigarettes get it. Even sweet and lovely sugar gets it. Shouldn't meat get taxed, too? It's an idea gaining widespread traction. The livestock industry causes, conservatively, 15% of…

On BBC news on the 7th of August 2018 this was a headline. And very relevant, we think in the Gaia-Movement. The serious concept of "Hothouse Earth".Global warming will have severe…

Only People can liberate ourselves from “more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050”. Scientists estimate that more than 8 million metric tons of plastic is entering our ocean…

Extract from an interview with James Lovelock made by Stuart Jeffries from The Guardian, March 15, 2007 about Lovelocks book: “The Revenge of GAIA” 'We should be scared stiff' Renowned…

All donated items from our collection bins are brought to a Gaia Movement warehouse. When the clothing and shoes are collected, they become a commodity called "credential" or "original" used…

The U.S. has 3,091 active landfills and over 10,000 old municipal landfills, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. However, in the "good old days," every town (and many businesses and…