{"id":82819,"date":"2022-01-19T11:06:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T10:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/?p=82819"},"modified":"2024-07-29T11:09:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T09:09:53","slug":"goodbye-old-habits-and-beaten-paths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/greenlifestyle\/goodbye-old-habits-and-beaten-paths\/","title":{"rendered":"<i>Goodbye<\/i> old habits and beaten paths."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"82819\" class=\"elementor elementor-82819 elementor-80776\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1668620c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1668620c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1d3250 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a1d3250\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ea1ee8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50ea1ee8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a213871 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"3a213871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4443ade elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Green Lifestyle<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b69759b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b69759b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Goodbye<\/i> old habits and beaten paths.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d708dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d708dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Usually, we start a new topic off with an interview. Not this time though.\u00a0<em>This time, we have the courage to come straight to the point. Or better, to our opinion:<\/em>\u00a0We need more\u00a0<em>courage. Courage<\/em>\u00a0to drive change. We don\u2019t just want to talk about it.\u00a0<em>We want to act.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e072abf elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-center elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"1e072abf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Portrait-Barbara-120x120.png\" alt=\"Picture of Barbara Beiertz\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBarbara Beiertz\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6959bc11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6959bc11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tphoto: artem beliaikin von pexels\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-387fad56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"387fad56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59c2806a\" data-id=\"59c2806a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-441963c2\" data-id=\"441963c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531f6eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"531f6eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-546cf7ae\" data-id=\"546cf7ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60ae5b88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60ae5b88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b5cfc9e\" data-id=\"3b5cfc9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a8a4467\" data-id=\"5a8a4467\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75bb8904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75bb8904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Climate crisis. Extinction of species. Pollution. Racism. Poverty\u2026 you name it.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>We are facing more than enough challenges. And before someone has the chance to reply \u201cYes, but who is supposed to pay for all of this?\u201d and \u201cWhat difference does it make if we only change something in our country?\u201d \u2013 the so called \u201costrich effect\u201d, that holds us back \u2013 let\u2019s focus on what it takes to not bury our heads into the sand. <em>(\u201cForgetting that our butt is still sticking out, which will be kicked over and over again.\u201d, is what my aunt used to add.)<\/em><\/p><p><em>Our recommendation: Our Arabica Blend and the single origin from Ethiopia.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a35f6e4\" data-id=\"3a35f6e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a722422 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a722422\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-381252d\" data-id=\"381252d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ab40ea\" data-id=\"9ab40ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06faf1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06faf1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So, what is courage?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efc2612\" data-id=\"efc2612\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02d0fe3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02d0fe3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6016a5\" data-id=\"f6016a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4da7346\" data-id=\"4da7346\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d149f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70d149f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>When using this specific search engine we are all more than familiar with, we get about 345,000,000 results in 0.51 seconds.<\/strong><\/em> In the Duden \u2013 the dictionary of the Standard High German language \u2013 courage is described <em>as the ability to overcome your fear in a dangerous, risky situation; Fearlessness when facing a situation that could cause fear.<\/em><\/p><p>The German word for courage is <em>\u201cMut\u201d<\/em>. It comes from the Indo-European term <em>\u201cmo\u201d (Germanic \u201cmoda\u201d)<\/em>, which means as much as <em>making an effort, having a strong will, striving for something.<\/em> Quite smart those Germanic people.<\/p><p>So, courage helps us to overcome our fear and <em>(re)<\/em>gain our freedom to act.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-707d6ad\" data-id=\"707d6ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61b814d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61b814d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76a4579\" data-id=\"76a4579\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1bf598\" data-id=\"a1bf598\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6634a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6634a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But why do some people have more courage than others?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83b6d4b\" data-id=\"83b6d4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13b572f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13b572f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d36ffc0\" data-id=\"d36ffc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a83a32\" data-id=\"4a83a32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c181ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c181ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Let\u2019s dive into psychology to answer this question:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>People you lack courage, tend to envision all kinds of possible and impossible consequences of a risk. They don\u2019t even attempt to change things, they remain passive, are paralyzed, and unable to act. The problem about that: Waiting leads to a bad conscience, stress and feelings of guilt develop \u2013 followed by fear.<\/p><p><em><strong>Courageous people are optimists.<\/strong><\/em> They look towards the future with a positive mindset, they believe in success, in their coping strategies. So far, the psychological approach. And because you can compare courage to a muscle that can be trained (at least to a certain extend), we now have some good news for you, instead of the usual upsetting catastrophic ones. Because good news proof, that \u201cit\u201d is possible. We can drive change. Every single one of us can. And especially all of us together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d7b8e7\" data-id=\"3d7b8e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0039678 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0039678\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3b3cf9\" data-id=\"e3b3cf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e0de8a\" data-id=\"2e0de8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb1eb1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb1eb1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Good News:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8497538\" data-id=\"8497538\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-738ca32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"738ca32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aebd3c\" data-id=\"3aebd3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-525240a\" data-id=\"525240a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f2fbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32f2fbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>If someone (a private person) decides to live more climate friendly and sustainable, they can reduce their resource consumption caused by their lifestyle by 20-30% \u2013 from one day to the next, by e.g. driving less or changing their diet.*<\/strong> (Melanie Speck, lead author of one of the \u201dZukunftsimpulse\u201c publications by the Wuppertal Institut f\u00fcr Klima, Umwelt, Energie GmbH)<\/em><\/p><p>How you can easily change your diet to a more sustainable one, you can read <em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/mount-hagen-and\/greenlifestyle\/eat-drink-help\/\">here.<\/a><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>In Andalusia the farming of tropical fruits is resource-efficient and causes lower CO2 emissions.<\/strong><\/em> And even more special: The fruits are sold directly to the end-consumers via \u201cCrowdfarming\u201d. Everyone benefits from that concept: Us consumers, the farmers, and even the environment, because during the transport the carbon dioxide emissions are lower compared to a sale via intermediaries, meaning food retailers. Find out more on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdfarming.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.crowdfarming.com\/en<\/a><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>And more news from Spain:<\/strong><\/em> The government finances a new highway with a road surface made of recycled paper (that cannot be recycled any further). That way, the waste of the European Pulp and Paper Industries is used, and the CO2 emissions can be reduced by up to 75%.**<\/p><p><em><strong>At the TU Wien, a method was developed to use bacteria to convert CO2 from the air into acetic acid, lactic acid, and ethanol.<\/strong><\/em> The substances can then again form the basis for the production of so far oil-based materials and fuels.***<\/p><p><em><strong>And lastly, good news that made us especially happy:<\/strong> <\/em>The medical journal PLOS Medicine published a long-term study that shows, that the <em>(moderate)<\/em> consumption of coffee lowers the risk for strokes and dementia.<br \/>Well, that explains why coffee means the world to us.****<\/p><p><em><strong>There you go, that wasn\u2019t too hard.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>So, there is movement in the process of reaching the so-called 17SDGs<em> (the UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals.)<\/em> And because <strong>courage<\/strong> is t<em>he key to a happy life<\/em>\u00a0we are certain, that there is more good news to come.\u00a0<em>(Robert Biswas-Diener, Psychologist at Portland State University)<\/em><\/p><p>*www.rnd.de\/wissen\/nachhaltig-essen-wie-geht-das-und-was-bringt-das-EX657UMD3BDEVLRYWJ553LF46Y.html<br \/>**www.forschung-und-wissen.de\/nachrichten\/umwelt\/spanien-baut-autobahn-aus-altem-papier-13375485<br \/>***www.techandnature.com\/mini-co2-recycler-bakterien-verwandeln-kohlenstoff-in-wichtige-rohstoffe\/<br \/>****www.mdr.de\/wissen\/kaffee-tee-gesundheit-100.html<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b136e8\" data-id=\"7b136e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b><I>Sometimes, all it takes is a little inspiration<\/I><\/b> \u2013 Here, we want to inspire you. And we will. 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