10 Better Alternatives to Buying on Black Friday*

Go a different route this year and instead of shopping frivolously, spend time with friends, cook meals, or watch a marathon of your favorite movies! #bashBlackFriday #consumerism #stateparks #givingtuesday #greenerthoughtspodcast *= denotes permanent annual giveaway Announcements: 1) My 1st "Greener Thoughts" Anniversary Celebration Prize Giveaway ends!, 2) Black Friday (Friday after Thanksgiving) http://blackfridaydeathcount.com/, Small Business Saturday/Small Business Sunday, and Cyber Monday **BONUS! For those in the DMV, here is the link for an event by Fridays for Future USA - "Global Climate Action" event on Nov. 29th**: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6nf4TevjWHnX2xNb05vNlFxeHZmcjA5MndWS0p1eUhTUnlr/view?usp=sharing Resources from the podcast: 1) https://academic.oup.com/ije/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ije/dyz208/5585954 - AMAZON RAINFOREST SPIKE RESEARCH, 2) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-54056-7 - CALIFORNIA'S SUPER TOXIC MERCURY, 3) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-019-0451-y.epdf - GREEN AREAS AND YOUR WELL-BEING, 4) State and national parks in the U.S. and Canada listings: U.S.: https://www.stateparks.org/; https://www.nps.gov/index.htm; Canada: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/index, 5) U.S. museums: http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/; Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/culture/cultural-attractions/museums-galleries.html, 6)  http://www.pgparks.com/742/Festival-of-Lights - Prince George's County FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, 7) https://www.givingtuesday.org/; #givingtuesday is on December 3rd annually. --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://anchor.fm/greenerthoughtspodcast   Supporting Greener Thoughts: https://anchor.fm/greenerthoughtspodcast/support     Voice Message Greener Thoughts: https://anchor.fm/greenerthoughtspodcast/message