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The Green New Deal: What is it?
With an upcoming presidential election, the term “Green New Deal” has been thrown around a lot in political campaigns and debates. We’ve heard how much we need a Green...
Earth Day 2020! How to Celebrate From Home
April 22, 1970, marked the world’s very first Earth Day. Nearly 10% of the U.S. population took part in coast-to-coast rallies advocating for a cleaner environment. Groups that had...
Food Waste: Issues and Prevention
The Big Picture Annually, around one-third of all food produced globally is either lost or wasted (United Nations). This is one-third of the world’s food supply that is thrown...
The Importance of Conservation: How the Wildlife Trade Caused a Pandemic
In December 2019, 66% of the 41 people first hospitalized with COVID-19 were traced back to passing through the same wet market (a market that sells live animals and...
Water Treatment in Developing Countries
Introduction It’s easy to take for granted the clean water we get everyday, but access to clean and safe drinking water is a major issue many people face today....
Endangered Species Conservation, The Right Way
Recently, endangered species conservation has been a hot topic due to the popularity of Netflix’s Tiger King documentary, which explores the world of big cat breeding and private zoos...
The Dark Side of Environmentalism: Ecofascism and COVID-19
COVID-19 is not the earth’s way of healing itself, and eradicating humans is not the answer to the globe restoring itself. Yes, there is less air pollution in China,...
Are you an Environmentalist?
According to the Oxford Dictionary, the definition of an “environmentalist” is “a person who is concerned with or advocates for the protection of the environment.” However, as the environmental...
Working Remotely: The Future of Sustainability?
Spotify, Amazon, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Hitachi, Salesforce, Oracle, the list goes on. In recent weeks with the spread of COVID-19, many companies have transitioned to remote work models and...
NAFTA: What’s Good, and What’s Concerning
Trade deals are important in the modern world in order for countries to build economic relationships with each other and continue expanding their economies. The trade deal of particular...