Tag archives for pollution
Oops! You Accidently Dropped 102 Tons of Trash on the Ground
The idea of waste is a man-made construct; no other being creates byproducts that cannot be naturally recycled by this Earth. The creation of “waste” and landfills, aligned with...
The Salton Sea Story: The beautiful lake that exists despite itself in a desert, and how it affects us all
Images taken by Debbie Bentley From her website: “Her work documenting the Salton Sea in Imperial County, California, was the subject of the monograph Salton Sea: of Dust and...
The Environmental Hazards of Mass Incarceration
Today, almost two million people are held in American jails, prisons, and detention centers, which is more than double the population of San Francisco. Tough-on-crime policies, emblematic of the...
The Importance of Celebrity Responsibility in the Realm of Sustainability
Regardless of how you feel about her, one thing’s for sure: everyone is talking about Taylor Swift. From her worldwide Era’s Tour to her presence in the National Football...
The Impact Of A Fast Paced Food World
Factory farming has quickly become one of the most prevalent food production methods of all time, primarily due to its cost and efficiency of delivering food to such a...
Toward Ethical Consumption: The Case Against Industrial Animal Agriculture
The animal agriculture industry has integrated itself in modern day society. We have this industry to thank for the affordable and readily available animal based products in our grocery...
War and the Environment: A Scorched Earth
It is commonly thought that war creates winners and losers. Either one emerges from the battlefield victorious and heroic or is left defeated, wounded, or dead. The nature of...
Combating Negative Ecological Emotion
As much as sustainability and climate change are constant topics in our society, they can also be very heavy and make people feel as if the fate of the...
Mycoremediation: How Fungi Can Repair Our Land
For centuries, mushrooms have been eaten by people due to their richness in flavor and high protein content, but there is so much more to mushrooms than just being...
California On Fire
California has already seen waves of climate induced wildfires, and as our planet’s climate warms they will only be more numerous and intense. To understand how wildfires today...