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Why Is Cleaning up the Pacific Garbage Patch Not a Campaign Issue? A Speech by an Imaginary Presidential Candidate
A Speech by an Imaginary Presidential Candidate
The Fight Against Fish Eco-Fibbing
This article discusses key tools for increasing the world’s supply of sustainable seafood, including certifications, ratings, fisheries and aquaculture improvement projects, and sustainable fishing practices.
Daylight Saving Time Needs to Stop!
Daylight Saving Time was created to do exactly what the name implies: create savings. Specifically, it was intended to save energy. But that is no longer the case.
Why Is Japan’s Birth Rate So Low? 7 Possible Reasons
Seven possible reasons why Japan has such a low birth rate.
Betrayal of Trust: How the US Government's Covert Radiation Experiments at Camp Parks Changed My Life
Experiments with radioactive material on military property in the Bay Area caused rare illnesses among military families. Little is known about what was done or whether or how it was cleaned up. But the effects on families who trusted their government were lasting and devastating.
How Socially Responsible Banks Are Changing the World of Banking
Socially responsible banks seek to invest in reducing climate change.
COP26, Simplified
A simple explanation and summary for those who are confused about the discussions surrounding COP26.
Energy Labels and Consuming Electricity Responsibly
The average person consumes a total of 3,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity every year. How can we consume electricity more responsibly? What are energy labels, and how can they help?
Faroe Islands Dolphin Hunt
A grim spectacle plays out in the Danish Faeroe Islands as scores of dolphins are slaughtered.
A Mayor's Power to Close Down a Plant
Local leaders can shutter businesses that cause harm to the environment and to the health of citizens.
Biden's Biggest Failure
President Biden's obvious failures seem to mount daily, from the Southern Border to Afghanistan, but his biggest failure of all is his lack of action to counter Climate Change.
Why Are Monarch Butterflies in Danger?
Monarch butterfly populations are in rapid decline. Find out why these iconic butterflies are in danger, and what you can do to save them.
World Population Crisis - Is the Growth Sustainable?
Current growth rates in the population are unsustainable, but can we do anything to stem the growth?
Are Humans Facing Near-Term Human Extinction Due to Global Warming?
Are humans facing near-term human extinction due to global warming? Some scientists believe we do face an existential threat from global warming as positive feedback loops kick in and increase the rate of global warming and its negative impacts.
What Is a Blue Ocean Event and How Will It Impact Global Climate?
A Blue Ocean Event (BOE) is when the Arctic Ocean changes from being covered in ice year-round to being mostly ice-free blue water for a period of time during warm months. This will cause severe on humans and the environment.
Action Needed to Help Big Cats
The Big Cat Public Safety Act is one of the biggest pieces of legislation in a long time that could change the game for wildlife. The Senate Bill would protect big cats, prohibit private ownership of them, and end cub side attractions where people take pictures with them, hold them, and pet them.
How Atlanta Can Fight the Health Effects of Urban Heat
Urban sprawl, the Urban Heat Island Effect, and green roofs in Atlanta.
The Wolf in the Forest
This is an article of advocacy for the wolf, a peek into the life of the Canis lupus. Sometimes, things are not always how they seem.
Natural Disasters and Declarations: How Did We Not See This Coming?
Natural disasters have existed over the last century and presented devastating effects.
Protection of Rhinoceroses
South Africa is making progress in defeating the poaching of rhinoceroses.
What Can We Do for the Climate?
As climate activists, it is not always easy to find in-depth information about climate change. Here are five areas in our daily life that we can take action in.
What Is Lab Grown Meat?
Lab grown meat is now available for sale, but how ethical is this new technology and would you eat it?
Florida's First Tourist Attraction and How It All Went Wrong
Florida’s first tourist attraction owes its existence to America’s biggest natural spring but now it has a problem with an introduced species.
Global Warming and Climate Change Are Becoming a Conservative Priority
Among a new generation of young conservatives, addressing the substantial risks associated with global warming and the substantial climate change it's causing is becoming a priority.
How Do We Know That Global Warming Is Being Caused by Humans?
Is the recent global warming being caused by natural variations in the Earth’s climate or have mankind’s activities on Earth played a significant role in the global warming observed since the later part of the 20 century?
The Problem of Nuclear Waste Storage
The waste from nuclear power plants will remain hazardous for thousands of years. How can it be stored safely?
Fighting the Climate Crisis Through a New Religious Left
A syncretism of the philosophies of Murray Bookchin and Alfred North Whitehead can help us rethink our relationship to the Earth.
Marginalisation of Cars in the UK
A personal look at how cars are being marginalised in the UK in preference to public transport.
The Environmental Consequences of Orphan Oil Wells
Stripper wells and "orphan" or abandoned oil wells pose a unique threat to the environment. Here are some of those issues and how we might be able to make some positive changes.
The Plastic in Our Bodies
We all have a lot of microplastic in our bodies and it’s impossible to avoid ingesting more.
E-Waste in the Post-COVID World
What are the new challenges in e-waste management after the COVID-19 Pandemic? Tell me what you think in the comments.
Chicago’s Polluted Bubbly Creek
The South Fork of the Chicago River carried away the decaying effluent of the city’s stockyards but the legacy of pollution remains.
Why Trump Should Support Community Gardens and Urban Food Forests
Since some sources say that we may be facing 32% unemployment in the wake of the coronavirus, we had better learn how to grow our own food to feed our communities.
10 Reasons Why "Tiger King’s" Carole Baskin Is a Megalomaniac
Who is Carole Baskin? Here's what you need to know about Big Cat Rescue’s CEO.
One Green Change: Useful Tips to Living a Greener Life
It is impossible to ignore the warnings that our beautiful, blue planet is in crisis. We are heading towards a tipping point from which there will be no return unless we all play our part in living a more sustainable lifestyle. This article will hopefully give you some simple but useful tips.
Environmentally Sustainable Tourism: A Progressive Approach
Sustainable tourism development meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing tourism opportunities for future generations. To enable this continued practice, a number of different environmentally progressive approaches have been developed.
Plastic-Free Periods: Eco-Friendly Sanitary Products
With single-use disposable plastic being a large part of women's sanitary products, there has been a slow but steadily increasing resistance to find alternatives that are less wasteful and disappear rather than accumulating in the environment.
Greta Thunberg: Teen Activist, Typical Teen
Regardless of how you feel about climate change, you've got to admit that Thunberg is at least responding like a fairly typical teenager.
Geoengineering Solutions to Address Climate Change and Reverse Global Warming
There is a growing consensus that humans need to prepare for and address global warming. Several large-scale geoengineering solutions have been proposed to stop and reverse the global warming trend.
Vacations and the Carbon Footprint
Tourism contributes to global warming, but there are ways to reduce the effect.
The Carbon Footprint of the Mega-Rich
The one-percenters contribute to global heating massively out of proportion to their numbers.
The Amazon Burns as Indigenous Women Take a Stand
The Amazon forest is burning and the indigenous people are taking a stand. They have sent in native women who are demanding that the rights of the indigenous tribes that call the Amazon their home be respected and that the forests be protected against commercialization and corporate greed.
Make Do and Mend: Consumer Waste
Our throw-away society is creating a huge burden on the environment both in the consumption of resources and the choking of landfills.
The Meatless Monday Movement
Trying to cut back on your meat consumption? The Meatless Monday movement might be able to help.
Florida’s Invasive Wildlife
The Sunshine State has a major problem with non-native species that are wreaking havoc on the ecosystem. Burmese pythons, green iguanas, and feral pigs are some of the main culprits.
Forest Depletion and Reforestation
A primary rainforest covering an area about the size of Belgium was lost to chainsaws in 2018, but there are signs of recovery and regeneration. Many groups across the world are enacting reforestation initiatives.
3 Times Environmental Action Worked in the Past
Global warming and climate change are quite the buzzwords these days. Just mention the subjects, and more likely than not, you will find yourself in the middle of a lively discussion. Despite all the hype, environmental action is nothing new; it has been with us before, just under a different name.
World Environment Day 2019 Theme: Air Pollution
Air pollution is the theme of the 2019 World Environment Day. UN Secretary-General Guterres says, “It is time to act decisively. My message to governments is clear: tax pollution; end fossil fuel subsidies; and stop building new coal plants. We need a green economy, not a grey economy."
Topsoil Is Disappearing
Dirt is absolutely essential to our survival, and we are losing it at a phenomenal rate. Modern farming methods, deforestation and urbanization all contribute to soil erosion and degradation.