By: Grace Gonzalez As the holiday season approaches, many people embark on new adventures to take advantage of the break. Whether some are just visiting family or travel for personal enjoyment, trips can shift your perspective in many ways. Thailand has become a hot spot for tourists because of how incredibly cheap everything is. You can get cheap delicious food,… Read more →
There are countless ways to be sustainable during these seasonal holidays and it starts with you! Whether it’s candy, costumes or pumpkins, these are some helpful tips to get you thinking about the ways you can be eco-friendly and festive this Halloween. Candy Candy is a staple for Halloween traditions, however there are other ways to be eco-friendly while… Read more →
The Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change or IPCC released a very shocking statement somewhere around a week ago stating that instead of avoiding the initial two degrees Celsius, countries should avoid an increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius. An increase of said amount will be mostly catastrophic to small island states like: the Bahamas, Maldives, and the Marshall Islands. In Incheon,… Read more →
It’s hard to imagine climate change affecting us personally when we don’t seem to feel the effects around us. However, we do watch the stories on the news, hear the gasps of one’s in disbelief and feel for those touched by the natural disasters we’re facing in mass amounts today. The conversation of climate change is not new, we… Read more →
With the ever growing population of 7.4 billion people, it is obvious there is an increase in the amount of plastic pollution that is produced around the world. The human race has become accustomed to living a certain ‘on the go’ lifestyle as we continue to see easily disposable items as a requirement in daily life. Plastic water bottles, straws,… Read more →
We commonly look at dams in awe, proud of human achievement and how gargantuan they are. The reality of these dams though, is that they’re awful for the environment and ecosystem. According to the Blue Heart Project, Hydropower is the only ‘renewable’ energy source sending species to extinction, displacing people globally, and contributing greatly to climate change.” Patagonia Inc. has… Read more →