The Green New Deal, brought to the House of Representatives by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez (D) and Rep. Markey (D) is, undoubtedly, a revolutionary resolution — whether or not you agree with the information and plans putContinue reading
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Economic Viability of Vertical Farming: Overcoming financial obstacles to a greener future of farming
Photo: Indoor and vertical farming may be part of the solution to rising demands for food and limited natural resources. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Viability of Vertical Farming: Overcoming financial obstacles toContinue reading
Mining near the Border Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Photo: Canoeists exploring Seagull Lake in the Boundary Waters. Credit: Matthew Urke The Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) is a wilderness area covering over 1 million acres of the Superior National Forest in northeastContinue reading
Increase Funding for Endangered Species Act?
Passed in the early 1970s as one of the first in a wave of environmental policies in the United States, The Endangered Species Act has become the cornerstone of wildlife and nature conservation[1]. The protectionsContinue reading
Redlining and Greenspace in Durham, NC
Equitable Distribution of Urban Forests in Durham’s Historically Redlined Communities The Vicious Cycle of Redlining and Greenspace Urban forests offer aesthetic values and critical services, ranging from reduced energy use, improved air quality, community well-being,Continue reading
Getting the Details Right for Hawaii’s Renewables Push
The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative is a partnership between the State of Hawaii and the U.S. Department of Energy that was launched in 2008 and has the bold goal of attaining a 100 percent renewableContinue reading
Rewilding Efforts Restore Ecosystems and Landscapes… But Not Without Pushback
When people consider environmental disasters and humankind’s effect on ecosystems, climate change and pollution are often the first issues mentioned. While climate change and pollution deserve our undivided attention, and are proven to damage ecosystemsContinue reading
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: A Final Call for Help?
“In this sense, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is, in the end, merely the most dramatic outward symptom of a far deeper problem of enormous volumes of human waste reaching places where it was neverContinue reading
Why Ethics Matter in Environmental Issues: The Sewage Crisis in Lowndes County, Alabama
The ethical and moral considerations needed to address environmental issues are often forgotten. The scientific and economic aspects of these problems often lead the conversation, yet these aspects are just a part of the frameworkContinue reading
Duke CHP Plant: Heated Controversy
Note: As of April 6th, 2018, Duke has indefinitely delayed its plans for a new CHP plant, as described here. This post was written as a class assignment prior to that announcement, as well asContinue reading