Plastics are accumulating rapidly in our oceans, and the consequences (not just for our beaches, but for the entire ocean ecosystem) are both real and dire. Here are 30 ways to eliminate plastic from your everyday life.
Category: energy
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, students, sustainability, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, students, sustainability, water
California Wildfires: A Dire Warning for Us All
In a year of natural disasters, fires consumed California, followed by terrifying mudslides. We’re woefully underprepared to pay for the consequences of climate change. If ever there was a time to act, it’s now. It’s never been more clear.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, marine studies, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, marine studies, sustainability, travel, water
Clean Water Act 2.0
As we start to acutely feel the negative effects of outdated regulatory policies (and sometimes simply a lack thereof), its time to push for change.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability, travel, water
Models of Environmental Leadership
For a developing country of 5 million people, Costa Rica’s environmental policies include spectacular feats of long-term thinking and a dedicated commitment to the future.
Anne Martin
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, students, sustainability, water
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, students, sustainability, water
Mazaska Talks: Divest the Globe from Fossil Fuels
Trump may have pulled the United States federal government out of the Paris Climate Accord, but he can’t stand in the way of a dedicated citizenry determined to forge ahead.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability
Fight Climate Change with Compost
By composting our food and other organic scraps, rather than throwing them away, we can actually help the environment instead of hurting it.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, sustainability, travel, water
A Globalized View of Environmentalism
I watched a TED Talk by the policy advisor Simon Anholt the other day, titled “Who would the rest of the world vote for in your country’s election?” He asserted the following: “I think that ifContinue reading
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, sustainability, travel, water
Reforesting the Land in Costa Rica and Rethinking Grazing
Since the 1950s, nearly 60% of Costa Rica’s forests have been cut at one period in time for the purpose of ranching.[i] Cows now graze on an estimated 35.5% of Costa Rica’s landmass, and accountContinue reading
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, marine studies, sustainability, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, marine studies, sustainability, water
Lessons from the Oroville Dam
Maybe, just maybe, what is happening at Oroville will begin to wake up the American public to what is happening all around them when it comes to dams.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, students, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, students, sustainability, travel, water
Environmentalism during the reign of Trump
What will happen to U.S. environmentalism during the reign of Trump? According to Trump’s “America First Energy Plan”, the administration plans to eliminate “harmful and unnecessary policies,” which evidently include the Climate Action Plan andContinue reading