Check the labels on your store-bought produce. If it is even produced in the US, it most likely is not from the state your in, even more likely, it is imported from another country like, Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina, Japan, Canada. The majority of the food we eat is grown by people we don't know in a [...]
The hopeful aspect of nature is that she is an incessant force of growth, decay, and growth. Sometimes we destroy areas so completely that nothing grows there naturally. Sometimes we heavily pollute areas with chemicals, trash, and various non-natural substances. These factors can be too much for nature, by herself, to overcome. With determined campaigns [...]
Moms were right all along, we do need to eat our veggies. As it turns out, the consumption of meat causes a litany of negative impacts on our environment and health. The process of rearing animals is very resource intensive, meaning, to get to the meat that the majority of Americans eat takes a significant amount [...]
The need to build up, not out. Looking out from the street, sidewalks stretch far into the distance. Neatly manicured lawns, with almost carpet-like grass, line the street. Set back behind the tiny plot of lawn is the typical suburban home. Identical houses sit side-by-side one another in rows upon rows, creating a sprawling network of [...]
The lifestyle of the American Dream is destroying our environment. Through consumerism, urban sprawl, and animal agriculture, the desires of American capitalism are wreaking havoc on the planet. The American Dream for most is a well-paying job, a nice suburban house, a big shiny car, a large diet, a nuclear family. This sounds ideal and [...]
Last Thursday, November 16, 2017, the Keystone Pipeline spewed 210,000 gallons of crude oil into the ground of South Dakota. TransCanada, the company that owns the pipeline reports that crews shut the pipeline down within 15 minutes after noticing a drop in pressure. This leak happened days before a decision from Nebraska lawmakers regarding the [...]
Plastic, a perfect invention you might say. It's malleable into practically any shape and is air/water-tight sealable. It is relatively inexpensive to make and very durable. The problem? It is too durable. In fact, it can take anywhere from 500-1000 years for plastic to degrade. You see it everywhere. Our food comes wrapped in it. [...]
With the recent attention and coverage of the Republican efforts in Congress to overhaul the tax code and implement a tax-cutting bill, perhaps the addition of a revenue-neutral carbon tax will help bring on Democratic support and allow Republicans to show their willingness to address climate change while maintaining their conservative, market-based principles. What is [...]
Yes... With the onslaught of multiple storms, this 2017 Hurricane Season was very active and destructive. Harvey dumped "more than 51 inches, the greatest amount of rain ever recorded in the continental United States," says an article in the Huffington Post. Irma, according to the US National Hurricane Center, was the most powerful storm ever recorded in [...]
The purpose of this blog is to provide a platform that will highlight key environmental issues and add commentary on the developments in this important time of total environmental disregard. This will be a digital space to discuss all the happenings in the green energy economy and all the news in the fight for a [...]
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