With the effects of climate change continuing to grow, being sustainable is more important now than ever. Some people are taking major steps toward being sustainable, like adding solar panels to their homes or going zero waste, only buying compostable and reusable goods. However, this is not something that everyone wants to do or can afford to do. Even so, anyone can beContinue reading “Taking Steps Towards Sustainability”
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The Book That Helped Impact the Future of the Environment
Environmental consciousness has grown over the past few decades but Silent Spring is the most significant ripple effect. The environmental icon of the twenty century, Rachel Carson, wrote and published Silent Spring, which was the most influential book to band DDT. The pesticide known as DDT, dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, is great at diminishing harmful insect populations. TheContinue reading “The Book That Helped Impact the Future of the Environment”
Biden Proposes 20-Year Ban on Oil Drilling near Tribal Land
On Monday, President Joe Biden delivers an announcement to propose a ban on oil drilling in Northwest Mexico, one of the oldest Native American Sites. Chaco Canyon – the area in which is being drilled for gas and oil is known for being a sacred region to the Native Americans in that area. It holdsContinue reading “Biden Proposes 20-Year Ban on Oil Drilling near Tribal Land”
California Oil Spill Devastates Local Economy and Marine Life
The Pacific Airshow was cut short last week to thousands of attendees in Huntington Beach, California after a report was confirmed October 2 of an oil spill five miles off the coast. The report was made a day after the alleged time of the leak, prompting controversy over the Houston based company’s slow reaction time.Continue reading “California Oil Spill Devastates Local Economy and Marine Life”