As Geoffrey Chaucer said: “all good things must come to an end”. As we near the end of the semester, I would like to close up my blog by looking at what the future has in store for the environment. Earth-orbiting satellites, remote meteorological stations, and ocean buoys are used to record present-day weather and […]

I have never really found myself interested in cars, and would honestly drive anything. If you asked me how a car engine worked, I would have no clue how to answer that. Despite this, the battery Tesla models have caught my attention. They are cars years ahead with their self driving features and many other […]

In my last post issues of gas and oil collection were discussed. This is often referred to as “dirty” energy. In response to this, there is a growing support for renewable energy resources, and using clean energy such as natural resources. In addition to being clean and environmentally friendly, energy and power production must also […]

As a country we have become dependent on oil and gas as a resource for energy for power plants to heating in homes. Oil and gas, however, are nonrenewable resources and our overuse of them are limiting the resource as well as endangering out environment. The newly developed and common ways to receive these resources […]

Since grade school many of us have been taught the three Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. While this three word alliteration is easy to remember, there is more to this that not everyone is aware of. The top ten most commonly recyclable items in the United States include: cardboard, paper, food boxes, mail, beverage cans, […]

We are in a race. A race to limit the effects of climate change and the damage we have already caused. This week made history as many joined the Global Climate Strike  took place this week (September 20-27) all around the nation. This was the largest climate protest in history. The goal of the strikes […]

Where does the Environment Stand in 2020? With many hot topics such as healthcare and immigration, it is easy to get distracted and forget about the many issues that matter. To me, a candidate’s plan to improve and take care of the plant is one of the things I look into. Over his term, Trump […]

  This past week I had recently taken a field trip to the student farm here on campus. This field trip was required by my sustaining agriculture and policy class but after I was done complaining about a 9 am trip to a hot farm, I realized how big of a role local farming has […]

When we think or meet a vegan, there is often a stereotype and stigma that comes along with it. When I inform others that I am vegetarian they often ask : “what do you eat? grass?”. Vegan and meatless alternatives are viewed as the less appetizing option to many; but in fact, these options are […]

Recently plastic straws have received a lot of heat through news and especially social media. Due to the speed and power of social media and the internet it is almost a trend or meme to hate plastic straws. The huge retaliation against them — even thoughts of a ban — should not be just another […]