As countries around the world have gone on lockdown and enforced stay-at-home orders, less people are driving on roads, and companies are scaling down on production. This temporary shutdown has caused carbon emissions around the world to decrease, polluted waters to clear, wildlife to return to former habitats, and oil prices to plummet.   The […]

For my issue brief, I would like to discuss how rural America can benefit from switching to renewable energy. Many small towns, farms, and communities rely on outside sources for power and supplies. If these places could produce their own renewable power, they might be able to reallocate money to other urgent needs. This issue […]

The purpose of this Deliberation Nation project was to foster discussion and active thinking about solutions to a prominent public issue. I believe my group’s deliberation, “Sentenced to Rehabilitation: Rehumanizing the Prison System,” and that of another group I attended, “Gen V: Take a Hi(n)t,” both achieved this purpose, although there were some differences in […]

Wind energy seems to be the most controversial form of renewable energy. Most people know that wind turbines use large blades to catch the wind, turn their inner gears, and convert mechanical energy to electrical energy, which is then distributed to the power grid. However, the most powerful man in America is spreading ignorance about […]

As the Earth warms up more and more every year, people and governments are turning to renewable forms of energy to reduce their carbon dioxide production. The most renewable source of energy comes from Earth’s continual source of light, the Sun. Solar energy is one of the most common forms of renewable energy seen in […]