Krystal Leung

(Image: http://www.finsmes.com/2020/03/global-clean-water-secures-3m-usd-in-funding.html) In my past few civic issues blogs, I explored the sustainability of the textile industry and the meat industry but underlying the two is a greater issue of sustainability that has a ubiquitous reach: the sustainability of clean water.   Because many… Continue Reading →

Topic: What are the externalities of high incarceration rates in urban minority communities?  I want to address how high incarceration rates and the over-criminalization of low-level drug crimes and petty crimes specifically affect minority communities in urban areas. It is an intervention… Continue Reading →

Overall, I thought our deliberation about rehumanizing the prison system was productive and enlightening. I was pleased to see that we had a large student turn out because I had not expected so many people who know of people/have family… Continue Reading →

What the Research Says Research from the past few years indicate the detrimental effects of the meat industry on our planet. A 2019 study published by the Journal of Science showed that only 18% of calories produced come from the meat and dairy… Continue Reading →

(Image: https://fashionunited.uk/news/business/can-the-fast-fashion-business-model-embrace-sustainability/2019082944992) Sustainability is a buzzword in today’s day in age, but what does it encompass? According to the University of Alberta’s Office of Sustainability, it is the practice of meeting our own needs without inhibiting the abilities of future generations to… Continue Reading →