On August 5th, President Biden announced an initiative to create a bill to discontinue the purchase of gas-powered vehicles by 2035. This would work toward the federal government’s goal of 65 percent reduced emissions by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050. Biden’s plan is to make half of all new…

Fracking. A term that has floated around every four years during presidential debates on climate and still remains misunderstood by many. To start, it is a drilling technique used to extract natural gas and oil from shale rock and has leaked millions of tons of methane, which has a warming…

In mid-October 2022, Phoebe Plummer, a climate change activist from the organization Just Stop Oils faced extreme backlash after they threw soup on Van Gogh’s “Sunflower” painting and glued themself on a wall. They were accompanied by their friend, Anna, whose goal was to bring attention to the negative effects…

What Is Greenwashing? National Geographic describes greenwashing as “a form of misleading information, often used to raise sales, promising to be sustainable, biodegradable, or environmentally conscious.” Simply put, greenwashing is a misleading claim about an organization’s positive impact on the environment. What Are Ways Companies Greenwash Their Consumers? …

Insects are crucial to Earth’s ecosystems because of their role as pollinators — animals that carry pollen to a part of a flower. In fact, between 75 and 95 percent of flowering plants need pollinators’ help to reproduce. …

As we navigate daily life — for me it’s a steady stream of physics homework, college applications, and practice — our minds hop from priority to priority endlessly in an effort to stay afloat and ultimately reach an anxious-ridden state of mind. However, for environmentalists that know the truth of…

One of the main contributors to the emission of greenhouse gasses is the generation of power through fossil fuels. In fact, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, 73 percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from burning fossil fuels. With that said, there is a movement toward generating power sustainably. …

The world’s food and production industries are harming the planet at a rapid rate. The loss of forests due to farmland, livestock, and food production is bound to cause severe damage if further action is not taken. Land Footprint and Deforestation According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), agricultural…

Climate change is damaging mankind’s most precious sites, and Iraq is a place of immense concern. The country’s thousands of sites date as far back to ancient Mesopotamia and provide insight into the essence of civilization and human advancement. However, the state is being plagued with high salt concentrations that…