Deforestation is a significant issue in our present society. Trees are constantly cut down for numerous reasons, such as for paper, fuel, and building materials. However, recent research has identified methods of communication among trees, relating them to humans in a way never discovered before. Trees send signals through a…

From December to February, winter wonderlands from Aspen to Courchevel experience huge surges in traffic. Internationally, the ski industry generates over $189 billion of revenue; in 2022, the ski and snowboard industry in the United States generated around $4.3 billion. To say that it is the go-to for a winter…

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. …