• The Impacts of Climate Change

    The Impacts of Climate Change

    The devastating effects of climate are being felt all over the world. Discover the immediate impacts of climate change, its long term consequences if we donโ€™t act soon to address it. What Is Climate Change? The earthโ€™s temperature is not a static thing. It changes over time and can be measured by the effects of…

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  • Health Effects of Air Pollution

    Health Effects of Air Pollution

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    Health Effects of Air Pollution and Solutions You can live a few weeks without food and a couple of days without water, but youโ€™ll only make it a matter of minutes without air. Our air quality is declining all over the world due to increased particulate pollution from industry, transport, and energy usageโ€” and some…

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  • Plastic Pollution Facts and Solutions

    Plastic Pollution Facts and Solutions

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    The Persistent Problem of Plastic Pollution The invention of plastic was a transformative breakthrough when it first invented. Plastics are convenient, lightweight, and durable. They can be molded into any shape and can be mass produced cheaply and quickly. However those same qualities that make plastic ubiquitous todayโ€”also have long-term repercussions for the environment.[1] How…

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  • 15 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

    15 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

    Climate change is the result of increasing levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, primarily referenced in terms of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The longer we delay action on climate change, the worse its effects will be. Every person, business, organization, and government can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect our environment, and ensure the health…

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  • Tips for Cardboard Recycling this Holiday Season

    Tips for Cardboard Recycling this Holiday Season

    The holiday shopping season is hereโ€”alongside a barrage of cardboard packages arriving at the door. Between ordering gifts for the holidays and treating yourself to some sweet seasonal online discounts, many households are bound to receive an awful lot of packages around this time of year. Anxiously awaiting your items via free rushed shipping can…

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  • How to Keep Your House Warm in Winter: 10 Tips to Stay Cozy

    How to Keep Your House Warm in Winter: 10 Tips to Stay Cozy

    We know how quickly winter creeps in. One moment itโ€™s bermuda shorts, barbecues and, for the lucky few, weekends at the lake. Then, all of a sudden, the leaves turn golden and fall, pumpkin spice fills the air and talk turns to the holidays. But for all the joy that the season brings, it also…

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  • 8 Climate Change Facts and Myths

    8 Climate Change Facts and Myths

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    Climate change is the greatest threat humankind faces today. Weโ€™ve already seen significant glacial melting, rising sea levels, raging wildfires, the migration of dangerous parasites and disease vectors like mosquitos and ticks, andโ€”most notablyโ€”extreme and devastating weather events. All signs show that the problem is only going to get worse. This is troubling news for…

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  • What Are Carbon Offsets?

    What Are Carbon Offsets?

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    Practically everything we do, buy, and eat consumes energy and produces carbon emissions in some form or another. There are the obvious culprits: fossil fuels used driving to go shopping, flights near and far, and switching on the lights. The products we purchase also come with their own individual carbon footprints that grow the farther…

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  • Wind Energy: Pros and Cons

    Wind Energy: Pros and Cons

    Quick summary: As with any resource, wind energy has advantages and disadvantages that need to be considered as we expand our use of it.ย  What Is Wind Energy? Wind energy is a power source harnessed through wind turbines, which collect kinetic energy and convert it into electricity. Also known as eolic energy, wind is generated…

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  • 7 Types of Renewable Energy: The Future of Energy

    7 Types of Renewable Energy: The Future of Energy

    What Is Renewable Energy? Renewable energy is energy that has been derived from earth’s natural resources that are not finite or exhaustible, such as wind and sunlight. Renewable energy is an alternative to the traditional energy that relies on fossil fuels, and it tends to be much  less harmful to the environment. Types of Renewable…

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