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March 27, 2019

Costa Rica Plans to Eliminate Emissions by 2050

President Carlos Alvarado Quesada has set out to make Costa Rica the first zero-emissions country as the threat of climate change continues to increase. Costa Rica’s small population of roughly 5 […]

March 24, 2019

One Person One Tree

The city of Orlando has its eye on being the pinnacle of sustainability in the southeastern United States. Mayor Buddy Dyer has set the goal for the city to run […]

March 7, 2019

Key West Just Banned Popular Sunscreens and Here’s Why

The city of Key West, one of Florida’s most visited cities, has joined Hawaii and the country of Palau to ban sunscreen lotions with the chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate in […]

March 3, 2019

Solar Power After Hurricane Maria

It has been nearly a year and a half since Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean islands. The storm had an estimated death toll of over […]

February 19, 2019

Conservation Now…There Is No Plan Bee

What Is Pollination? Pollination can be understood as a mutually beneficial process3. Simply put, pollinators are animals that transport pollen from one species of flower to the same species of […]

February 17, 2019

Sustainability and 5 Examples of Economic Growth

One of the longest ongoing debates in the world of economic trade, politics, and human growth involves the evolution of sustainable development. What is this sustainable development? Can it create […]

February 16, 2019

Valuable Medicinal Plants in Ghana

Modern medicinal applications are popular among westerners but in Ghana, traditional medicine or herbal medicine including herbalists, spiritual healers, and practitioners are still held in high regard, if not their […]

February 11, 2019

Converting Shipping Containers Into Low-Cost Homes

The problem of homelessness for low-income families occurs worldwide, regardless of whether they are in rich or poor countries. Low-income families don’t have their own resources and also have difficulty […]

February 10, 2019

Celebrity Environmentalists

Leonardo Dicaprio Actor Leonardo Dicaprio has used his renowned celebrity platform to bring awareness and public attention to the most pressing environmental issues. In 1998, he founded the Leonardo Dicaprio […]