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February 14, 2022
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Deep Sea Mining Deep sea mining. Is it an environmental resource or a disaster? The practice has become a controversial topic in recent years. Some believe it is a great
Deep Sea Mining Deep sea mining. Is it an environmental resource or a disaster? The practice has become a controversial topic in recent years. Some believe it is a great
Featured image from Unsplash / Kalen Kemp. Bears by the Numbers With an estimated population of just over 4,000, the threatened Florida Black Bear is outnumbered by humans by a
The Enbridge Line 3 pipeline – here’s what’s happening. This Canadian company’s pipeline runs from Alberta, Canada to Superior, Wisconsin.1 On October first, tar sands oil started moving through Line 3 and “will carry 760,000 barrels per day…through more than 200 bodies of water,”1 over 1, 097 miles,2 including 75 miles of wetlands.3 The Line 3 Pipeline Replacement Project was an 8.2 billion dollar project and actually doubled its original barrel capacity.2
Duckweed is the focus of this Florida Native Plant Spotlight. When we think of ways in which we can help the environment we often overlook some of the smallest plant
High-Density Housing could be an alternative to ecosystem destruction. The American Dream is often pictured in terms of an aspiration to own a house with a yard and white picket
The ecology of Orlando is vast and intertwined in a very fragile manner. Just outside of Orlando, Florida lies 1,650 acres of land dedicated to hiking, biking, wildlife viewing, and
The IPCC, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change”1 that was created to give policymakers routine climate change assessments -including implications and potential dangers concerning climate change, and new proposals for adaptation and mitigation.1 You may have heard this report referred to as the UN’s Climate Change Report or AR6. This article will focus on Summary for Policymakers, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, and Chapter 11 of the AR6.
The Crisis We Face And How Ecosystem Carbon Capture Can Help Ecosystem Carbon Capture may spell the end of global warming issues. Even if our society were able to completely
Golf courses account for 2 million acres of US land.1 There are about 16,000 courses in the US2 and “most golf courses are spread across 110 to 190 acres.”3 Golf is on the decline, with a 22% loss of golfers (6.8 million) from 2003 to 20184, and more than 800 golf courses have shut down in the US as people between 18 and 30 “have a lack of interest in playing the game.”5
Say No To Single-Use Plastics Plastic pollution is one of the most critical environmental issues these days. It is the accumulation of plastic materials (like grocery bags, drink bottles, straws,