Oyster Boys Conservation
June 16, 2026
Wasteful Food Practices in the 21st Century Wasteful Food Practices in the 21st Century. What is food waste? ReFED, a national nonprofit dedicated to ending food loss and waste across the U.S. food system, defines food waste as “uneaten food and inedible parts that end up being landfilled, incinerated, disposed of down the sewer, dumped, or spread onto land.”1 This food is considered to be safe and of high-quality.2 ReFED considers food waste to be
Organic Farming: Your Complete Guide Organic farming: your complete guide. What is organic? The United States Drug Administration (USDA) describes organic agriculture as “the application of a set of cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that support the cycling of on-farm resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.”1 Organic producers use only natural materials and processes in creating these farming systems. The use of organic matters “contribute to soil, crop and livestock nutrition, pest and weed
Microplastics are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long.1
As the summer season rolls around and global temperatures begin to increase, the West Coast faces the start of a long drought. This year’s drought is expected to last till the end of summer, with the potential of conditions worsening as temperatures continue to increase. The West Coast is known to have a hot, dry climate, especially in the states of California, Arizona, and Nevada. California recently experienced a 5-year drought (2012-2016), which resulted in
Bioremediation to Clean Up Oil Spills Bioremediation to Clean Up Oil Spills. Image source: Oil is seen leaking from the Japanese-owned bulk carrier, MV Wakashio 13. What is an oil spill? Oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the marine ecosystem due to human activity such as tankers, barges, pipelines, refineries, drilling rigs and storage facilities 1. In April of 2010, the Deepwater Horizon exploded and was one of BPs
Sea Level Rise in Florida Sea level rise in Florida. Sea level rise is an increase in the standard of the world’s oceans consequent to the influence of global warming 2. According to a study published in Nature Communications, by 2100 many coastal cities such as Miami, New Orleans, and Houston that are currently home for more than 200 million people could be durably below sea level 1. In Recent years, Florida’s sea level has