Search results for: “Health and Environment”
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Herbicides in Our Natural Water Bodies
Herbicides in Our Natural Water Bodies Herbicides in our natural water bodies. Have you ever visited a natural waterbody and noticed plants dying along the shoreline? This may be due to the spraying of synthetic herbicides. What are herbicides and how do they affect the health of our local environments? Could local groups remove invasive…
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Dangers of Palm Oil
Deforestation Palm oil is cheaper to produce than most vegetable oils. Since palm oil costs less to produce, plantations have been spreading across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. According to the World Wildlife Fund, “such expansion comes at the expense of tropical forests—which form critical habitats for many endangered species and a lifeline for some…
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Composting at Home: A Beginner’s Guide
Composting at Home: A Beginner’s Guide Composting at home. Day after day, you throw away large amounts of yard waste and food scraps, not thinking much of it. Yet, this organic matter can still serve an actual purpose — namely, you can use it as compost. That way, you will naturally enrich the soil in…
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Planet Bee Foundation: “Beeing” The Change in San Francisco Bay
Planet Bee Foundation: “Beeing” The Change in San Francisco Bay Planet Bee is an environmental education nonprofit dedicated to engaging young minds with science, nature, and conservation through hands-on programs. We accomplish this by exploring the world through the eyes (or should I say five eyes) of the struggling honey bee! As many of us…
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Is Grove Sustainable?
Grove Collaborative is a company that ships natural home care essentials straight to your house every month. Their monthly boxes contain all kinds of products such as deodorants, toothpaste, laundry detergent, floor cleaners, and more. Some of the companies that they work with are Method, Mrs. Meyer’s, and Davids. Grove Collaborative also makes their own…
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Nuclear Energy: A Closer Look
Nuclear Energy: A Closer Look Nuclear Energy. As we move into the future we are constantly looking for ways to be more sustainable in everything we do. With that, energy practices constantly come under scrutiny for their potential impacts on the environment. As our population grows, so does the demand for resources. This makes it…
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Droplet Full of Sunshine: A Solar Powered Water Quality Project
Droplet Full of Sunshine: A Solar Powered Water Quality Project Solar Powered Water Quality Project. Uganda, Africa – many may picture dry arid desert parched from lack of water. But, Uganda is alive with a complex system of rivers that run through its land like veins. Driven by two wet seasons each year, these rivers…
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Toxic Algae in Your Florida Pond: How to Stop It
Toxic Algae in Your Florida Pond: How to Stop It Toxic algae in your Florida pond. Cypress trees, canna lilies, duckweed, eelgrass, and algae. Turtles lounging on the shore, and a white heron keeps watch. Sounds pristine and perhaps a somewhat rare scene in HOA communities, and business areas, right? Ponds covered with algae and…
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Sustainable Alternatives to Charcoal in the DRC
Sustainable Alternatives to Charcoal in the DRC Sustainable Alternatives to Charcoal in the DRC. For millions in Africa and the Congo Basin, charcoal provides a readily accessible and inexpensive energy source for cooking and household heating. Population growth drives demand for the valuable “black gold” at an alarming rate, yet also fuels deforestation and biodiversity…
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Pollinator Garden: Converting Your Turf Grass Lawn
Pollinator Garden: Converting Your Turf Grass Lawn Pollinator garden: converting your turf grass lawn into a pollinator habitat. Look outside of your window. What do you see? Is it a monoculture of turf grass? Did you actively decide to grow it? If not, perhaps imagine another possibility, one you want and one that is not…
