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Sustainable Communities Worldwide
While we’re not close to reversing climate change any time soon, we’ve all come a long way in becoming self-aware and striving to change our lifestyles to be more sustainable. In a recent study, 46% of US, China, and UK residents said that they’re doing all they can to live more sustainably. And, currently, 100+…
Florida Native Plant Spotlight: Duckweed
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 tools to make an environmental change. Common amongst most bodies of freshwater around the world it is becoming increasingly popular when it comes to the…
How Ecosystem Carbon Capture Could Reverse Global Warming
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 halt greenhouse gas emissions today, the Earth would continue heating for decades.1 Numerous studies indicate an overabundance of greenhouse gases have been released into the…
The Silent Killer: Air Pollution in California
The Silent Killer: Air Pollution in California The Silent Killer. Air pollution is the release of chemicals into the atmosphere which leads to health effects on humans and other living beings, which causes damage to the climate 1. There are various types of air pollutants: biological molecules, gases (ammonia, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxides,…
Wasteful Food Practices in the 21st Century
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,…
West Coast Drought: Scarcities in Water and Food
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…
Toxic Lake Apopka
Toxic Lake Apopka Toxic Lake Apopka. The History of agriculture here, and how we got to where we are. The Toxic Tour of Lake Apopka, led by Jeannie Economos of the Farmworker Association of Florida, conveys the deep history of Lake Apopka North Shore, agriculture and nutrient pollution. The synopsis below provides a snapshot of Central Florida’s…
Water Pollution: caused by… yard-care?
Many of us wouldn’t associate stormwater with pollution. Quite the opposite: When it rains, we picture the Earth’s soil nourished, depleted lakes and ponds replenished. But what we do on land—how we care for and maintain it—ultimately affects our waters. Felling trees, dumping waste, saturating crops with pesticides are but a few ways urban development…
Sustainable Development and 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 jobs? Reduce the poverty line? Or will a company go bankrupt once sustainable policies are enforced? The economy and its monetary flow are consistently used…
United Nations Food Gardens
The United Nations acknowledges IDEAS For Us’s nonprofit urban agriculture program, Fleet Farming, as part of an edible garden initiative. Specifically, Fleet Farming is recognized for “outstanding efforts to further sustainable urban agriculture and contribute to the food security and well being of their community.” What is the Food Gardens Initiative? The United Nations Food Gardens initiative…