Search results for: “Health and Environment”
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Waste Burning is Making Us Sick
What is waste burning? Waste burning is the process of burning waste like paper, plastic, metals, cardboard, and food waste.1 Waste burning is categorized as two types: open waste burning and waste incineration. The Government of Canada refers to open waste burning as “burning garbage in barrels, open pits, outdoor furnaces, woodstoves, or fireplaces.”2…
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Florida’s Regional Water Supply Plans
“The protection of water resources is one of the most pressing issues facing our state. That’s why today I’m taking immediate action to combat the threats which have devastated our local economies and threatened the health of our communities.” – Ron DeSantis, 46th Governor of Florida, on new legislation concerning Florida’s Regional Water Supply Plans (RWSPs)…
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Carl Hiaasen: 5 Books About Florida
The characters in Carl Hiaasen’s books aren’t real, but the issues they face are. If you are not familiar with his work, Carl Hiaasen is a Miami reporter turned author. Covering Floridian news inspired and informed his work.1 His novels are primarily set in Florida. If you are from the state, you might feel right…
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Urban Sustainability: 3 Examples
Filled with people and towering buildings, urban areas might not be what comes to mind when you think of sustainability.1 Dense places have long been incorrectly associated with overcrowding, even by city planners. Density is defined by housing units per acre whereas overcrowding is measured by people per room. 2 Indeed, overcrowding can have many negative…
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5 Unexpected Impacts of Climate Change
Climate change has been a popular topic of discussion and debate for years, and it shows no signs of slowing down. If nothing is done to stop or slow down the impacts of climate change, it could lead to things like increased natural disasters, water scarcity, and the expansion of tropical diseases. Most people are…
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Start Your Own Nonprofit Organization
Are you looking for a way to spread awareness and protect the environment? If so, there’s no better way to do than to start your own nonprofit environmental organization. A non-profit organization is a special type of business that is exempt from paying taxes by the IRS. The reason for this is because the entire…
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The Sustainability of Green Laundry
Green laundry is a topic everyone should consider, whether you do all of your laundry yourself or whether you get some clothing laundered by outside services. In the face of increasingly intense climate calamities, more people and industries have acknowledged the reality of climate change and have started to “go green” within their own practices.…
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Overfishing, Conservation, Sustainability, & Farmed Fish
As with many other aspects of government policy, overfishing and other fishing-related environmental issues are a real problem. However, government intervention may not be the most effective solution. Surprisingly, it might be one of the main drivers of overfishing and other conservation and sustainability issues stemming from commercial fishing. Much like drone fishing, this…
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What if mushrooms are the panacea that we have been looking for to solve the climate crisis?
“Mycorrhizal fungal networks are a major global carbon sink. When we destroy them, we sabotage our efforts to limit global heating”. For many years the world has been looking for solutions to solve the climate crisis. Significant research has been conducted to find solutions to global warming, but this time, the result is beyond all…
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Is Remote Work Really More Sustainable?
Across the world, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact daily life, the work-from-home model is no longer a fringe element of the workplace. Indeed, data collected from 50,000 U.S. and Canadian employers indicate that remote work is likely here to stay. The number of companies hiring remotely skyrocketed throughout 2021, and numbers continue to…
