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The Lies of a Bamboo Toothbrush: The Plastic Industry’s Perverse Greenwashing

November 6, 2019

A bamboo toothbrush deconstructed: the bamboo handle, paper packaging box, plant-based nylon bristles, and plant-based wrapper. It comes with instructions too:

“Bamboo handle and paper box

Addressing The Root of American Socio-Environmental Justice

October 28, 2019

An infatuation with the land exists deep within the American psyche. In fact, this infatuation is ingrained within us as soon as we start our

Making the Best of It: A Review of Philosophical Approaches to Climate Change (Part 2)

October 18, 2019

So, last article we covered the more radical philosophies, those that either reject or transcend existing political and technological approaches to mitigating climate change. But

Making the Best of It: A Review of Philosophical Approaches to Climate Change (Part 1)

October 9, 2019

I’ve always loved the Ban Ki Moon quote “There is no Plan B because there is no Planet B.” With no hysteria or panic, it

Our Trash is Not Asia’s Treasure

September 20, 2019

There is something very disturbing at play when our trash can travel across international borders more easily than we can. Unbeknownst to most of the

Agriculture: The Sleeping Giant of Climate Change

September 12, 2019

When the Green New Deal recently set out objectives to reduce agricultural emissions, sarcastic dismissal from conservative media and politicians was swift. Wyoming Senator

Does Grazing Exacerbate or Mitigate Desertification?

September 2, 2019

Desertification is defined by NASA as a ‘reduction in the productivity of the land that is not reversible,’ which is evidenced by degradation in the form of

Microplastics: A Full Cycle

August 23, 2019

Our oceans are trashed with tons of plastic; a fact well-known and understood by the general public. 60% of plastic is used only once, and

Growing Pains and the Energy Transition

August 14, 2019

The U.S. was just 240 years old when, in a televised announcement by her 45th president, she kicked her way out of the Paris Climate

Climate Change as a Barrier to Educational Opportunities in Southern Africa

July 26, 2019

Just this year, Idai, one of the most deadly cyclones to hit Africa in decades, made landfall in Mozambique, causing intense rains across Zimbabwe and