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Moringa, the famous “miracle tree,” has many nutritional benefits and is one of the most efficient and influential plants out there. It grows best in tropical and sub-tropical regions, but many climates can support a moringa tree. This article is…
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California has experienced plenty of drought, with more than 50% of the state in moderate drought as of 2020. And now, as of September 2020, the biggest wildfire in California history is happening, after weeks of orange skies and fires…
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If you took all the trash that the U.S. produces in one year and spread it out over an area of land, that area would be as big as the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona put…
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Coral reefs are among the most threatened ecosystems on earth. Functioning as a foundational support system for marine food chains, we depend on coral reefs to provide the nutrients and resources that allow bigger fish to survive. Throughout human history,…
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With the threat of climate change growing every year, and issues like fossil fuel divestment and the Keystone XL decision moving to the forefront of news headlines, it is hard to relate our individual lives to large global trends like…
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“Meatless Mondays” started in February 2011 when Oprah challenged her staff to eat a vegan diet for a week. While focused on vegetarianism, this movement encourages people to go without meat for one day per week. The U.S. has the…
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Biofuels, or fuels made from organic materials (such as ethanol made from corn), were once thought of as being a great alternative to oil. After all, the concept of running your car on plants instead of carbon-emitting fossil fuels does…
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GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, are no longer a phenomenon of the future, or an issue to be put off at a later time. Two states in this month’s election had a GMO labeling initiative on the ballot – Colorado…
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Although climate change is a pressing issue around the globe, it can often feel far away when the effects are masked by continued availability of any food imaginable in the grocery store, reliable electricity delivered 24/7, and gasoline fueling cars…
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National parks worldwide have often been created with the vision of an “untamed wilderness” devoid of people, and for a long time I believed that the best way to conserve nature was to take people out of it. But my…
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