Environment

Microplastics: Tiny Particles, Huge Problem

Author: Molly LeischnerOn: Jun 01Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

Microplastics: Tiny Particles, Huge Problem

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By Molly Leischner | We’ve known about the ongoing problem of large pieces of trash in our oceans and the damage it does to marine life for decades now, but it’s the potential harm caused by microplastics that is still a bit of a question mark. According...

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Biomimicry: Nature-Inspired Sustainable Design

Author: Lena BlakeOn: May 14Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

Biomimicry: Nature-Inspired Sustainable Design

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Lena Blake For almost 4 billion years, the natural world has been evolving refined mechanisms to survive gracefully on Earth. Organisms have perfected these systems to meet their needs through natural selection and species competition. Natural systems...

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Corporations Need to Strive Beyond Profit

Author: Stephanie ForbisOn: May 10Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

Corporations Need to Strive Beyond Profit

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By Stephanie Forbis   | Corporations are highly dependent on the concept of more instead of enough. Forty-eight of the top one hundred economies in the world are corporations. This demonstrates that corporations are a huge part of our global economy...

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IUU Fishing: The True Cost of the Fish on Your Plate

Author: Xu QifeiOn: May 05Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

IUU Fishing: The True Cost of the Fish on Your Plate

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By Xu Qifei  | In recent years there have been rising concerns on the ways we raise cattle being incredibly water intensive and inhumane at best. Some conscientious consumers are moving away from beef consumption and switching their main protein source...

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New York City Identifies Inequality as an Environmental Issue

Author: Johnathan MillsOn: May 04Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

New York City Identifies Inequality as an Environmental Issue

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio recently introduced an ambitious environmental program with an unexpected wrinkle. The program, called OneNYC, will include various policy prescriptions designed to address the growing gap between the rich and poor in an...

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Capitalism v. Environment

Author: Caterina RostOn: Apr 29Categories: Events 1 Comment

Capitalism v. Environment

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David Barsamian May 19, 2015, 5.00 pm, University of Washington, Seattle (room # upon RSVP confirmation) RSVP Required as Space is Limited: www.ccce-barsamian.eventbrite.com “Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course. Human activities...

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Bridging the Environmental Gap

Author: KateOn: Mar 11Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

Bridging the Environmental Gap

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A recent survey by the New York Times found that most Americans, including over 50% of those who identify as conservative, “support governmental action to address global warming.” Why then do we see so little action taken by conservative politicians...

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What We’re Reading

Author: KateOn: Feb 20Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

What We’re Reading

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Here’s what some of the Rethinking Prosperity members are reading this week: Deric Gruen “I’m reading “When Green Growth is not Enough” by Anders Hayden, who explores the battle of three paradigms of environment, specifically...

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Identity and the Environment

Author: Guest ContributorOn: Jan 23Categories: Undergraduate Post No Comments

Identity and the Environment

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As the daughter of parents who work for an environmental foundation, as well as a native to the forward-thinking and progressive city of Seattle, I grew up with a conscious awareness of my carbon footprint. I never thought of myself as any different when...

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What we must avoid: 2°C

Author: tesschiltonOn: May 29Categories: Undergraduate Post 1 Comment

Tess Chilton Recently the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report was published with a very clear and urgent message. This

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