The globe is facing a plastic pollution problem. Single-use plastics have undoubtedly played an important role in international commercial development, but they now saturate the world’s coastlines and landfills. However, heightened public and private action and overall awareness indicate an increased willingness by the international community to develop the types of sustainable solutions necessary to effectuate long-term change.
Read MoreA look back at the final year of the decade brings images of global movements against climate change with activists and youth from around the globe taking to the streets to demand action from their governments.
Read More“I have no doubt that the right to a climate system capable of sustaining human life is fundamental to a free and ordered society.” Ann Aiken, former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, said this in…
Read MoreThe Amazon Rainforest has often been referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” producing 20 percent of the world’s oxygen while absorbing…
Read MoreIn January of 2019, an international agreement to reduce the emissions of potent greenhouse gases used in air conditioning and refrigeration was ratified by over 70 countries. The United States was not one…
Read More“North to the future.” Alaska’s state motto conjures up images of a vast northern frontier ripe for exploration. Yet, when it comes to recycling, Alaska is anything but forward-looking.
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