ENVS95Spring2021: EcoEducators
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Coral Restoration Foundations hosts coral palooza every year. t is their second year doing it virtually There was a lot to see and do at coral palooza this year. I learned amazing aspects and importance of coral in the ocean. For example, why it is important to freeze coral sperm. Here is the link to […]
Having usable fresh water is critical to life’s survival on the Earth. Everyone needs to take this problem seriously and needs to be mindful of their actions and how it may affect others and the environment at that moment as well as long term. There are a whole bunch of actions that can be done […]
Don’t have time to watch a whole documentary? Or perhaps you are not convinced that this is a real problem yet and do not want to commit that much time? Here is a list of some videos talking about the Water Crisis in the world, one in the US as well as one about US […]
South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition is an organization that I have volunteered before with. The link to their website can be found here. It is a local organization that cleans up nearby creeks and hosts volunteering events to clean up the trash. I have participated in helping clean up the Guadalupe River in San Jose. […]
“The Water Crisis” by National Geographic is a great 45 minute long documentary that can be watched for free on YouTube. The documentary explores the growing problem of water scarcity in the USA. As well as following an actor in inspecting his house and the amount of water consumption this individual consumes. After that, the […]
The Tokyo Olympic Games originally planned to for summer 2020 has gone through a year of obstacles due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The games is now postponed to be held in the summer of 2021, but their devotion to incorporate sustainability in the games has remained solid. In this article, we will take a look […]
In honor of earth day that ran from April 17- April 25 2021, Earth Day Tokyo held a Sustainable Fashion Week at Miyashita Park in Shibuya. Consumption is a major concern in the step towards sustainability and fashion, in particular fast fashion, is a large player. Every one of us needs clothes to wear and […]
Chasing Corals is a documentary that I watched on Netflix during the spring quarter Turn Events week at SCU. I developed an interest in coral reefs when I was younger when I saw glowing coral reefs at an aquarium. I soon found out that coral bleaching was a major issue since before I was even […]
Today, I would like to introduce you to JARA, Japan Automotive Recyclers Alliance. Japan’s reliable cars are well known across the globe. In the U.S., there is a notion that Japanese cars have good fuel efficiency and are generally an excellent value car, but do economic success mean anything when the environment is worse off […]
Below are articles relating to recycling in Tokyo. Plaza Homes- https://www.realestate-tokyo.com/living-in-tokyo/tokyo-general/garbage-collection/ First, above is an articled from Plaza Homes that educate you to on how Tokyo residents separate and dispose of their domestic waste. In Tokyo, domestic waste is collected on designated days of the week pertaining to the assigned content of the waste. For […]