ENVS95Spring2021: EcoEducators
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During Santa Clara University’s Spring Break, I had the opportunity to attend a neighborhood clean-up event with the organization that hosts Trash Bash here in Houston. Since the event was online, they suggested cleaning-up your backyard or neighborhood to prevent storm water from washing loose pieces of trash into the storm drain. During my clean-up […]
Five students from Columbia’s Environmental Science and Policy master’s program competed in the London School of Economics Department of Geography and Environment’s Global Circular Challenge. They placed third with their brand “AMARA” — an acronym for the names of the group of five students. AMARA is a denim brand focused on circularity, an important concept […]
I would like you to consider if you’ve ever purchased clothing without thinking about it’s impact on the social and environmental factors that contribute to manufacturing it? I definitely have. Let me tell you why this is important: The fashion industry is the second largest polluter in the world after the oil industry. Think about […]
Advocating for a Litter-free Neighborhood in Houston, Texas The issue of litter is not local to one area, but widespread throughout the United States and the world. From different types of pollution from bits of plastic on the beach to trash flowing into storm drains, as stewards of the Earth, we have the responsibility to […]
Why Food Matters When you think of the prominent topics relating to sustainability, renewable energy sources are what may first come to mind. Food is simply an afterthought. But as we enter a critical period of time in which all hands must be on deck, we must look to our own diets to make meaningful change. Sustainability, […]