ENVS95Spring2021: EcoEducators

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Since I am interested in venture capital and how the business ecosystem shifts with change, I am focusing my article guide on new startups and small businesses that intersect with mitigating food waste.  More than a trillion dollars is lost globally every year due to wasted food–more than one third of all food produced! It […]

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Over the weekend I had the opportunity to watch a really fantastic documentary detailing the proliferation of food waste globally. Wasted! The Story of Food Waste emphasizes the monstrosity of problems that stem from food waste, while also providing some solutions. The documentary features Anthony Bourdain, famed chef, journalist, and documentarian, who tragically passed away […]

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Here are some alarming statistics about water waste 180 gallons of water per week are wasted due to household leaks, this means 9,400 gallons of wasted water per year 900 billion gallons of water are wasted nationwide. This is equivalent to the annual water use of nearly 11 million homes! Save 320 gallons of water per year by running […]

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What Can YOU Do? Water is an extremely precious resource and it is up to us to take action to make sure that we protect it. Too often, we take such resources for granted and don’t realise the catastrophe we’ve caused until it is too late. However, it is extremely easy to make small changes […]

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Plastic Credit ExchangeLocation: Manila, PhilippinesWho they are: A non-profit organization that partners with businesses around the world to offset their plastic footprint. Their goal is to build a marketplace that allows companies to purchase plastic credits mimicking the way that businesses have carbon credits or carbon caps. This way the plastic waste is monitored and […]

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The plastic pollution problem is an issue locally, nationally, and internationally. All communities are affected but at different degrees. We need to work together globally to address this major problem.  All countries globally are contributing to the plastic pollution issue however, Southeast Asia is a major contributor. Their nations have poor municipal rubbish collection systems […]

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This past Tuesday, I attended a webinar hosted by the Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency workshop program. During the webinar, participants learned from Ryan Marlinghaus of Pervious Products in Campbell, CA. The webinar covered a range of information regarding pervious pavement, including the unique challenges that the urban environments have for water runoff […]

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Across California there are numerous organizations doing fantastic work to make sure that our water resources are managed appropriately through conservation efforts. Right here in Santa Clara California, there are several great organizations working tirelessly to keep water use low as the population of Silicon Valley continues to boom. Here are a few of the […]

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