The oceans make up most of the Earth’s service and contains an enormous amount of biodiversity. The process of gathering fish for human consumption is destroying this biodiversity at an alarming rate. Species such as tuna are being fished to…
Fake News in SC…but really this time it’s fake
As we have all (unfortunately) witnessed the current president has coined the term “fake news” as one of his many catch phrases. However, my friends and I have started to use it in conversation when actually talking about fraudulent things…
Sea Levels Rising Rapidly – Blog Post 2
Please find the article here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180212150739.htm Jason-3 satellite mission helped detect an acceleration in sea level rise. Credit: NOAA I found an article that was published yesterday, February 12, 2018, via the ScienceDaily. The title reads “Sea level rise…
Switching from oil to solar energy in Saudi Arabia
The New York Times have recently published an article titled “From Oil to Solar: Saudi Arabia Plots a Shift to Renewables. In all of its life, Saudi Arabia has oil that is pumped throughout the kingdom. The oil that is…
Not the Last Straw
Louise Greenwood in her article, “Are we stuck with plastic drinking straws?” published by BBC states that a leading maker of single-use plastic straws has hit a wall in the development of an environmentally friendly alternative. Primaplast is a manufacturer…
Humans take up too much space–and it’s affecting how mammals move
How Big is our Footprint Really? It’s quite evident that the human population is increasing every year. With this increase comes greater area use. Spreading out and using up more resources seems like a simple solution to human population…
Why Salmon Eating Insects Instead of Fish Is Better for Environment
The article, “Why Salmon Eating Insects Instead of Fish is Better for the Environment,” by Heather Brady was posted onto National Geographic news on February 5, 2018. The article discusses the aquaculture of salmon and how replacing fish-based feed to…
Massive Reserves of Mercury Hidden in Permafrost
ScienceDaily, a source for latestresearch news and environmental science topics, recently released an article discussing the discovery of massive amounts of mercury hidden in Alaskan permafrost. When natural mercury is found in the atmosphere binds with organic material in…
A good life for all
“A good life for all within the planet’s means” https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180205113128.htm This article from ScienceDaily discusses a recent study conducted at the University of Leeds. The study found that, as of now, no country in the world is able to meet…
Cape Town and ‘Day Zero’
Cape Town and ‘Day Zero’ Water in many parts of the world is a resource not as easily accessible as it is here in the US. Cape Town in South Africa is seeing the effects of this as they are…