Tagged - Environment
Environment
Save the planet: Repurpose your Halloween costume
I have a proposal: Normalize wearing Halloween costumes year round. Read More
Climate Change
Mermaid on fire
I’ve had pneumonia five times. I’ve had bronchitis more than a dozen times and typically for months on end. Last year I was sick for the entire time between August and January. My bronchitis was resistant to antibiotics, inhalers, and most treatments. It was all because, somewhere along the years, I’d started breathing in smoke instead of air. Read More
Environment
The hidden dangers of microplastics
Many of the negative impacts humans have on the environment are visible to the naked eye. Trash washes up on our beaches, the ice caps are visibly shrinking, and smog darkens our skies. But some environmental menaces, such as microplastics, are nearly invisible. The U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration classifies microplastics as any piece […]
Earth Hour
Wilson Commons and Douglass go dark for Earth Hour
The event was put together by the Astronomy Club in hopes of gathering support for a lighting system throughout campus that is more environmentally conscious. It also aimed to inform students of the dangers of climate change and the need for sustainability now. Read More
