by April Wendling | Jan 21, 2021 | Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, Memoir
By Andy Sima Life abounds on Earth, from the boiling acid pools of Yellowstone to the pressure-cooked fish of the deep-sea Mariana Trench. But in my experience, there’s one type of place devoid of all life, one that humanity creates. Burn zones. Flowers still grow...
by April Wendling | Jan 14, 2021 | Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, Memoir
By Maria Maring After the passing of legendary folk singer/songwriter John Prine in April 2020, I found myself revisiting his songs in memoriam. Prine’s music was the soundtrack of my childhood. My entire family are musicians, and they played Prine classics like...
by April Wendling | Jan 14, 2021 | Corporate Sustainability, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, Opinion/Editorial
By Jennifer Coronel Conscious of their environmental impact, consumers have increasingly sought out sustainable alternatives to everyday products and services. According to a global survey by Nielsen, researchers found that 81 percent of consumers expected...
by April Wendling | Jan 13, 2021 | Energy Futures, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, The Human Footprint
By Peter Davis If you’re like most people, you care a great deal about the fine print on products you buy. You might prefer foods with easily pronounceable ingredients rather than indecipherable lists of chemicals. You might go out of your way to buy fair-trade and...
by April Wendling | Jan 13, 2020 | Energy Futures, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, Opinion/Editorial
By Jonah Messinger For two nights in August 2020, rolling blackouts shut off electricity to hundreds of thousands of California residents against the backdrop of a dreaded pandemic, a blistering heatwave, and a horrendous forest fire season that devastated the state....