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Plant Power

Plant Power

by April Wendling | Feb 24, 2022 | Energy Futures, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, Opinion/Editorial

By Kayla Vittore The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t only affected human life; the global climate also felt the impact of this historic event. There was a 6 to 7 percent decline in atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions last year due to a drastic reduction in travel and...
Op-Ed: End to Greenwashing?

Op-Ed: End to Greenwashing?

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...
Here Comes the Sun

Here Comes the Sun

by Tony Mancuso | Aug 31, 2020 | Emerging Technology, Energy Futures, Opinion/Editorial

 By Brooke Witkins Science fiction movies have entertained us with plentiful far-fetched predictions about the future. While many of the more eccentric “futuristic” technologies have been left in the past, more realistic energy options have been introduced in recent...
Super Carbon!

Super Carbon!

by Tony Mancuso | Aug 31, 2020 | Emerging Technology, Energy Futures, Opinion/Editorial

 By Joshua Reed Global society is being held hostage. Humanity continues to spew carbon into the atmosphere because we are told we have no other options. Since the industrial revolution, roughly 375 billion tons of carbon have been emitted into the atmosphere we...
Op-Ed: Blame Game

Op-Ed: Blame Game

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....
Oped: The Price of Black Carbon

Oped: The Price of Black Carbon

by Tony Mancuso | Dec 12, 2019 | Climate Change, Energy Futures, Opinion/Editorial

    By Charlee Thompson     It has finally arrived! The talk of the village for the past month is at last in Sita’s hands. The women in her Nepalese village are excited to receive this “gift” from the United States government — a new electric cookstove,...

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