In mid-April, I spoke with a seventh grade about her thoughts on plastic pollution (See: In Case You Missed It: Disposable Plastic Still Sucks). Sophie, from Silicon Valley, CA, believes that “we waste way too much plastic and it is really harming our environment.” She has researched the effects of plastic on the environment as […]
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By now, you have all been bombarded by the phrases “go green” and “be sustainable” in the media, in advertising and from peers, but have you heard of the phrase “go blue?” Not to give you all horrible SAT flashbacks, but “blue” is to the ocean as “green” is to the environment. So, when I […]
The First State (Delaware) has finally gotten it’s first National Park! Hooray! Major victory! Preserving land! Enter a development group called Woodlawn Trustees. The park known locally as “The Valley,” but more formally as “Beaver Valley” is west of 202/Concord Pike on the Pennsylvania/Delaware border. Beaver Valley is known for its beauty, recreational wonders, historic significance, […]
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Keeping an Eye on Plastic Pollution
After posting about plastic pollution earlier this week (In Case You Missed It: Disposable Plastic Still Sucks), I realized that it is important to clarify where plastic pollution that ends up in the ocean comes from. It seems that most people assume plastic pollution comes from beach goers who litter, but that is often not […]
“I am in 7th grade and my school is doing a project where each student has to research and try and solve one problem in the world. I have chosen plastic pollution. We waste way too much plastic and it is really harming our environment.” I received the e-mail above earlier this week. At first, […]
Today, I attended a sustainability workshop. I walked in after signing in at the registration to pick up a bagel for breakfast. On the table were plastic utensils, individually wrapped containers of cream cheese, Styrofoam cups and plates, various juices in plastic bottles, and my arch nemesis…bottled water. My first instinct was to scream, but […]
A 20-something environmentalist’s experience as a part of the largest climate rally in U.S. history “Hey Obama, we don’t want no climate drama!” and “Hey, hey, ho, ho, KXL has got to go!” were two of my favorite chants from my first rally. On Sunday, February 17, 2013, I traveled with Delaware Sierra Club and […]
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Bottled Water? What’s next? Bagged Air?
In college, I was involved with the Delaware Environmental Institute Student Programs Committee, where we encouraged students to become more “bottled water aware” and offered alternatives to buying bottled water (see Bottled Water Awareness on Campus). After graduation, I began working for an ocean advocacy non-profit, where we also try to discourage our network of citizens, […]
Environmental policies are systemically intertwined with science, politics, economics and history. Effective environmental policies improve public health, environmental justice concerns and take flora and fauna into consideration. Beyond law and regulation, there is a feedback loop between environmental policy and environmental advocacy. Advocates may push for new legislation or new legislation may empower advocates. In […]
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Eyeless Shrimp?
As a “Millennial,” the constant bombarding of information on the web has become engrained in my daily routine. I am able to access news stories and reports in the blink of an eye. I can read my Twitter timeline for up-to-the-second information from various environmental groups. On the surface, this seems to be a clear […]
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