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 […]
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“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, […]
On Tuesday, I attended the Coastal Lakes Summit: Moving to a Healthier and More Resilient Future at Monmouth University. The Summit was organized by the Urban Coast Institute (UCI), which strives to “serve the public interest as a forum for research, education, and collaboration that fosters the application of the best available science and policy […]
“All we’re asking for is for the type of planet we were born on. It’s not radical,” said Bill McKibben in the Rutgers University Student Center (New Brunswick, NJ) on Monday, February 4, 2013. “Radicalism is the scientists of fossil fuel companies who are altering the chemical composition of the atmosphere more than any human has […]
I was so excited to move back into my apartment in Sea Bright on Thursday night. As I pulled into the driveway, I noticed a few things along the curb, but didn’t think too much of it. When I woke up on Friday morning, I took a drive through town before work and was amazed […]
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How to Help Restore the Shore
Through all of the destruction and heartbreak caused by Super storm Sandy, I hope that we learn to respect nature’s boundaries. Sandy has brought an opportunity to rebuild smartly and stop over building in floodplains. The storm has also shown the value of wetlands and their ability to store and absorb rainwater. I hope that […]
I do not have to go as far as the mountains of West Virginia or shale country in Pennsylvania to see environmental classism. Back home in New Jersey, after it rains, all of the lower areas that are quick to flood out are all inhabited by low income and often minority communities. The rich, white […]
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