Lesedauer 3 MinutenDead zones and Hypoxia are affecting the oxygen that fish all over the planet and your actions can affect them: both positively and negatively. What is a Dead Zone and What is Hypoxia? Simply put, hypoxia is when…
Lesedauer 3 MinutenEveryone needs access to safe water! Access to safe water is necessary for survival and is considered a human right by the United Nations. However, much of the world’s population lacks access to potable water. According to the…
Lesedauer 3 MinutenProject Breathless is an interdisciplinary undertaking that seeks to understand and communicate the impact of low oxygen environments. Their research hones in on certain fish species, aquatic food webs, and ecosystem services. Earlier this year, I attended a…
Lesedauer 3 MinutenIn der heutigen Zeit jagt ein Trend den nächsten. Kaum ist ein Kleidungsstück beim Konsumenten angesagt, so ist es im nächsten Moment wieder aus der Mode. Fast Fashion heißt das in der Branche. Fast Fashion, zu Deutsch „schnelle…
Lesedauer 3 MinutenThe state of the environment has greatly diminished since European-Colonizer feet sunk deep into the land. Now we are realizing that we must learn to tread lightly on the ground beneath us. The Problem with Euro-American Land Management…
Lesedauer 3 MinutenDeer populations in the United States can be described as an epidemic. There are over 30 million deer roaming the nation, which can be found in every single state, even in the islands of Hawaii. Deer in the…
Lesedauer 3 MinutenIn January of 2021 President Joe Biden signed the executive order that the United States will rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement. This names the country as the first ever to leave and then rejoin the accords. By doing…
Lesedauer 3 MinutenIn our world today we are surrounded by noise everywhere we go. Much of our urban areas are packed with the sounds of automobile horns blaring, airplanes flying above, construction, and more. This all is considered noise pollution,…
Lesedauer 3 MinutenAir Pollution is a Major Contributor to Climate Change Since the industrial revolution, air pollution such as greenhouse gas emissions, has skyrocketed from increased human activity of intense fossil fuel extraction and use, large scale farming, and over…
Lesedauer 4 MinutenThe American show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is known for tackling serious topics, balancing the informative with the comedic. Last month, Oliver addressed the waste produced by the plastics industry, as well as their attempts to…