The Problem of Water Scarcity: Issues, Risks, and Solutions
The problem of water scarcity affects areas all around the globe. Wikipedia describes water scarcity as “the lack of sufficient available water resources to...
Things You Can Do To Stop Climate Change
Climate Change
What is climate change? It could be as simple as change in weather, but it is now the biggest environmental threat to humanity...
Education and Sensitization: A measure to resolve environmental problems in Africa
A key challenge of environmental problems is education. In Africa, there is a neglect of the role of education in resolving environmental problems, of which...
Deforestation in Cameroon
In recent times, there has been an alarming rate of deforestation in Africa. Specifically in the Congo Basin, which is home to the second...
Blog Contest Entry – Don’t Feed the Landfill
We’re all familiar with the command that has been drilled into our heads throughout our childhoods: “Don’t waste food!” What often follows those words...
Blog Contest Entry – Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Where did that Starbucks cup you threw out this morning go? What about the torn-up Zara t-shirt that finally went out of season? And...
Blog Contest Entry – Green the In-Between
A Spotlight on Inclusive Sustainability at Swarthmore College
“We don’t have to sacrifice a healthy economy for a healthy environment.”
-Dennis Weaver
There exists a beautiful in...
Blog Contest Entry – Time to Act
Of all the problems the world faces, climate change is the most threatening. It’s a global issue: every country can and will be affected...
Water is the New Oil- Tank It
Water: without it all life on Earth would cease to exist. The human body, for instance, ranges from being 50 to 75 percent water,...
Blog Contest Winner – The Palm Oil Industry
Palm oil. It's found in nearly everything, from cosmetics, to food items, to even biofuel. In fact, palm oil is used in nearly 50%...