Advocacy
Plastics
Being a science major is not for the faint of heart. Did you know you could spend three hours a week in a Music Appreciation class and earn three credits, but you could spend three hours a week in a science lecture hall plus an additional four hours in a lab, and earn only four credits? Seriously that is how it works. Sometimes you get the joy of being in a lecture and lab for 7 hours a week and you only receive three credits. Someone seriously needs to reevaluate this system.
By Jade Silver5 years ago in Earth
Penguin Pullovers
My mother used to have a wise saying about how the world could be a much better place: “Each one, help one.” Mama explained to me that back in the cruel days of slavery, when it was against the law for slaves to read or write; anyone who was able to learn against all odds, was obligated to secretly teach someone else. In our modern times, Mama altered the phrase... Thankfully, there is no longer a need for: "Each one, teach one" (in the majority of the world nowadays); but there is still an urgent need—sometimes a very desperate one—for: "Each one, help one."
By Karla Bowen Herman5 years ago in Earth
Carbon Neutrality 102: Credits, Offsets and How Capitalism Hijacked Climate Action
BP, Shell, Total, Repsol, and Equinor are 5 of the major oil companies of the world that have promised to go carbon neutral by the year 2050. If you do not understand what carbon neutrality means, I’d suggest you read this article before you read any further.
By Rishi Rathi5 years ago in Earth
7 Billion Authentic Stories
In the wise words of Jim Carrey, I'm tired of living my life out of fear disguised as practicality. He once stated, "What we want seems impossibly out of reach and ridiculous to expect, so we never dare to ask the universe for it."
By Mindfully Wandering5 years ago in Earth
Quest for Equity
Passion and fulfillment. Two key aspects of life. Each sought along varied paths among a myriad of possibilities. The answers are unique to each individual. Some serve the dual purpose of making a positive impact on society and others simply give the individual a sense of meaning and accomplishment.
By Thomas Durbin5 years ago in Earth
The Population Bomb... Defused?
The idea that the world is overcrowded seems almost commonplace in the media and literature we consume on a daily basis. Countless books and apocalyptic projections surrounding the catastrophe of a seeming overabundance of humans in a limited world have caught the attention of millions and sold an equally sizable number of books including such successes as The Population Bomb, Countdown, and Life on the Brink. The story these books tell are all the same and all rooted in a certain element of truth; our numbers have grown exponentially and unfortunately the world has not. The issues harped on in these books all stem from one problem, overpopulation. Overpopulation is to many a frightening word, and the predictions made by these books authors fit the word "frightening" very well, they speak of famine, drought, disease, vast inequality and mass extinction on a global level. Thankfully none of these predictions have come true... yet. But one can't be too careful, so sit back, relax, maybe light some candles and draw a bath, while I do my best to examine the topic of human overpopulation in the world in what I hope is an easy to understand, if not so romantic, scientific analyses of the issue.
By Jacob Hood5 years ago in Earth
I Inadvertently Moved Onto A Landfill
The realtor told me that the previous owners of my home were property managers who had been renting to college students attending the local community college. No problem. I was a college student not that long ago. I knew that there could be some bumps and bruises to the house but I wasn't all that worried about it. The property was large, lush and overgrown but, again, it was nothing I didn't think I could handle given enough time and effort.
By Grant Piper5 years ago in Earth
Let me Be' Kine
Since water is the driving force in Nature, the more I get older, the more I’m wanting to be more like her, water. I ask myself, how can I be a bit more fluid, bubbly, and dynamic in ALL my creative endeavors, educational outreach projects, and basically life itself… so I become like a wave moving across and through the waters. Haven't we all wanted that feeling of excitement in our lives, ocean waves waving? Or can we humans merely enjoy land (locked) living. Yet, alas... breathing and creating on the continents can be a blessing, if we are inspired to imagine, design, and actually do art. So, this is kin to being 'like a mermaid' version of land-living, exploring and forming art creations into activism, or riding the new movement wave of ARTIVISM!
By Dolphingirl5 years ago in Earth
