The commercial sector produces more emissions than other industries. Manufacturing, packaging, transportation, and consumption practices contribute to greenhouse gas pollution. Environmentalists are assessing the challenges related to businesses’ emissions and defining sustainability opportunities and benefits across the economy. Business owners can shrink their carbon footprints to minimize environmental, social, and economic distress. As eco-conscious consumers influence the market, companies can …
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No Planet “B”: The Connection Between Climate Change and Public Health
We’ve all heard the stories. The global temperature is rising. The polar ice caps are melting. Storms are worsening. And we’ve seen the casualties. Fourteen lives lost in Tennessee. Nearly 90 dead in California. More than 1 billion animals taken in Australia. All the victims of voracious wildfires fed by an increasingly parched earth. It seems that no one and …
Read More »Why Corporations Influence Climate Change More than the Individual
Few of us can deny the negative environmental impact of single-use plastics and disposable products in general. After all, an estimated 8 million tons of plastic waste ends up in our oceans every year, to say nothing for the myriad plastics sitting in landfills. Consumers are increasingly prompted to do our part to reduce the effects of climate change, and …
Read More »Easy Ways to Reduce Air Pollution
Contaminates that invade the air can make the process of breathing tougher. In order to dramatically enhance the conditions for joggers and other individuals who roam around on foot, practical steps must be taken to protect the environment by working with government officials. However, if you want to reduce air pollution that’s caused by automobiles, you’ll need an effective strategy …
Read More »Climate Change – Trump Pulling Out of Paris Agreement
I was going to write up my take on the news of last week regarding Trump’s head in the sand decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. But then I saw John Oliver’s take on it last night and felt this would say it way better than I could. Watch and understand better what it all means …
Read More »The Beginner’s Guide to Climate Change
If you’ve paid attention to the news over the past few years, you’ve heard of climate change. However, the issue of climate change is immense and can feel overwhelming to people who don’t have a background in science. To clear up the confusion, we’ve put together this list of answers to questions you might have about climate change. What is …
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