The Truth About the Global Rice Industry
By Emma Attwell Image via ScienceMag If you are like a majority of the population, rice is a part of your weekly diet. In fact, rice is...
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- May 13
- 5 min
Looking For Sustainability in High Fashion
By Talia Chen Image via Stella McCartney. Fast fashion has recently become a mainstream concern, causing many people to reevaluate their...
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- Mar 10
- 3 min
A Little Goes a Long Way: Saving Our Planet
By Mary Grlic Image via NRDC Our Earth is deteriorating right before our very eyes. It is clear that human interactions with the...
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- Mar 10
- 12 min
Is a Transcontinental High-Speed Rail System a Good Idea?
By Talia Chen Image via NRDC Fast-moving electric trains have only recently been installed in various places around the world. This...
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- Mar 10
- 3 min
The Crisis of Invasive Species in Guam
By Mana Ravenel Image retrieved from BBC Sitting in the heart of the western North Pacific Ocean is the tropical paradise of Guam. The...
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- Jan 30
- 3 min
The Paris Climate Accord and Why the U.S. Withdrew
By Carol Queiroz Image via Simon Mainwaring On June 1, 2017, former United States President Donald J. Trump announced that the United...
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- Jan 20
- 5 min
The Trashier Version of an Oil Spill
By Talia Chen Art retrieved from Bonnie Monteleone. What are ocean garbage patches? They’re extensive amounts of broken down trash that...
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- Nov 9, 2020
- 4 min
The Plastic Pandemic: How COVID-19 Increased Disposable Product Use
By Carol Queiroz Image via matchesfashion.com Throughout the months of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen both positive and negative...
voicesofgenz
- Oct 26, 2020
- 15 min
Dr. Plastic Picker: Hero & Avid Environmentalist - A Q&A With Dr. Vi Thuy Nguyen
By Arlene Nagtalon Dr. Nguyen receives a certificate of recognition for “Best in Clinic HPV Teen Vaccine Rates.” Our definition of what a...
voicesofgenz
- Oct 26, 2020
- 3 min
The Environmental Impact of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
The Worst Nuclear Disaster in History: Chernobyl By Amber Campbell Image via derelictplaces.co.uk Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe you’ve...
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- Oct 13, 2020
- 3 min
Going "Green": An Upper Class Reality, A Lower Class Nightmare
By Bren Bartol *Trigger Warning: Eating Image via Pinterest.com “Go Vegan!” “Just buy organic!” “Eat more vegetables!” While these are...
voicesofgenz
- Sep 1, 2020
- 4 min
What's In Your Makeup Bag
By Sophia Noon Image via Pinterest All that glitters is definitely not gold. The beauty industry is perceived to be all glitz and glamor,...
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- Aug 24, 2020
- 3 min
The Green New Deal, Explained
By Samantha Simmons Image via Eco Gentleman In years as chaotic as 2020, society tends to focus on issues that help the individual and...
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- Aug 24, 2020
- 3 min
The Importance of Sustainability
By Kian Etemadi Image via Entrepreneur. There’s no doubt about it, climate change is hitting the Earth hard, and without any action from...
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- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
The Great Bubble Barrier: “A Smart Solution to Plastic Pollution”
By Julia Loritz Image via The Great Bubble Barrier According to Britannica, scientists recorded sightings of plastic pollution in the...
voicesofgenz
- Aug 17, 2020
- 7 min
Is Joe Biden’s Climate Plan Comprehensive Enough to Save the Economy and the Environment?
By Seamus Bozeman Here is Joe Biden's Climate plan The Democratic nominee Joe Biden has made his proposal to have the U.S. play a part in...
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- Aug 17, 2020
- 4 min
“Green” Companies: They’re Not as Green as You Think
By Kristin Merrilees “Fiji Water is a gift from nature to us, to repay our gift of leaving it completely alone. Bottled at the source....
voicesofgenz
- Jul 28, 2020
- 3 min
How Our Approach to Climate Change Impacts Climate Inequality
By Alba Uriarte Image via Markus Spiske / Unsplash Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico without power, air conditioning, or aid. Millions...
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- Jul 26, 2020
- 4 min
The War on Climate Change Begins with a Conversation
By Arian Tomar Image via Lu Guang, Contact Press Images Estimates from the World Health Organization suggest that between “2030 and 2050,...
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- Jul 26, 2020
- 3 min
Thrifting: Sustainable, Eco-Friendly, and Yet Increasingly Inaccessible
By Kristin Merrilees Urban Peak Thrift By now, almost all of us know about the devastating environmental and humanitarian consequences of...