Check out just a few organizations’ online Earth Day celebrations and activities for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, including the Sierra Club, NASA, and more! Theses are just some of the many ways to participate in Earth Day virtually.
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In Our Nature’s Danielle Johnson participates in social distancing-friendly nature exploration in her neighborhood using flora and fauna identifying apps Seek and iNaturalist.
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Do animals have moral standing? How do cultures around the world perceive animals differently and what implications does this have on the way we should be treating them? Find out in Emma Belanger’s eye-opening article.
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Despite falling air pollution and carbon dioxide levels as millions across the world are placed under lockdown, our planet is hardly a beneficiary of the coronavirus outbreak, Ginny Ip explains. Read more to find out why.
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Who can we thank for clean water in Evanston? That would be Charles J. Gilbert, the Father of Evanston Water Works. Grace Eder tells the compelling story behind the humble brick building just north of campus that provides the people of Evanston with safe drinking water year after year.
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Lush works towards creating products that are vegetarian or vegan, sourced sustainability and without animal testing, and even has a large number of products without packaging. Since its birth, Lush has kept sustainability in mind for all its products, from bath bombs to shampoo bars to toothpaste pellets. Read more here!
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Our data usage isn’t something we usually think about, but its environmental impacts are astounding. How does ‘big data’ contribute to our carbon footprint? Bella Wilkes investigates.
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Air travel currently accounts for 2.5% of carbon emissions nationally, with that number rising. Do celebrities have more of a responsibility to diminish this percentage? Are there any ways they can? Read more to hear.
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Can the Mauna Kea protests bring us closer to nature? Read here about Hannah Hall’s trip to Hawaii and learn more about Mauna Kea and its protectors.
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To most people, especially college students, adopting a completely zero-waste lifestyle seems next to impossible. Fortunately, Danielle Johnson shares that the best way to do zero-waste is to do it ‘imperfectly,’ provided that more people start doing it. Find out why in her newest ECOpinion.
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Since its foundation in 2012, Fossil Free Northwestern has pressured the school’s Board of Trustees to divest in fossil fuels, but to no avail. Bella Wilkes and Margo Milanowski explains why the divestment movement is important, and what Fossil Free has done to date.
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For three days, the NU Thrift Store sold used items for $2 in Norris. Olivia Lloyd explains the sustainability of thrifting and the environmental effects of “fast fashion.”
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While all of these Democratic presidential candidate front-runners have signed the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge, that doesn’t mean their environmental policies are created equal. Try your hand at guessing who said which environmentally-themed quote, then learn more about that candidate’s policies!
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What is the function of beauty? To nourish and sustain, of course - both you and the Earth. Started by a group of MIT engineers, this brand not only creates vegan and cruelty-free products, but are also completely customizable. Read more about it here.
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What are microplastics, anyway? Casey Beidelman takes a deep dive into the small pollution that’s in our oceans, our food and possibly ourselves.
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Uncover the hidden artistic world of the Wabash Arts Corridor nestled right in the heart of Chicago’s South Loop in Hannah Hall’s debut article.
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How much waste is produced at the average college frat party? Why are red solo cups so bad for the environment and what needs to be done? Margo Milanowski has the answers.
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Introducing Inika, an Australian company dedicated to creating mineral cosmetics that uses vegan, cruelty-free, and certified organic ingredients. Learn more about what they have to offer in Margo Milanowski’s latest article.
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Since its Declaration of Rebellion against the UK Parliament last year, global climate-action movement Extinction Rebellion has engaged masses around the world. Two weeks of nonviolent civil disobedience organized by Extinction Rebellion ended October 18. In Chicago, protesters took to Daley Plaza in a demonstration.
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Wyatt Mosiman and Stephen Watkins shed light on possibly overlooked flora and fauna on campus. In their debut column, read about a tree that has survived an atomic blast and a critter that may evict other animals from their nests.
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