The health of the world’s oceans is deteriorating quickly, but the task of governing and protecting this common resource from exploitation is a formidable one. Casey Beidelman’s debut article gives an informative and succinct summary of the policies that the UN is planning to implement to tackle these issues.
Read MoreDo you always consider the impact of your purchasing decisions? What are you supporting when you shop? While many of us would like to make more informed decisions when it comes to the products we buy, we often don’t know where to start. To learn more about how you can become a more ethical consumer, check out Margo Milanowski’s new column, Clean Cosmetics Corner.
Read MoreHow important is sustainability in Evanston? We have so many green initiatives both at the University and around the wider community that we need a whole week to celebrate Earth Day! What are these exciting activities and how can you take part? Marleigh Thorn has the answers.
Read MoreWe’re only one week away from Arbor Day, a once-in-a-year opportunity to plant trees and celebrate the arrival of Spring for many of us. However, for many Pakistanis, tree planting is carried out year-round as part of an ambitious national campaign to plant 1 billion trees in 5 years and reduce the nation’s high vulnerability to the effects of climate change. Learn more in Ginny Ip’s article.
Read MoreThe animal tracks run parallel to the shore, up about a hundred feet, in between the dune-grasses of soft Carolina sand. I glance back. My own footprints leave vague blobs in the hot powder. No one would be able to distinguish my footprints as human, size 8 ½, female.
Read MoreWhat will the year 2100 look like if the Earth gets 2°C warmer, according to current predictions? In her debut piece, Madison Fielder paints a harrowing picture of an immediate future that will be our reality only if leaders take action now.
Read MoreThis week on Atmosphere, Emily Jahn's poem "January Afternoons" transforms the natural world around us into powerful images that conjure up the metaphysical in the mundane, and project a dynamic inner world onto the simple and painfully beautiful scenes of everyday life.
Read MoreWould humans be able to survive an environmental apocalypse? In her indelible piece Spoils, Katrina Holland projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.
Read MoreWhat do meerkats, elephants, orang-utans and octopuses have in common? In Emma Belanger’s newest creative non-fiction piece, learn about what makes mothers - animal and human ones alike - so special, and why the maternal instinct is both so strong and universal.
Read MoreHow do cacao pods become the smooth and sweet chocolate that we adore? What the heck is molasses? If agave is a succulent, why does it produce agave nectar? We’re pretty far removed from the plants that our food comes from today, especially in Chicago in winter. A couple weekends ago, ION members trekked to Garfield Conservatory to rekindle their understanding of the process from plants to food. Read more in Carlyn’s article.
Read MoreFast fashion can be defined as cheap, trendy clothing that are discarded almost as quickly as they are created. It’s harmful to our wallets, well-being and most importantly, the environment. How can we make this phenomenon more widely known to the public? In her debut article, Margo Milanowski proposes a simple solution: infographics.
Read More“The encyclopedia Britannica/ Defines a cataract as containing large volumes of water/ Rushing over a precipice/ If something so characterized/ By transition can be said/ To contain anything.” Emily Jahn’s latest edition of Atmosphere gets deep into the meaning of ‘cataract’, including a beautiful and flowing description of the medical condition that might even rival the flow of one of these waterfalls. Read more here.
Read MoreCurious to learn about the organization that first planted the Shakespeare Garden, a place where students and visitors alike love to go to seek quiet refuge? Find out why conservation, education and beautification are central to the Garden Club of Evanston’s goals with Marleigh Thorn’s newest piece.
Read MoreWhat sets apart animals in Evanston from those in more rural areas? Are urban animals more intelligent than their backwoods, hippie counterparts? Find out in Emma Belanger’s creative nonfiction piece.
Read MoreNow more than ever, environmental legislation is of the utmost importance in order to preserve and protect our nation’s health and beauty. For this reason, ION has listed the environmental policy track records of every individual who has announced their campaigns to run in the 2020 presidential election.
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