Read In Our Nature’s full statement on the Black Lives Matter movement and recent and past racial violence against the Black community as well as access links to organizations to support during this time and in the future.
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In this piece coordinated by In Our Nature’s Carlyn Kranking, a few students share their experiences with the first environmental courses they took at Northwestern University, and what impact these courses had.
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Check out this first piece in Northwestern University Real Food’s column, Real Food, Real Talk, about the meat industry in the United States and its history, and how it plays into the current meat shortage.
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Katrina Holland attended BuildingResilience19, a sustainability conference in Cleveland, Ohio, in November of last year. She shares the initiatives the city is taking in order to prepare for a climate crisis.
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“It is rare I spot/ the bird, but the brief ecstasy/ of color nicks my heart/ just to see them fly.” This week on Emily Jahn’s Atmosphere, she describes the anticipated return of the blue jay after a long winter.
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If the current pandemic has you at home like many of us, here are a few suggestions to fill up some time - whether they’re keeping you distracted, stimulated, productive, or anything else is up to you!
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Winter is behind us, yet the feeling of walking home in the snow remain. Check out this beautiful poem by Emma Belanger in her new column, To Fly, To Swim, To Be.
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Read up on initiatives for sustainability that exist in better ways outside of the United States, including plastic bag bans, better recycling initiatives, and sustainability education in Danielle Johnson’s piece. Be sure to check out the graphic in the piece, too.
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This week, Emily Jahn’s column Atmosphere explores her fond childhood memory of catching moths.
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A minute of quiet in a loud, shouting world. Check out ION’s newest poetry column,To Fly, To Swim, To Be, by Emma Belanger.
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Check out this interesting look at what evolution can do in Emily Jahn’s latest piece. This article explores mega-insects, how they got smaller today, and the role the oxygen content of our atmosphere plays in their transformation.
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Back again with Atmosphere, Emily Jahn writes the scene of a river, including some observations and introspection beside it. Check out this piece and the rest of her poetry column!
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Jack Carlson, a nature photographer who teaches photography classes at the Chicago Botanic Garden, shares his passions and inspirations for the art of capturing a perfect photo. In Our Nature’s Hannah Hall has the story.
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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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