Learning From Sustainability

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Sustainable Eating in Southeast Asia

     In my last two blog posts, I talked about the importance of knowing where your food comes from, as often times advertisements in the media lies to us about the chemicals and genetic modifications they do to the food we consume in order to gain a bigger profit. Since I have been mainly focusing on this ongoing issue that is occurring in the United States, I figured it would be time to focus on the same issue of unsustainable...

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Social Media Cleaning Air in China

I have previously talked about the negative affects media has on the environment and sustainability but now I want to focus on a more positive part of how our advanced technology is affecting our society.   With our new media technology not only can large conglomeration publish and report on the state of our environment, anyone can.  Social media has allowed us to create, share, or exchange information among a virtual community or network....

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Global Warming: Man Made or Natural

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Greenwashing

An advertisement for Mentos gum How many ads like this one do you see on TV every day from various companies, all claiming to sell the most environmentally friendly product on the market? These marketing schemes all try to make you think that by using their product you will be making a positive difference on the planet. Well when these claims are not as true as they seem, this phenomenon is called “greenwashing”. If you’ve ever heard of “whitewashing”...

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Brazil's Side on the Forest

As expected, Brazil has had continuous coverage on deforestation occurring in the Amazon.  It's their country, and they should want to conserve their environment and make citizens aware of what's going on. I found this article on the front page of the Rio Times, an online newspaper in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, discussing deforestation as a daily struggle.  It states, "...5,850 km suqare meters (2,250 sq miles) of the Amazon were deforested...

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US Crackdown

Over the past weeks, California, Oregon, Washington, as well as British Colombia, Canada have announced a joint plan to combat pollution caused by greenhouse gases.  They plan to raise of cost of pollution while pushing cleaner fuels and low emissions eco cars.  Hopefully, by 2050 they can reach their goal of reducing carbon pollution.  California already has tight pollution laws.  Oregon and Washington plan to join in and...

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