Facts & Stats

The view out my window is of the majestic Rocky Mountains, a healthy deer population, and a man who comes every Tuesday to collect my trash and recyclables.  Despite residents recycling food waste, paper, plastic bottles, plastic bags, and corrugated boxes, recycling at this scale is ineffective against climate change. Recycling facts suggest we recycle […]

Humanity has relied on waste management systems since the beginning–it’s just the nature of things. Archeologists worldwide are finding trash deposits that tell the story of our existence. But global waste is outpacing the world’s population. We create multi-millions of tons of hazardous waste, food waste, electronic waste, and ocean pollution at alarming rates. As […]

The earth moves. For many of us, that’s about all we know about earthquakes. But there’s much more to them than we realize. We’re giving you the facts to educate and to warn you since having information is the greatest weapon we have against this force of nature.  These land shifts don’t only happen on […]

California…The land of glitz and glamour, the Hollywood sign, blockbuster movies, and… wildfires! The United States has its fair share of devastating wildfires, and CA seems to attract them like bad movies.   Why is that? We’ll explore the answers and will also dig into the campfire that changed CA’s history. Studying California wildfire statistics helps […]

Last night the wind kept me awake. It reminded me of the people and animals in Lahina who lost their lives and homes. Perhaps this wind is a precursor to the 6th extinction period. Plastic pollution also preoccupies my mind, and I’ve witnessed ocean plastic pollution on a personal level. What I saw haunts me. […]

Air pollution contributes to health and environmental problems! Air pollution began as a byproduct of the Industrial Revolution with waste from industrial facilities like factories. Polluting industries need to follow policies to protect public health. Most air pollution is created by people, including factory emissions, aerosol cans, planes, and vehicles. Second-hand cigarette smoke is also […]

Carbon, often dubbed the ‘element of life,’ holds a unique place in the universe. From the dazzling allure of diamonds to the very blueprint of life, DNA, carbon’s reach is vast and varied. It’s both the ink in our pens and the fuel for our fires. Yet, many of its tales remain untold! Carbon has […]

Earth’s oldest living ecosystems and home to both people and wildlife, rainforests are all that and a bag of chips. They exist on every continent but Antarctica.  But how much do you really know about rainforests? Hopefully, after reading this article, you can say, “A lot!” Rainforests cover only 6% of the Earth’s surface yet […]

You’ve probably heard an enormous amount about climate change (and believe the facts or not), but we’re here to educate you further. What cannot be disputed is the uptick of natural disasters that have plagued every corner of our world. The impact they’ve had on our planet, although difficult to put into words, is something […]

Deforestation occurs when human activities result in the permanent removal of natural vegetation and diverse flora for animal grazing, construction, manufacturing, using wood for fuel, and agricultural expansion. In North America, half of the forest of the Eastern Coast was razed between the 1600s and 1870s. Mass deforestation has reduced Western Europe’s forests from 80% […]