The Right to Repair: Fixing Electronics for a Sustainable Future
February 21, 2024
In a world awash with gadgets, the grim truth of electronic waste looms large. Millions toss aside phones and laptops
In a world awash with gadgets, the grim truth of electronic waste looms large. Millions toss aside phones and laptops
When you slip into your favourite pair of jeans, it’s not just comfort and style wrapping around you—there’s a hidden
Gazing across the oceans and the seas, the prospect of life’s most precious substance always seems to be tantalizingly close but yet so far. While
For many, thoughts of summer are full of swimming pools and the strong smell of chlorine that goes along with them. Growing up, all I
Agricultural runoff is a broad term for agricultural byproducts that are not absorbed by fields or soil mass, but rather find themselves running loose into
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called water fluoridation one of the top 10 public health achievements of the 20th century.1 Yet,
The impact and magnitude of the current California drought may be a difficult concept to wrap our heads around, but certainly its impacts are being
Where Laptops go to Die—the Growing Problem of E-waste… In May of 2009, Dell Computers announced a new policy that it would not export E-waste (electronic
What is the Future of Recycling? Over the past 40 years, recycling programs across the United States have made significant progress. Currently, there are over
As recycling programs across the country continue to expand and provide more options, the question as to what can and cannot be recycled may become
A social movement called dumpstering1 is one of the most repulsive and fascinating environmental movements, and has regained popularity over the last few years.2 Also known as
Living in San Francisco, this conjures up many images, so how does composting fit in? The city of San Francisco has a long history of
Batteries are commonplace in most households. Americans purchase nearly 3 billion dry-cell batteries every year to power radios, toys, cellular phones, watches, laptop computers, and
My husband and I score high on compatibility quizzes. Our ideal vacation is a beach, a book, and peering up from the page only long
It is no secret that human beings have advanced to become a throw-away society. As wealth increases, the need to skimp and save materials decreases.
Most of us connect water pollution with oil spills and littering, and maybe even some of us remember the acid rain lessons from grade school.
Have you ever eaten at your local restaurant or coffee shop and seen those green bins labeled “compost only”? Well if you are like me
Once you’ve poured that last drop of juice or spooned out a final taste of yogurt, you (hopefully) throw that plastic container into a big
There are many types of pollution in our environment: noise pollution, and more. But one of these – space pollution – is in a category all by
The environmental and sustainability movement has spurred many companies to invest in a vast number of new and different ways to transform our waste into
The Real Recyclers… It’s a basic biological truth that we sometimes forget: we all create waste. The rich tend to produce more than the poor, but
Waste to Energy Incinerators? Every year, our world produces thousands of tons of garbage. The United States alone generates over 230 million tons of trash, equally
Many things in life can be easily measured. However, more often than not, we cannot measure the things that are most important or dire. Our
Recycling is a common term these days. We separate our cans, bottles, and paper products in our trash bins and haul them to the curb
You often see three curbside bins to sort waste into: the black landfill bin, the blue recycling bin, and the green compost bin. Which bin
The first trash incinerator in the United States was built in New York City in 1885. However, it was not until 1970, when the Clean Air
Composting is the new carbon dioxide . Thus, composting is beneficial to the environment as it lowers the global warming potential associated with landfills. Even More Composting
The Amazon rainforest is not what television has made it out to be. It’s not always teeming with wildlife, nor is it ever absent of human
I believe land to be one of America’s great assets. Other countries may have thousand year-old cathedrals, cobble-streets, amongst many other national treasures, but the
Climate change and global warming are hot topics these days, and the public lands and forests owned and managed by the Federal government of the United States are
Since the 1960’s, clearcutting has been one of the most controversial methods of logging in the logging industry. On the other hand, it has remained
Santa Barbara made history in May of 2009 with the Jesusita fire. After two other separate and significant fires within just 10 months of the
Many of us use the holidays as a time to stay home and rest, but some of us use the holiday season as an opportunity
For residents of the Bay Area, late-June usually signifies getaways up to Lake Tahoe, wine tasting in Napa and Sonoma County, camping trips to Big
The numerous environmental and health issues surrounding carbon dioxide saturation in the atmosphere. Given the scope of environmental damage associated with acid rain, it is crucial that
Carbon dioxide has managed to capture headlines as an environmental risk in almost every corner of the globe—whether it be via a news broadcast or
Acid rain is a term used in virtually every environmental documentary and green outreach initiative, yet many of us are not sure what exactly acid
If the last article on erosion did not get your attention, perhaps you will take erosion a bit more seriously when you see it forever alter infrastructure
When you think about saving the environment, what comes to mind? Perhaps you think about stopping deforestation, reducing pollution and harmful emissions, promoting biodiversity, or
Forests are disappearing at a rate of about 36 football fields per minute.1 That equates to an annual loss of 12-15 million hectares of forest, which
When most of us think of ozone, we think of sun protection and something good for our health and the environment. But did you know
By the year 2050 the world population is estimated to be over 9 billion.1 Over the course of their lifetimes, each of these people will require
Stinking, stagnant waters filled with mosquitoes and other bugs… oozing muck… Although wetlands don’t seem like the most appealing places to visit, they are a
In global policy making, a huge issue that comes up with almost every discussion is the dichotomy between the geographical “North versus South,” or the
Soot is made up of microscopic particles that are released from burning fossil fuels at different sources like power plants , smokestacks, diesel trucks, and wood-burning stoves.
It was a typical Sunday morning with clear skies in the sunny San Diego, California, but once the clock struck noon, something strange filled the
Our society is intricately bound to fertilizer. 200 years ago, prominent English economist Thomas Malthus predicted an imminent collapse of populations around the world centered
How much do you know about the perils of a carbon and its four hydrogen friends—otherwise known as methane? The environmental media is usually inundated
The illegal drug industry is always a controversial topic. However, the environmental impact of producing and transporting these drugs is unfortunately often overlooked. The most
Nitrogen, the seventh element of the periodic table, is a rather underrated but critical component to the functioning of all life on Earth. The colorless,
The planet Earth is one very large, complex, and diverse system that came together in an extremely unlikely, yet almost serendipitous event. Operating under intricate
We hear about the “ozone hole” regularly in the news, but what exactly does this mean? Let’s take a look at this environmental and human
According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, 18 million acres, roughly the size of Panama, of forest are cut down each year.1 Deforestation is
Treading on farms with heavy machinery can lead to soil compaction. This is just one example of the debate over whether technology is more of
Soil is perhaps one of the most overlooked and least understood natural resources of planet Earth. Soil is estimated to cover approximately 10 percent of
It is estimated that by the year 2030 the world’s urban population will have increased by 2 billion people. In fact, between the years 2000
A forest fire in Stanislaus National Forest destroyed 402 square miles of Northern Californian land back in August of 2013. The fire was able to
A friend once told me, “I want to live a simple life, but it’s so complicated!” Learning new habits takes time, because it’s not just
It is the most positive form of vandalizing to date. Volunteers clandestinely transforming patches of ugly weeded or trashed parcels of urban land into sustainable
Why Compost? In order to answer this question, we must first answer the question: why recycle at all? The Air Defenders’ Glossary defines recycling as
As the summer approaches, we begin to look forward to the mouth watering taste of local fresh fruits and vegetables. Even if you do not have a farm
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