Environmental News

This is a story of a woman who planted trees. Sounds pretty quaint, doesn’t it? Well, truthfully, Professor Wangari Maathai’s story is about as far

The hosting of the 2008 Summer Olympics Games has been a hot bed for controversy. As the host country China, in the heat of its

If you spend any time around children or teenagers—as an educator, a parent, a nanny, a sibling or even as a friend—you probably understand the

It’s no secret that eco-friendly practices and lifestyles are gaining popularity around the world. However, more people want to do good for the environment not

Have you ever wanted to experience a different culture, discover a new way of life, and make difference? Are you interested in preserving the environment

Everyone’s heard about global warming, but relatively few people have heard about global dimming. What is global dimming? Substantial parts of the world are actually

Striving for carbon neutrality is an ongoing international battle whose importance is shown though its ubiquitous media coverage. Nonetheless, gaining this enhanced public knowledge system

In the United States, we generate over 400 million tons of trash each year. Some of that waste biodegrades, some of that waste can be

An ideal human world would boast zero emissions, but we are a species whose livelihood depends on the consumption of energy. We use energy and

Here’s a little test: Google “cruise ships and the environment” and tell me what pops up on the browser first. Cruise liners discussing the breathtaking

My granddad used to tell me that “old habits die hard,” and that if I wanted to make a personal metamorphosis that it would take

It seems to me that every city has an excuse for why it is not going green. Big business and governments alike complain that switching

In spite of the nay-sayers, the Doubter Debbies of the world who resist the displacement of dirty fuels and who swear that global warming is

On the last days of September of 2009, the United States Senate presented a renovated bill from the House of Representatives to Congress called the

G20 Summit: Why was it protested?Every time a G20 Summit is held, tens of thousands of protesters, each seemingly fighting for a different cause, show

The Kyoto Treaty has set the world in the right direction to minimize one of the major problems we face this century, climate change. Established

Although comprehensive recycling programs are increasing in popularity throughout most cities across the United States, the volume of garbage produced in cities continues to outweigh

Smog, the cloud’s ugly, earthborn sister, is formed when pollutants combine with sunlight, creating what are called particulate matter and Ground-level Ozone. It afflicts many

With the worlds’ current dependency on oil, our environment continues to pay the price for the demand. On April 20, 2010 a BP oil rig

We at Greeniacs love the natural world. We work everyday to uphold our environmental values and protect Mother Earth. We are outraged when the environment

The Environment’s Worst Offenders… While going green has become better for the corporate bottom line across the United States, there are still times when circumventing environmental

All around the world, 20 to 25 million people have been forced out of their homes, almost completely due to natural forces out of their

When thinking about the state of our environment, it is hard to look past all the disasters that keep occurring in the world. However, there are some

The BP oil spill was a rare, catastrophic event unlike any other oil spill. For starters, it’s the largest oil spill in United States history.1

The Swim for Clean Water… Located in the Pacific Northwest, the Columbia River is an intensely cold glacial water source with a lot of history, much of which

At the time of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, I was interning in Washington D.C. with the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Art came before writing and even speech—art was humankind’s first expression of its relationship with nature. Art and the environment is such a huge topic

Picking up where we left off in Part I of our Art and the Environment series, art reflects humanity’s changing perception of nature’s relationship with

In an era of great environmental uncertainty, and at a pivotal point in time when nations will decide the earth’s fate, Earth Day comes as

It was the 1960s, the age of the post-WWII consumer frenzy, of atomic explosions, of leaded gasoline, and the Vietnam War. The air pollution in

During the debt ceiling debates this summer, President Obama advocated against the existing oil company tax breaks, stating: If we choose to keep those tax

As the summer of 2011 winds down, the 2012 Olympics – set to launch in London on July 27 – seem pretty far off. But

Even die-hard environmentalists don’t demand that police officers make the safety of the environment their top priority. This is because we want and expect the

A few years ago, Greeniacs brought us  great news regarding the first wave of 21st century bike-sharing programs in the United States. Building off previous programs that

Every year, tens of millions of tons of oil products are shipped through the Panama Canal.1 But despite the important role Panama plays in the transportation of

This year’s Earth Day theme, “Mobilize The Earth,” superbly captures one of the emerging trends of the environmental movement.1 For the first Earth Day in 1970,

Is it the Dawning of the Anthropocene Epoch?!Science textbooks in every grade-school classroom will tell you that we are currently living in the Holocene geologic

The internet is commonly referred to as the “cloud,” our frontier, our railroad. With the cloud comes immense possibility for data storage. No longer do

On March 25, 2012, crewmembers on the French oil company Total’s Elgin drilling platform noticed that something was amiss. One of the wells at the

Twenty years ago, delegates from around the world gathered in a crowded conference center beneath the watchful eye of Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The

Although Australia ranks as the sixteenth highest greenhouse gas emitting country on earth, it is an embarrassing 7th in per person metric tons of coal-fired  plants. Australia’s

It was 50 years ago that a book spurred the first major environmental movement in the United States. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring hit the book

In a world divided into different governments and nations, it is easy to forget that we all make up one globe of people with similar

If you ask someone on the street what comes to mind when you said the words “Green Party,” most likely they would say Ralph Nader

The fiscal cliff, Yes We Can!, and Gangnam Style all have something in common…they are what is known as “memes.” The Merriam-Webster Dictionary online defines

There are currently over seven billion humans living on this planet and researchers fear that we may be reaching our carrying capacity. The idea of

On average, the annual consumption of electricity in the United States per utility customer was 11,280 kWh in 2011,1 while the average per capita electricity use

Earth Day 2013 is just around the corner, coming up on April 22nd! Have you sent in a photo yet? This year the official theme

For the first time in human history, hourly global warming  being a reality. However, without some background information about the keeling curve and parts per million it

On May 28, 2013, the world’s retail behemoth, more commonly known as Wal-Mart, plead guilty to violating both federal and state environmental laws. Since 2003,

Social change and environmental change go hand in hand. When you bike to work instead of driving, or when you repair your computer instead of

The past few years has seen a noticeable rise in the international policing of natural resources. High-definition cameras disguised as rocks were used to film

Bacteria to the rescue?! Beyond the human vision of gargantuan stars and structures exists a unique world populated by organisms much smaller than the smallest

Days of commemoration usually mark important historical dates for events in religion, tradition or even politics, but it is quite rare to recognize a day

The most recent November 2013 United Nation’s Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland unfortunately made little progress in tackling environmental concerns. Tensions were high throughout

The Ebola virus has dominated the news cycles these past few months. The epidemic is terrifying, humbling, and, interestingly enough, serves to remind us that

This year marks the 45th anniversary of Earth Day! While theme was green cities, this year’s is summarized with the slogan: “It’s our turn to

I often like to treat Earth Day as my environmentally conscious New Year’s Day. Every year on Earth Day, I evaluate the aspects of my

Almonds have garnered quite the bad reputation in the past year, especially with the repeatedly publicized fact that it takes one gallon of water to