Electricity pulsates through the veins of our city, entombed below our streets and electrifying our planet’s health. Electricity made from fossil fuels like coal is among the most harmful means of pollution and one of the leading causes of climate change. To shift this harrowing direction, we need to be more mindful of how we use electricity – or, more […]
It’s estimated that 1.3 billions tons of food are wasted worldwide – every single year. Not only is that one-third of all the food produced annually, but it’s also enough to feed 815 million hungry people four times over. Food waste is a global problem. Behind the illuminated shelves of products displayed in grocery shops, the environment suffers in innumerable […]
The very first Earth Day occurred in 1970, exactly 51 years ago. Back in the day, no one was conscious of the negative environmental impacts our booming and ever-growing society was creating. Automobiles began lining the streets, industries were filling the skies with fumes, and plastic was seen as a miracle material and adopted worldwide. Caption: The industrial revolution began […]
Water forms the basis for all life. Every single living organism requires it to exist. But it’s not just to replenish and nourish ourselves. Water performs myriad other benefits that are necessary for our existence today. Caption: Water is essential to all life on Earth. Credit: Unsplash However, we’re wrecking our water. Currently, we have less than 1% of our […]
Food waste harms everything. From the resources discarded in the production stage and the transportation used to move the produce to the unnecessary area taken up in landfills and the hungry people on the street wishing they had a tiny morsel, the disregard of edible items is causing damage to both the planet and humans – and it’s only getting […]
