Everyone has a bad paper straw experience. They work fine for a few minutes, and you feel great about making a more sustainable choice, but when they start disintegrating and falling apart, making them impossible to sip through, it often makes people wish they had just grabbed a plastic one instead. Many different straw alternatives […]
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The Future of Chocolate
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, grocery store shelves are lined with heart-shaped boxes of chocolate. Chocolate is one of the most popular foods worldwide, with the average American eating around 12 pounds of chocolate a year. However, there are several issues with how cocoa is currently farmed, including environmental destruction through deforestation, climate […]
EPA Finds No Danger With Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Whenever a discussion about climate change arises, there is always a mention of greenhouse gas emissions that are supposedly contributing to global warming, leading many cities and towns to enact policies that reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. However, according to NPR, the Environmental Protection Agency has recently claimed that no such restrictions are needed, […]
Rise in Global Food Prices Due to Weather
According to a recent study performed by Maximillian Kotz, weather conditions from climate change is resulting in drastic effects on the global food market, stating that “recent spikes in the price of food were often associated with heat, drought and heavy precipitation conditions that were so extreme as to completely exceed all historical precedent prior […]
