By: Lindsey Brown A few months ago in April, Helena Wolenski wrote an eye-opening piece highlighting the environmental impacts we have witnessed as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic this year. Some of these impacts include a decrease in carbon dioxide and fossil fuel emissions in many of the largest emitting countries , including … More Climate Crises in the Time of a Pandemic: Update
By: Helena Wolenski In a period of uncertainty and misfortune, people often look to small glimmers of hope to cope with the seemingly dark times. COVID-19 has been indiscriminate as it devastates the lives of people all over the world. We sit and wait for any kind of news to come out about the end … More Climate Crisis in the Time of a Pandemic
By: Aidan Das Over the past few decades, the impacts of human activity on the environment and the hot topics of global warming and climate change have become more prominent in the media and in government policymaking. But what do all these buzzwords actually mean, and how did concern for the Earth’s changing climate actually … More The History of the Discovery of Climate Change
By: Taylor McCann Did you know that around 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced since the 1950s, but only 9 percent of it has been recycled? Many well-known companies like Hasbro, Kroger, PepsiCo and Starbucks recognized the depth of statistics like these and decided to take action to decrease the amount of single-use … More Exploring the Corporate Race to Zero Plastic
By: Brandi Young As someone who cares deeply about the environment, activism is something that I always try to implement in my daily life. I believe that everyone should practice activism in any way that they can. There are many types of activism and not every form is good for every person. For some, going … More Three Inspiring Young Activists
Photos courtesy of staff photographers Holly Flaig, Gia Mariani & Maya Smith The following photos were taken outside the President’s residence at Lewis Place where Friday’s climate strikers stood for enhanced campus sustainability commitments and international climate action. Friday marked a day of climate strikes all around the globe, with estimates from 350.org, a partner … More Photos from Campus Climate Strike
Earth Day started here in the United States exactly 45 years ago today, but it has spread to be a worldwide phenomenon! Everywhere from Latin America, to the Middle East, to the Caribbean and Europe is getting in on the act. Below are some of the highlights from around the world on this Global Earth … More Earth Day: A Worldwide Celebration
As a student who has done two different study abroad experiences, I have found there are not only cultural differences between nations, but also major differences in environmental practices. I lived in Alicante, Spain for roughly four months, and during that time I learned much more than just Spanish from my homestay. I was fortunate … More Spain: an example of water conservation
In the spring of 2014, the Miami University Global Health Alliance was born. The idea originated with five students participating in Miami University’s Global Health minor, introduced the previous fall under the direction of coordinator, Cameron Hay-Rollins, a professor of anthropology. “We…realized there’s not really somewhere for us to all come and talk about issues … More Bienvenida, Global Health Alliance!
The European Union (EU) reached an agreement on a greenhouse gas deal that would cut overall carbon emissions 40 percent on 1990 levels by 2030. This means in the next 15 years the goal is for carbon emissions to be 2/5ths of what they were in 1990. Part of the plan is to increase renewable energy … More What’s the Deal with Greenhouse Gases
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