Blogs
Exploring the many great advantages of solar energy
Blog: Matthew Mausner - Turning sunlight into energy is a remarkable accomplishment. Solar energy refers to photovoltaic cells contained within a solar panel, which turn the sun's radiation directly into usable...
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Why is Biodiversity Important for Human Survival?
Blog: Matthew Mausner and Elisheva Malomet - Biodiversity is a word that sounds complicated, but it just means the variety of life on Earth. There are many different species of animals...
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Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources: Let’s Take A Deeper Dive
Blog: Elisheva Malomet - We utilize earth’s resources in almost every aspect of our lives. This includes renewable and non-renewable resources used to produce energy, generate electricity, enable transportation, and also...
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What is consumerism, and what are its roots?
Blog: Matthew Mausner - We talk about a 'consumer culture'. We talk about people as consumers as if that's their identity- rather than citizens, workers, or any other aspects of a...
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What are Air Pollution Solutions to Promote Cleaner Air for All?
Blog: Matthew Mausner - Ever since humans discovered fire, there have been human activities that impact air quality. When those burning activities reach a certain scale, and when the smoke and...
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How to Optimize the Three Pillars of Sustainability
Blog: Matthew Mausner - An old maxim about business says that you can have any two of the following three principles: Good, Fast, and Cheap. Pick two.
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Clean tech: Will it solve the ecological crisis?
Blog: Matthew Mausner - "Clean Tech", like its close cousin Green Tech, is both a description and an aspiration for innovative technologies and techniques to improve, repurpose, or replace our industrial...
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How Long Did it Take Noah to Build the Ark, and Why It Matters
Blog: Rabbi Yonatan Neril - How long did Noah take to build the Ark mentioned in the Bible? And why do we care? The Bible doesn't say exactly how long, and...
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Evidence of Climate Change: Satellites, Ice Core Samples, and More
Blog: Elisheva Malomet - The hot button topic of climate change has been in the public sphere, and many are concerned about drastic changes they are witnessing. The evidence of global...
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Environmental degradation and the future of our planet Earth
Blog: Matthew Mausner - Human civilization has always been a risky enterprise. Archaeologists have found the ruins of over 100 civilizations that have collapsed, some with hardly a trace, over the...
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The Benefits of Composting: Ancient Civilizations to Today’s Technology
Blog: Matthew Mausner - Composting has become far more than just a “quirky” side practice of organic farmers and is now an advanced industry with a wide range of applications. Composting—the...
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Facing Single-Use Plastic Threats: From Awareness to Action
Blog: Elisheva Malomet and Deborah Rose - Plastic packaging and bags, drinking bottles and straws, disposable plastic plates, forks, knives and spoons—these are designed and created to be thrown away and...
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