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What is a Boreal Forest and What’s Their Importance?
Blog: Harry Cooper - Boreal forests are some of the most important forests on the planet. Unlike deciduous and tropical forests, boreal forests are cold, coniferous forests that cover the top...
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Can “Clean Coal” Be Considered Clean Energy or An Oxymoron?
Blog: Ethel Mendius - Coal played an essential role in the industrial revolution. It is the most abundant fossil fuel and a source of heat and power generation that dates back...
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Interconnected But Different Types of Ecosystems
Blog: Rachel Cohen - An ecosystem is a combination of all living things (biotic) and nonliving things (abiotic) in a confined area. Across the world, there are three major different types...
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What Important Functions Are Performed By Soil?
Blog: Harry Cooper - Many people may think of soil as nothing more than the dirt beneath our feet, but the reality of soil science is much more complex than that....
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Corporate Sustainability: Good For Business, Good For Society
Blog: Rachel Cohen - A common confusion can occur with corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate sustainability. Corporate sustainability focuses on "growth and profitability through intentional business practices in three areas...
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Evaluating the Environmental Impacts of Industrial Agriculture
Blog: Ethel Mendius - Industrial agriculture is the mainstay of the modern food system. With its global prevalence and far-reaching consequences, it is necessary we evaluate industrial agriculture for its impact...
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Urban Heat Island Effect & How To Combat It!
Blog: Harry Cooper - Throughout the past couple centuries more and more people have been moving into cities. This, combined with exponential population growth, has greatly increased the amount of urban...
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Kelp Forest: An Incredible, Biodiverse Ecosystem
Blog: Harry Cooper - When most people think of biodiverse ocean ecosystems, they usually think of vibrant coral reefs in tropical waters. But there are many other unique types of ocean...
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What is Desalination And What is Its Impact?
Blog: Harry Cooper - While the earth is covered in water, 99% of it is unusable. Only 2.5% of the earth's water supply is fresh water, and of that fresh water...
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Podcast: Yonatan Neril and Leo Dee, Eco Bible: An Ecological Commentary on Genesis and Exodus
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Is it Possible To Know How Many Animals Go Extinct Every Day?
Blog: Rachel Cohen - Jared Diamon, an American geographer and author once wrote, “Elimination of lots of lousy little species regularly causes big harmful consequences for humans, just as does randomly...
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Environmental Justice Issues Need Interfaith Cooperation
Blog: Ethel Mendius - Time and time again, we see environmental degradation has a disproportionate effect on vulnerable populations and in particular communities of color. Environmental justice requires us to consider...
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