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Eutrophication
Ever seen a lake covered with green algae? Or a coastline with strange, red streaks along the water? If not, I don't blame you, the sight...

Jacob Garland
Oct 7, 20184 min read
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Biodiversity Loss
"There's more to talk about here." That's the statement I left off with in my last post, and it's time to prove it. It's all well and...

Jacob Garland
Sep 3, 20185 min read
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Endangered Animals
The polar bear. The blue whale. The white rhino. All typically classed as "endangered". But what exactly does "endangered"even mean? That...

Jacob Garland
Aug 26, 20184 min read
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Microplastics: A Macro Problem
Continuing from last week's interview (which if you haven't seen, you can check out here) I wanted to broaden the topic a bit and really...

Jacob Garland
Jul 22, 20184 min read
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The Dangers of Micronized Chemical Products - with madison toonder
Some of the largest threats to our ocean comes from sources we can't even see. Plastics, oil, and other pollutants certainly cause...
Jacob Garland
Jul 17, 20186 min read
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Ocean Plastic Pollution
We've all seen it: the odd piece of garbage strewn at a beach. Whether it be a can, net, container, utensil, or even a full-sized garbage...
Jacob Garland
Jul 1, 20185 min read
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Red Alert for Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality remains integral to the internet we know and love today. The fair and equal access to content of all different styles and...
Jacob Garland
May 13, 20184 min read
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The Uranium Mining Industry
When writing last week's post on nuclear energy, I stumbled across an environmental topic that I had never heard of before, and didn't...
Jacob Garland
Mar 18, 20185 min read
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EPA and the Clean Air Act
If you hadn't heard, the EPA recently withdrew an important regulation regarding pollution restrictions for companies around the country....
Jacob Garland
Jan 28, 20185 min read
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Fracking
A hot topic in recent years, fracking has been the spark of many a heated debate amongst politicians and citizens alike. And, like other...
Jacob Garland
Jan 14, 20185 min read
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The Palm Oil Industry
Palm oil. It's found in nearly everything, from cosmetics, to food items, to even biofuel. In fact, palm oil is used in nearly 50% of all...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20186 min read
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Acid Rain
I think we've all heard the term acid rain before. It's thrown around a fair bit in everyday conversation. What's not talked about so...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20184 min read
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Desertification
After branching off into some different topics over the past few weeks, it's time to return to some more of this website's original...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Hurricanes and Climate Change
With the scary effects of hurricane Harvey seen across Texas, and the approaching hurricane Irma soon to hit Florida, hurricanes have...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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The Bee Crisis
Bees are essential to our way of life. They give us food to eat nearly every single day. Without bees, well, we probably wouldn't even be...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Overfishing
Simply put, overfishing is the practice through which humans take wildlife (such as fish) from the sea at a rate faster than this...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification is another one of the many problems the oceans of our Earth faces today. Similar to ocean pollution (which you can...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Littering
Being one of the most common issues in the environment today, it is surprising to say that littering is often overlooked. However, it is...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Rainforest Deforestation
Rainforests are one of the most important biomes on our Earth today. They house thousands upon thousands of different species of animals,...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Floods
Floods are arguably one of the worst natural disasters we face on our Earth today. They can strike within hours, sometimes destroying...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Droughts
Drought is a problem that affects nearly every area around the world in a different way. While on the surface droughts seem simple and...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Deforestation
Trees are essential to our well being, our way of life. We rely on them in so many ways. Yet, it seems like we take away more and more of...
Jacob Garland
Dec 31, 20174 min read
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Ocean Pollution
A problem of arguably equal importance to Climate Change is known as Ocean Pollution. Over the years, our oceans have slowly become...
Jacob Garland
Dec 31, 20173 min read
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Saving the Arctic
Recently, I saw a video made by a YouTube channel called ASAP Science. It was about a trip they took to the arctic, where they could see...
Jacob Garland
Dec 31, 20172 min read
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Climate Change
As this is only the second post of this blog, I find it best to start with a determined theme for my posts. While almost all of us have a...
Jacob Garland
Dec 31, 20174 min read
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