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Slowing the Extinction Rate
It's time to look to the future. We've got a serious problem, yeah, but it only does us so much good to focus on the negative. So, now...
Jacob Garland
Sep 26, 20184 min read
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Proper Plastics #2- Plastic Straws
Straws are incredibly useful. They allow us to consume our favorite beverages, whether that be water or otherwise, without the hassle of...
Jacob Garland
Aug 20, 20185 min read
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Finding Hope From Hopelessness in the Climate MOvement
We’ve got a bleak future ahead of us. The problems we see in our world, the problems that I and so many others care about, can at times...
Jacob Garland
Aug 12, 20185 min read
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Proper Plastics Pt. 1- Microplastics
After posting for the past few weeks about the problem of plastic pollution, both micro and otherwise, it's time to talk about solutions....
Jacob Garland
Jul 30, 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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Improving the Uranium Mining Industry
Over the past few years, the Uranium mining industry has grown noticeably stronger. And, if you saw my last post on the subject, you...
Jacob Garland
Mar 25, 20184 min read
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Nuclear Energy
For what will our third form of alternative energy discussed in this series, I thought we would start talking about one of the more well...
Jacob Garland
Mar 13, 20184 min read
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Vertical Farming
Taking a quick break from the alternative energies discussed in the past few weeks, I wanted to talk about a possible solution to another...
Jacob Garland
Mar 4, 20185 min read
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Hydroelectric Power
Continuing the trend of alternative energy related articles, I wanted to take some time this week to talk about hydroelectric power. Like...
Jacob Garland
Feb 25, 20184 min read
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Geothermal Energy
I'm back! Apologies for the two week absence, but I needed to finish up some work for school. Anyway, we're back to the weekly schedule,...
Jacob Garland
Feb 18, 20184 min read
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Intro To Alternative Energies
So, now that we have talked about a false solution to our energy problems, in the form of fracking, it's time to start talking about some...
Jacob Garland
Jan 21, 20185 min read
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Stopping the Palm Oil Industry #2
So, if you remember my post from two weeks ago, I talked about one way we can halt the destruction caused by the Palm Oil industry, and...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20184 min read
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Palmsmart- Stopping the Palm Oil Industry Pt. 1
It's time to take some action. Now that we know the problem, and who's causing it, it's our responsibility as people who have funded this...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Stopping Acid Rain
After hearing that acid rain is slowly destroying our forests and harming many people, the next logical question to ask is, "Well, how...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Solutions to Desertification
In last week's post, I discussed some of the causes of Desertification, and the effect it can have on our livelihoods. I think we can all...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Why You Shouldn't Use Pesticides In Your Lawn
Pesticide tags are quite a common sight in suburban neighborhoods. I know when walking around my neighborhood, they are on nearly every...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Solving the Bee Crisis
In my last post, I talked about the bee population's steady decline in the past few years, and the possible effects it could have on our...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20184 min read
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Solutions to Overfishing
Last week, I talked about the growing problem of overfishing, and how it effects both wildlife around the world and ourselves. So now...
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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Protecting The Rainforests
Looking back to my post two weeks ago, we discussed the quickly disappearing rainforests, and the effects that this phenomenon has on our...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Preparing For Floods
Floods are a problem that everyone has to encounter in some form at least once in our lives. We hear about them all the time on the news:...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20184 min read
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Reducing Droughts
Two weeks ago, we discussed the rampant problem of droughts, and how it can affect every part of the world. They are sudden, startling,...
Jacob Garland
Jan 1, 20185 min read
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Stopping Deforestation
It is said that for the past 13 years, 50 soccer field's worth of trees have been cut down every minute. Seeing the rate at which this...
Jacob Garland
Dec 31, 20174 min read
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Solving Ocean Pollution
Now that Ocean Pollution has been established as a problem, what can individuals do about it? The solutions range from a global scale to...
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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Solving Climate Change
If you saw last week’s post, then you know that we talked about the ever growing problem of Climate Change. If you haven’t seen it, and...
Jacob Garland
Dec 31, 20175 min read
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