Tag: sustainable
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A Powerful, Green Way to Use Wind
Twenty-seven miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, Dominion Energy is using wind to create environmentally friendly energy. [1] This electric utility company is the first of its kind to have constructed an offshore windfarm in the United States. [2] Offshore wind energy provides an alternative, green way to create energy. [3] In order to…
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Choosing Hemp
Hemp, the sober cousin of marijuana, is known to be the one of the most versatile plants in the world. It has been cultivated for more than 10,000 years and is said to have over 25,000 uses. Hemp was so popular that it was mandated for farmers to grow hemp seed during the colonial years.…
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The OneNYC 2050 and Beef Reduction
New York City, the city that never sleeps, is not sleeping on climate change or global warming. On April 22nd, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an ambitious $14 billon plan to fight climate change and global warming. The plan is to reach complete carbon neutrality by 2050 [1]. One of the ways the OneNYC 2050 plans…
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Minimalism & The Environment
When I first heard about minimalism, I thought about how it was a ridiculous lifestyle that was highly unattainable and impractical. I had seen the videos of vloggers sharing how they fit all of their possessions in a single backpack or how they were able to put a year’s worth of trash in one mason…
Barry Law Environmental and Earth Law Journal 