By: Sophie Choong In the mid-2000s, searches for the term ‘carbon footprint’ skyrocketed on Google Search. Carbon footprint has become a ubiquitous phrase to describe how each of us lives, works, and travels, and our personal impact on the environment. Your carbon footprint is affected by every lifestyle choice you make: from how much meat…
Month: February 2023
How Will the Willow Project Affect the Environment?
By: Margaret Xun Contrary to President Biden’s promise to end new oil drillings on federal land as well as predictions for its disastrous impacts on the environment, March 13, 2023 marks the date on which America’s largest current oil project was approved. The Willow Project, an ambitious, dangerous, and encumbering plan to drill into Alaska’s…
Community Spotlight: UNICEF and WWF Youth Advocate Katie Yu
By Enya Fang Hi Katie! Please introduce yourself to those who may not know you. I’m Katie Yu, she/her pronouns. I live in Iqaluit, Nunavut and have lived here my whole life. Currently, I’m a high-school student in grade 11 – most of my time is spent on school but I’m big on environmental advocacy…
Utah’s Shrinking Great Salt Lake
By: Sophie Choong The largest saltwater lake in the Americas is drying up—and fast. Utah’s Great Salt Lake and its surrounding marshes are home to millions of species, from waterfowl to brine shrimp. With the wetlands around the lake spanning 360,000 acres, many bird species use the lake as a resting point during migrations between…
Serengeti | Travel blog
By: Margaret Xun ***TRAVEL BLOG! February 15th – 6:00 am I can’t wait to get started on this journey! I landed in Arusha, Tanzania last night. It’s my first morning in the beautiful Serengeti National Park. The first stop is definitely to see the famous African “big five”. That’s the lion, rhino, leopard, elephant and…
The Ozone Layer
By: Alisha Wang The Ozone layer The topic of climate change is typically associated with resentment and lack of change. However, despite the fact that we still have a long way to go, small meaningful steps have been made toward progress. The ozone is the second layer of the earth’s atmosphere. It absorbs bits of…