11/8/2023 Growing up in the Middle East, I have a distinct memory of being at the beach when my siblings and I rescued a large vulture covered in oil. In early 1991 more than 800 oil wells were blown up in the Gulf War. Of those 800 wells, more than 600 caught fire and about 50 wells gushed oil onto…
11/1/2023 Image developed by the One Health High Level Expert Panel via One Health Commission Written by: Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Interconnectedness: the state of having different parts or things connected or related to each other (Cambridge Dictionary). The concept of interconnectedness is not new to many of us in the environmental community. In fact, many of us are acutely aware of…
10/25/2023 Halloween is a beloved holiday filled with costumes, candies, and creativity. However, it also generates a frightening amount of waste, from disposable decorations to single-use costumes and excessive candy wrappers. It is a holiday driven by consumerism to say the least. To lessen your environmental impact while still celebrating and having fun, you can take steps to make Halloween…