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Seeing Climate Change in Action: Where are the Blizzards?
Submitted by Will Chen Winter is one of my favorite seasons of the year to experience. I love the cold air and brisk morning winds. Most of all, I love playing in the snow and watching snowflakes drift down. On winter days, looking out my window and seeing piles of pearly white snow brings me so much joy. However, as each year passes by, the Earth is getting warmer. More specifically, the amount of snowfall in the Northeast has dramatically decreased over the past few years. Many of my happiest memories consisted of snow days, staying indoors, and shoveling the pavement. Nowadays, I only remember sprinkles of snow each winter.…
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Plant Powered Asian Eats
April is here and so is spring! As the weather gets warmer and people spend more of their time outside, I am reminded of how grateful I am to be on this beautiful Earth we all get to call home. Maintaining and protecting the environment that surrounds us can seem challenging at times, but one easy way that you can help is by giving the power of plants a try in your daily diet. To help, here are two tasty vegan takes on Asian dishes.
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Easy Ways to Promote Sustainability in College Students
Sustainability is all about the three R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle. However, sometimes it's hard to see how easy it is to partake in cleaning our planet. Here are some simple but effective ways to promote sustainability in college students.
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What is Sustainable Art?
When I think of sustainable art, I think of creating sculptures from recycled materials. I also think of Spencer Shay from iCarly, who created many abstract pieces made from the most random things, like a plastic bottle robot. While I would call some of his works from the show sustainable, I don’t think the giant toast sculpture made from pounds and pounds of butter counts. iCarly was a hit show that many people watched, and this was my introduction to sustainable art and I bet many others too.
