Tag: environment
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Save the Dunes
Standing at the bottom of a sand dune, the daunting slope of the golden sand glistens in the sun. It’s going to be a challenge to climb, but it’s worth it. Among the grainy sand, small bunches of long grasses reach towards the sky, gently swaying in the wind. The soft sand melts beneath shoes…
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We Can Bring Back The Stars
Paul Bogard spends most of his nights looking up. From his home in southern Minneapolis, the sky is fuzzy at the edges, light from the surrounding buildings creeping into the blackness. Bogard stands on the sidewalk beneath an old oak tree and watches the moon rise in the east. Beautiful, but hazy. The trees whisper…
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A College Student’s Attempt To Go Zero Waste
Being Mindful of Waste in a World that Wastes Mindlessly
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A Vortex of Environmental Trouble
The recent “polar vortex” spells only the beginning of environmental trouble for the Midwest Earlier this year, a “polar vortex” barraged the Midwest with extremely cold temperatures. While it may not seem like it, the extreme temperatures are likely a result of climate change. Whether we like it or not, similar extreme temperatures are set…
