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Leading San Ramon’s Environmental Initiatives: An Interview with Kerry Parker
Leading San Ramon’s Environmental Initiatives: An Interview with Kerry Parker
By Aiden Park
I recently had the opportunity to interview Kerry Parker, the Solid Waste and Environmental Services Program Manager for the City of San Ramon and recently...
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There’s species collapse happening all around us. And this is where literature comes in – An Interview with Dr. Ryan Poll
There’s species collapse happening all around us. And this is where literature comes in – An Interview with Dr. Ryan Poll
By Jiaming Lou
Professor Ryan Poll teaches English at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, IL. One of his classes, global ecologies, focuses on the potential and power literature...
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Interview with Jorge Gutierrez, owner of the Trash-Free certified Erik’s DeliCafé in San Ramon
Interview with Jorge Gutierrez, owner of the Trash-Free certified Erik’s DeliCafé in San Ramon
By Julianne Park
Jorge Gutierrez "But I feel like I have no choice because of what I see. I just have to do it," explains Jorge Gutierrez as...
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Interview with Elson Bankoff, Founder and Editor in Chief of Ecosystemic Magazine and Director & Writer of If The Bells Would Ring.
Interview with Elson Bankoff, Founder and Editor in Chief of Ecosystemic Magazine and Director & Writer of If The Bells Would Ring.
By Julianne Park
Elson Bankoff I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Elson Bankoff, who is currently a senior at Sidwell Friends School and will be attending Harvard...
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Interview with Professor Brent Haddad, Professor of Environmental Studies University of California, Santa Cruz
Interview with Professor Brent Haddad, Professor of Environmental Studies University of California, Santa Cruz
By Aiden & Julianne Park
Professor Brent Haddad, Professor of Environmental Studies University of California, Santa Cruz We recently had the wonderful opportunity to interview Professor Brent Haddad, Professor of...
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Interview with Isabella Schauble, a student at Harvard University and Mountain School alumna
Interview with Isabella Schauble, a student at Harvard University and Mountain School alumna
By Aiden & Julianne Park
Isabella Schauble Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Isabella Schauble about her experience at the Mountain School. She is currently an eighteen-year-old student...
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5 Ways to Reduce Water Waste
5 Ways to Reduce Water Waste
By Aiden Park
Illustrated by Chloe Lee. All rights reserved. According to Aquasana, the average American household uses around 300 gallons of water in the house per day....
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10 Ways to Eat Sustainably (Part 1)
10 Ways to Eat Sustainably (Part 1)
By Aiden Park
Illustrated by Julianne Park Food is communion. Food is comfort, identity, joy, nutrition, and energy. Food varies across traditions, customs, and individual identities. Food brings...
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Sustainable Switches: The Holiday Edition
Sustainable Switches: The Holiday Edition
By Julianne Park
Illustrated by Julianne Park. All rights reserved. Undoubtedly, for many people, the Holiday season is “the most wonderful time of the year.” Yet modern-day holiday...
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Conservation: Save Dollars with these On Demand Devices
Conservation: Save Dollars with these On Demand Devices
By Jiaming Lou
Illustrated by Julianne Park. All rights reserved. Disclaimer: fraud is a thing, and it’s out there. But there are ways you can avoid it! When...
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The Waste Chapter: How You Think About Waste
The Waste Chapter: How You Think About Waste
By Julianne Park
Illustrated by Julianne Park Our generation has begged some important questions: How little can you use? To what level of zero-waste can you achieve? And...
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The Waste Chapter: Hazardous Waste

By Julianne Park on October 11, 2021

The Waste Chapter: Hazardous Waste

Illustrated by Julianne Park. All rights reserved. What is hazardous waste? Hazardous waste is simply a category of waste with toxic or dangerous properties that…

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No Transit Safety – No Clean Air
No Transit Safety – No Clean Air
By Andrei Fernandez
Illustrated by Chloe Lee. All rights reserved. Cars contribute significantly to pollution by releasing carbon monoxide and other harmful gasses into the atmosphere, leading to...
The Climate Cost of Rice
The Climate Cost of Rice
By Leanna Lo
Illustrated by Chloe Lee. All rights reserved. Seafood Paella from Spain, Gallo Pinto from Costa Rica, Avgolemono soup from Greece, and Zhongzi from China all...
How Heat Waves Are at the Helm of Summer
How Heat Waves Are at the Helm of Summer
By Teso Coker
Illustrated by Julianne Park. All rights reserved. It seems every month has set a new record for heat waves across the United States. The daily...
The Atmospheric River: Part 3
The Atmospheric River: Part 3
By Aiden Park
Illustrated by Anika Prasannakumar. All rights reserved. Previously, we discussed the relationships between the atmospheric river, its temporal variability, and the severity of fall-season wildfires...
The Atmospheric River: Part 2
The Atmospheric River: Part 2
By Aiden Park
Illustrated by Julianne Park. All rights reserved. In Part 1, we discussed how the atmospheric river, a weather event in which large quantities of moisture...
Warm Winters – Time To Worry
Warm Winters – Time To Worry
By Jiaming Lou
Illustrated by Julianne Park. All rights reserved. As mentioned in a previous article, July of 2023 marked the hottest month in the history of humankind. Well,...
The Willow Project: An Impending Reality on Climate Change
The Willow Project: An Impending Reality on Climate Change
By Elaine Peng
Illustrated by Julianne Park. All rights reserved. Earlier this month, the Biden administration approved the ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project in the western Arctic of Alaska. As...
Biden Administration Approves Three Out of Five Drill Sites for the Willow Project
Biden Administration Approves Three Out of Five Drill Sites for the Willow Project
By Benjamin Wang
Illustrated by Julianne Park. All rights reserved. The Biden Administration approved three out of five drill sites for the massive oil production Willow Project in...
Climate Change: The World on Social Media
Climate Change: The World on Social Media
By Adhya Maddukuri
Illustrated by Julianne Park Social Media has been regarded as the negative rabbit hole teens fall into, but it could be the answer to climate...
Climate Change: The 1.5℃ Benchmark
Climate Change: The 1.5℃ Benchmark
By Waylon Li
Illustrated by Julianne Park. All rights reserved. At the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, one phrase echoed around the podiums: 1.5℃....
Renewable Energy: The Long-Awaited Solution
Renewable Energy: The Long-Awaited Solution
By Elaine Peng
Illustrated by Julianne Park. All rights reserved. Over time, the effects of nonrenewable energy sources, including fuels like gas, oil, or coal, have taken a...
Climate Change On the Screen
Climate Change On the Screen
By Adhya Maddukuri
Illustrated by Julianne Park. All rights reserved. Climate change has been a topic addressed in many newspaper articles, magazines, and blogs, but on-screen representation has...
Climate Change: Breaking the Ice on the World’s Hottest Topic
Climate Change: Breaking the Ice on the World’s Hottest Topic
By Daniella Parkinson
Illustrated by Julianne Park By Daniella Parkinson Some may describe climate change as a finish line looming at the peak of the horizon, readily approaching...