Sustainable Living — sustainable living

As you shop for groceries, have you ever experienced suddenly remembering a news bit about climate change? Or maybe a scene from the documentary An Inconvenient Truth? That random reminder of your environmental responsibility might have urged you to be mindful of your purchases. Then, you browse through the grocery shelves and find various products displaying the labels  “organic,” “eco-friendly,” and “all-natural.” These products seem appealing, no doubt. You might be willing to spend a few bucks more just to be free of “green guilt.” Without people like you, no one’s ever going to keep our environmental impact in check....

From the oceans that make up 70% of the Earth’s surface to the air we breathe each second, everything we have, we owe to nature. We constantly forget this fact. But today is World Environment Day, a day of awareness reminding us of our responsibility to the Earth. For World Environment Day, we have interviewed a number of experts in environmental justice organizations. These environmental leaders have shed light on some of the major issues that Mother Nature is currently facing. In addition, they have shared their tips on how ordinary people can play their parts in helping save the...

There’s a reason why a lot of people today are starting to opt for eco-friendly products. As our world becomes more and more technologically advanced, it also produces more and more waste. This situation gives rise to a plethora of environmental problems, including acid rain, poor air quality, water pollution, ozone layer depletion, and—the most widely known and controversial issue—climate change. Given all these problems, individuals, organizations, and businesses alike are now considering how they can help restore the planet. These environmentally aware businesses include Rainforest Bowls. In this day and age, the world’s system lives and thrives on production...

One of today’s biggest environmental concerns rests on the problem of plastic pollution. Since the Second World War, industries all over the world have been mass-manufacturing plastic products. Plastic has indeed brought tons of conveniences to people’s lives, especially in medicine, health equipment, technology, and transportation. However, plastic has also been bringing almost 8 million metric tons of waste into the ocean each year. Plastic pollution has become one of the worst global crises today. It’s so harmful to the environment and even human health that it has urged the United Nations to form an international treaty about plastic waste...