by Admin | Dec 30, 2020 | Articles, Conservation, Resources, Sustainability
The koa tree, which many might know as acacia koa or Hawaiian koa, is native only to a few of the Hawaiian islands. For the tree to thrive, the elevation must be high enough to stay above the marine fog but low enough to not freeze. It needs lots of rain and ashy...
by Admin | Dec 23, 2020 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation
In President-elect Biden’s campaign, he promised that he would make climate change and environmental protections a top priority. It was planned early on that whoever he wound up choosing to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would be a major voice in...
by Admin | Dec 9, 2020 | Articles, Conservation
From 2015 through 2016, a warm water event caused an unprecedented 10-month heat wave on the equatorial island of Kiritimati (Pronounced Ki-ris-mass). The largest coral atoll in the world by landmass and most of the archipelago nation of Kiribati (pronounced...
by Admin | Nov 25, 2020 | Articles, Business, Conservation, Sustainability
Isaac Graubard is thirteen years old, and he learned something this year during lockdown. “After doing some research,” he said in an interview with CBS2, “I only found out that 9 percent of plastics get recycled, and it’s sickening to think that we try so hard...
by Admin | Nov 19, 2020 | Conservation, Sustainability
To find Tristan da Cunha, most often called Tristan, you get on a boat at the Southeastern tip of South Africa, set your course directly east, and sail out into the empty South Atlantic Ocean for six days. There you’ll find the most remote inhabited archipelago...
by Admin | Nov 11, 2020 | Articles, Conservation, Sustainability
The Superbowl has long been about consumption. From Superbowl parties and barbecues to the world-famous commercial competition, the prom of sporting events is very much a “bigger-is-better” occasion. In 2020, nearly 100 million people tuned in to watch Kansas City...
