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 | Aug 31, 2020 | Environmental hazards, Resources
On July 25, 2020, the bulk carrier vessel Wakashio, a cargo ship from Japan and registered in Panama, was in transit from Lianyungang, China to Tubarao, Brazil, with no cargo aboard and a crew of 20. While passing close to the French-controlled island of Mauritius, in...
by Admin | Aug 24, 2020 | Information, Resources, Sustainability
IKEA, the world’s largest furniture distributor, hasn’t let the death of its founder put it off its game. In a statement that would make the late Ingvar Kamprad proud, the company announced that in 2019, over 70 percent of all materials used to make its products were...
by Admin | Aug 10, 2020 | Conservation, Resources, Sustainability
The Middle Fork diversion dam in Bellingham, Washington, was 25 feet tall and controlled 16 miles of the Middle Fork of the Nooksack River, which drains the North Cascades watershed into Bellingham Bay, just a few miles south of the west-most end of the U.S.-Canadian...
by Admin | Sep 6, 2019 | Conservation, Environmental hazards, Resources
According to a report published by researchers at the University of British Columbia, three new viruses have been discovered in endangered Chinook and sockeye salmon populations. One of those viruses is from a group never before shown to infect fish. It’s not entirely...
by Admin | Jun 20, 2018 | Climate Change, Resources, Sustainability
Some people are in a position where they can afford to deny climate change. For Republican politicians in the United States, for example, and for certain business leaders, it’s relatively easy to bury one’s head in the sand and not face any major repercussions,...
