Submitted by: Mengyu Liu I think it’s great how many people in the United States are educated about how they can protect the environment. Sorted trash in the colored bins are enforced at school and students learn about turning off the sink …
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Submitted by: Eileen Guo We’re constantly told to donate. “Donate to PTA! Donate to Cancer Research! Donate to the girl scout troop!” In addition to that, you’ll have people knocking on your doors asking for donations as well. It’s super annoying. Honestly, …
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Submitted by: Eileen Guo Volkswagen has admitted to cheating on American air pollution tests. They installed softwares in their vehicles so that it would go into “test mode,” which emits much less smog than it normally does. However, on the road, the …
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Submitted by Eileen Guo The Great Barrier Reef is home to thousands of plant and animal species. But in June of this year, United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) threatened the Australian government that they were going to downgrade …
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Water. It seems very abundant, and not that hard to come by. Wherever you go, even to the ends of the earth, even if you’re not gazing out upon the endless oceans, you can still observe bubbling brooks, rushing rivers, and sparkling …
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Submitted by Mengyu Liu Undeniably, throughout this century, environmental issues have always been one of the most heated topics. China, as the largest developing country, and America, as the strongest developed country, both suffered, and is still suffering, from different extents of …
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Submitted by Hong Guo The environment may seem like a boring topic to read about, write about, or even think about. Students have enough pressure thinking about GPA, SAT, grades, and what college they want to get into. But before you choose …
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Submitted by Eileen Guo We’ve heard a lot about recycling. Recycling starts with our used bottles, paper, glass, etc., and these items are all hand sorted and recreated into new items. Does that mean we can still buy as much as we …
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Submitted by Becky Wei “How many plastic bags do we use per year?” Nowadays, many of us are using reusable shopping bags instead of plastic bags. But there are still lot of people around the world using plastic bags everyday. Can you …
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Submitted by Eileen Guo As we all know, California is in a drought, and we’re encouraged to do all things possible in order to conserve water. However, some “solutions” are too extreme. I was in a restaurant the other day, only to …
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