Global Environment

Submitted by Selena Guo Bees, an extremely integral part of our ecosystem and economy, are going extinct. Economically speaking, the annual value of crops pollinated by bees is estimated to be worth $170 billion. Furthermore, bees support entire ecosystems by providing food …

How scared would you be if you found a mountain lion sitting near your house? Probably less scared than the mountain lion itself would be. Earlier this month, a well known mountain lion named P-22 was found to have crawled into the …

What if I told you that saving the planet can be free? Water saving shower heads and energy conserving light bulbs are just a few of the million products that you have heard of that will save the planet. And what if …

On Saturday July 4th, 2015 HEARTS (Help Everyone and Remember to Share) is hosting the 2015 Youth International Environmental Protection Awareness Conference in Shanghai, China. The goal of the conference is to raise awareness about the environmental challenges faced by both China …

June 22. The Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, Guangxi has received more and more criticism in recent years. After several years, the resistance to the dog section in Yulin has evolved into a global movement. Many celebrities have joined the ranks of …

Bacteria are very interesting creatures.  A lot of people think of them and think “Oh, bacteria are deadly.  They’re responsible for a lot of diseases that we get.”  That may be true, but they’re double edged swords.  They’re everywhere, from inside our …

Environment is the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or  influences. Littering, wasting food, wasting paper, pollution, wasting electricity, toxic chemicals, improper disposal, car travel, air travel, landfill, pesticides, ozone depletion, sea level rise, radioactive materials, and acid rain all harm the environment. …

With the recent drought being 4 years in a row in California, more people realize how important water is. What some people are thinking about now is turning the water in our oceans into drinking water. Currently, as you probably know, seawater …

By Kevin Gao It may not seem like it, but the young country of Jordan is very a influential nation who is often underestimated. Its secret lies not in any secret oil mine, but in the myriad refugee camps littering the Jordan …

By Sharon Wang Haze has become a serious issue in China, and more and more people are realizing the damage of haze. According to the scientific definition, haze is an atmospheric phenomenon where dust, smoke and other dry particles obscure the clarity …