In many neighborhoods, a springtime ritual involves adding pesticides to lawns that kill or prevent the growth of unwanted plants, or weeds. An estimated 80-90 million pounds are applied to lawns in the United States each year. The product Roundup is a very common chemical herbicide. Its original formulation contained the active ingredient glyphosate, which... Continue Reading →
Clean Energy Is An Exciting Movement, But To Make it REAL, it takes You and Me. By Julie Peller, Ph.D.
Green Junction A major drawback of solar and wind energy is their limited availability at night and when the wind isn’t blowing. However, these clean energy sources often generate more energy than needed when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing, leaving wind turbines idle. Thanks... Continue Reading →
Earth, Our Home Looking more like a pile of filth. By Julie Peller Ph.D.
An unfortunate sign of the approaching spring season in regions with cold winters is roadside trash. The fall foliage and winter snow no longer hide the trash along the roads and in the fields. The accumulating garbage visible in early spring reminds me of the phrase in Pope Francis’s Laudato Si, “The Earth, our home,... Continue Reading →
The fair management of resources also requires respect and honor for nature and one another. By Julie Peller Ph.D.
Green Junction The Yangtze in China is known as the country’s “Mother River.” It is the longest river in China and the third longest in the world, behind only the Nile and the Amazon. Over the past several decades, China’s rapid economic growth, which made it the second-largest economy in the world, was accompanied by... Continue Reading →
How many garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans, rivers, and lakes every day?. …By Julie Peller Ph.D.
Green Junction According to the United Nations Environment Program, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans, rivers, and lakes every day. The surge and growth of the plastic industry have led to more plastic materials being released into the environment as long-lasting plastic garbage. The amount of... Continue Reading →
The Plastic Crisis: By Julie Peller Ph.D.
Green Junction Nurdles are the plastic pellets made by the polymer industry. Their average diameter is 2-5 mm. The larger ones are similar in size to a pencil eraser. Every year, trillions (or more) of nurdles are shipped from the industries to companies that make plastic items. Large numbers of these small, light-weight pellets are... Continue Reading →
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