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It’s morally necessary for countries to remove themselves from any dependency on Russia, however, the U.S. and Europe should use this as an opportunity to kickstart a transition to green energy instead of reverting long-term to coal.
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Reorienting St. Paul to river, one learning center at a time
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The Great River Passage Master plan has prompted a project on the East Side River District in St. Paul that will help protect and heal surrounding landscape.
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Cooley’s research: snorkeling, sharks, & sunscreen
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February 10, 2022 — RubicOnline “The one thing I’ve never liked are dolphins. I do not like dolphins; they are the frat boys of the ocean,” junior Linnea Cooley said.Cooley is passionate and opinionated about all living things underneath the ocean’s surface. It all started in fifth grade when she got glasses. Her family usually […]
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] [MOVIE REVIEW] Don’t Look Up checks all the boxes of a great movie
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January 7, 2022 – RubicOnline Warning: this article contains spoilers. Don’t Look Up begins with Ph.D. candidate Kate Dibiasky, played by Jennifer Lawrence, discovering a comet approaching earth. She alerts her professor Randall Mindy, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. They calculate that the comet is approximately nine kilometers wide, or as big as the comet that […]
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Extreme weather intensifies, bolstering the need for environmental policy
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The summer of 2021 serves as an example of the long-term impacts climate change has on day-to-day lives.
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Reviewing the Marine Debris Tracker app
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Citizen science is research conducted by the public. Now, you can aid the fight against plastic pollution by researching it yourself. The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, also known as the Mayors of the Mississippi River, partnered with the United Nations Environment Program, the National Geographic Society, and the University of Georgia to create an accessible way for the general public to battle plastic pollution by gathering data along the Mississippi River.
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Vegan leather is no better than leather
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While synthetic leather technology has improved in the past decade, vegan leather does not live up to its sustainable reputation.
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Looking ahead, President-elect Joe Biden introduces his climate plans
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President-Elect Joe Biden promises to dedicate $2 trillion over the four-year presidential term towards climate change initiatives. Here are eight of his goals.
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Start small, go big: education v.s. limitation
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Every city, organization, business, and person who has implemented a Zero Waste plan or lifestyle has a slightly different definition of the term.
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] What’s in your Starbucks cup? Probably slave labor.
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On March 1, Starbucks released a message from Michelle Burns, senior vice president for global coffee and tea, stating that on the next day, a UK news show entitled Dispatches would air a program on child labor on coffee farms in Guatemala, calling out Starbucks.