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Welcome Home...Invasive Species?!
A Rose-Ringed Parakeet Image by Annette Meyer from Pixabay If you ever traveled, you know that most places if not all are strict with...
Brenda Vong
Feb 28, 2022

Our Health and Meat Processing Plants
Around 95% of Americans make meat or poultry as part of their balanced diet, and a lot of us buy processed meat at the grocery store....
Brenda Vong
Jan 31, 2022


Skip the Soil, Get Growing!
In past blogs, you might have read about vertical gardening and companion planting. So are there other ways to efficiently garden? What...
Brenda Vong
Nov 8, 2021


Sunflower Power!
Sunflowers are known to be tough and sturdy, and they come in all shapes, colors, sizes, and uses! Some branching and single-stem...
Brenda Vong
Sep 6, 2021

Heat From Asphalt and How to Reduce It
When walking around Philadelphia during the summer, it is easy to notice how hot it is outside, not just from the sun itself, but also...
Taisia Osipova
Aug 16, 2021

Switching the Narrative: Who is Responsible for Stopping Climate Change?
In New York City, 1977, business was booming for fossil fuel companies. Leading scientist James Black held a meeting with Exxon...
Bri Zayas
Aug 9, 2021


Abandoned Lot Revitalization at the LandHealth Nursery
On the corner of 49th and Parkside Ave, just outside of the gates of the LandHealth Native Plant Nursery, sits an abandoned lot. 50 years...
Robert Dukes
Jul 26, 2021


Environmental Effects of Cryptocurrencies and NFT’s
Digital currencies, especially Bitcoin, have been a hot topic in many fields, but there is still a lot of confusion on what exactly their...
Taisia Osipova
Jun 28, 2021


Consumerism
"What even is consumerism?" a woman thinks to herself as she walks around a crowded mall, searching for the perfect pair of shoes to...
Maddie Worth
Sep 18, 2020


Recycling During the Covid-19 Era
Among the many changes brought about by the coronavirus, one of the major issues faced by cities was trash removal, specifically the...
Taisia Osipova
Sep 14, 2020
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