Texas Power Grid: Economics and Climate Change
On February 13, 2021, Texas was struck by a winter storm, informally known as Winter Storm Uri. The extremely cold temperatures crippled Texas’s power system, causing blackouts across the state,… 
Posts Tagged 'climate change'
Prevention vs. Suppression: U.S. Fire Policy at Odds with Indigenous Knowledge
Over the past 100 years, California has become known for rampant wildfires that burn across the state each summer. Despite making national news each year, millions of acres of land…
How are we going to define our new “normal”? After recovering from COVID-19 our return to normalcy should not translate to complacency.
Within the past two weeks I have switched to remote learning, evacuated my dorm room, adjusted to working at home, and quarantined myself to a tiny studio apartment. My future…
The Importance of Environmental Regulations
Human action has altered the environment in irreversible ways. In order to conserve and protect natural ecosystems, regulations were enacted with a focus on sustaining a healthy environment. However, the…
Bangladesh: Sink or Swim
Storms, floods, and monsoons have been part of Bangladesh’s narrative throughout history. However, as climate change accelerates, it brings about a myriad of extremely devastating weather changes, such as cyclones…
An Important Step Towards Reducing NYC’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions, But Will It Be Enough?
It’s been an eventful year for environmental and climate change policy. From Pope Francis’ historical remarks on the importance of strong action to combat global warming to the Volkswagen emissions…
The Potential Earth-Power of the People
Quick fact: America’s first incinerator to be developed was at Governor’s Island, New York, in 1885. As I’m digging through a vast amount of academic research on residential and commercial…
Artificial Reefs: Repurposing materials for marine ecosystem enhancement
Given our past resource consumption patterns, it comes as no surprise that there are growing concerns about waste accumulation and resource depletion. Reckless overfishing practices have reduced biodiversity, depleted vital…
Why I marched for our climate
On Sunday the 21st, I, along with over 400,000 others from across the country and overseas, marched from 72nd street to 34th street here in New York City. This march…
US-China’s Climate Agreement: What Lies Ahead?
President Obama and his Chinese counterpart President Xi took a bold step to announce a joint agreement on climate change this week that would cut carbon emissions and reduce dependence…
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