Humanity
The Koyukon People, Lake Sacandaga, and the Power of Nature
Clean, beautiful, and dotted with forested yet sandy islands, Sacandaga Lake lies in the Adirondacks nestled between Bald Bluff and Bernhardt Mountain. Originally named “Sacandaga Reservoir”, the lake itself was created in the 1920s to flood the Sacandaga River and the Hudson River (which were known to devastate nearby areas with uncontrolled flooding). Costing over 12 million dollars, “This was the biggest reservoir in the area ever to be built. Farms, wood lots and entire communities would be replaced by 283 billion gallons of water” (Frasier).
By Madison "Maddy" Newton4 years ago in Earth
the human group - session 87 - the collapse of convenience
This week’s discussion was confronting and reflective of technology’s impact on our human experience. The collapse of globalisation brings forth the need for localisation. This is not a new insight, many activists, authors and documentary film makers have been pushing forward the need to localise in order to reverse the damage we have done and are doing to the planet as well as the diversity of cultures that makes the world such an amazing place. Not to mention a lot of the modern day issues we are confronted with; climate change, mental illness and even the lack of self responsibility.
By Hadley Perkins4 years ago in Earth
Green Growth 50: Learning From Companies Boosting Profits While Cutting Emissions
EBay at its very core pioneered the circular economy — of finding new homes for treasures that might otherwise have ended up at the dump. “Avoiding items going into a landfill is very important to our customers,” says Steve Priest, CFO of eBay. “Driving the circular economy is part of everything we do.” But finding new shelves for Beanie Babies is just a small component in eBay’s sustainability efforts, which prioritize slashing greenhouse gas emissions. In eBay’s case, these are mostly tied to electricity used to power vast data centers. Since 2017 eBay has cut its carbon emissions by 29% to 88,000 tons per year. The e-commerce giant became carbon neutral this year and is aiming to achieve a 100% renewable electricity supply for all its offices and data centers by 2025.
By Marinescu Eduard4 years ago in Earth
How Green Are Plastic and Wire Coat Hangers?
It’s not pleasant to hear, but the fact of the matter is that the majority of the clothes Americans are wearing nowadays are being imported mostly from countries located overseas. Each one of these items of clothing arrives in the United States on some type of coat hanger, usually plastic or wire. This holds true even for baby hangers, used for baby clothes which are almost always made of plastic. These then get dumped in landfills, where they are left to leak toxins such as bisphanol-A and benzene right into the groundwater.
By Monica Pocelujko4 years ago in Earth
Monkeypox: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options
Monkeypox: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options Monkeypox is a rare disease that is usually found in tropical areas. It’s caused by the same virus that causes smallpox in humans and other animals. There have only been about 400 cases of monkeypox ever reported, and most of these have been limited to central Africa, with scattered reports from West African countries. Monkeypox outbreaks are rare because the people who live in areas where the virus thrives take great care to avoid contact with monkeys, which can easily transmit it. This means that while there are many places where you can catch monkeypox, it’s not a very common disease in developed countries. If you contract this disease, the symptoms can be quite severe but they also tend to be fairly brief. Left untreated, however, they can become life-threatening. Let’s take a look at what you need to know about this unusual infection…
By Lai Lai chu4 years ago in Earth
"The Western" a genre of a film, or just the setting of one?
After much movie-watching, researching about film, and a thought-provoking conversation or two, I ask myself: is "The Western" a genre of a film, or just the setting of one? How do you define it? If John Wayne isn't the star, is it even a Western? Do people still even make western films?
By Gina Stefan4 years ago in Earth
