Has Tree Hugging Become the Bipartisan Solution to Climate Change? By: David Tamasy In an age of hyper partisan fighting in Washington over just about every issue one can think of, law makers have entered into one of the most important issues of our time which is climate change. Their […]
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Volume 7 (Spring Edition)
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Dark Times Ahead for Chocolate: By Eric Wyant
Dark Times Ahead for Chocolate Chocolate, as we know it, is endangered because of climate change. Within the next forty years climate change will inevitably impede the future supply of chocolate. Before we get started, I think we need to address the elephant in the room: climate change. Here is […]
2020 Presidential Candidates Views on Climate Change: By Nina Victoria
The 2020 Presidential Election is in a little over a year, and there are currently twenty Democratic candidates vying for the nomination. A topic on everyone’s mind this election cycle is climate change; and most of the twenty candidates have put forward a plan to combat it. Bernie Sanders has […]
Local Efforts to Draw Attention to Destructive Fires in Amazon Rainforest by Sarah Machinak
On September 1st, several environmentally-conscious Pittsburgh organizations convened in the lawn of the Carnegie Library of Oakland to lead the Action for Amazonia Rally. The group sought to raise public awareness about the destructive fires which continue to burn throughout the Amazon rainforest and to inspire others to boycott companies […]
Is the Judiciary Going to Protect our Environmental Rights?
The United States District Court for the District of Oregon recently established, in a landmark decision, the utmost protections for the environment. See Juliana v. United States, 217 F. Supp. 3d 1224 (D. Or. 2016). While this is not a federal circuit court of appeals nor the Supreme Court, it […]
The Falcon Has Landed
The Falcon Ethane Pipeline System [Falcon] is at the center of debate for many local energy supporters and environmental activists. The Falcon pipeline is a proposed 97-mile pipeline that will be built, owned, and operated by Shell Pipeline Company LP [Shell]. The Falcon will connect three ethane source points and […]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Declines to Recognize ERA Violations
The Mariner East Pipeline Project consists of two phases, the first of which is commonly referred to as Mariner East 1. The second phase of the project, known as Mariner East 2, consists of two new pipelines, to be constructed adjacent to Mariner East 1, sharing much of the same […]
Ocean Clean Up – A Comprehensive Review
In October 2018, the environmental non-profit, Ocean Clean Up, deployed its first cleanup system into the Pacific Ocean to begin removal of plastic from the “great Pacific garbage patch.” Ocean Clean Up is a public interest organization founded by Netherlands native, Boyan Slat, when he was just eighteen years old. […]
The Youth Climate Movement: The Kids Are All (for their Fundamental) Right(s)
The young people of the world are becoming increasingly aware that their quality of life is significantly impacted by the decisions of those before them in regard to climate actions. They have an open view on climate change which allows them to understand the major environmental problems (i.e. destruction of […]