After an unfortunate kayaking accident in Chile, Douglas Tompkins dies at the age of 72. Despite not finishing Prep School, Tompkins began working on North Face as a young man, even opening a shop in […]
Tag: Environment
National Geographic Photo Of The Day x North Star
Photograph By: Cory Richards –A polar bear stands sentinel on Rudolf Island in Russia’s Franz Josef Land archipelago, destination of the multidisciplinary Pristine Seas Expedition in the summer of 2013. The expedition sought to uncover, among other mysteries, […]
Organic Food Sales Rise to $35.1 Billion
In a nation where processed foods and GMOs reign supreme, it was only a matter of time to see Organic Food sales rising in the U.S. According to the OTA (Organic Trade Association), Organic sales were the […]
NY Times: Mapping Poverty In America
NY Times, has released an informative map that portrays America’s most impoverished areas in the country. The data shown on this map was provided by the US Census Bureau. We think this map is pretty […]
Say What?! China Sells Bottled Air To Tourists
According to the The Daily Mail, tourists can now purchase “canned air” to counter the high smog levels polluting China’s cities. WHO (World Health Organization) has deemed the current pollutant state as an “environmental crisis”. […]
Duke Energy’s $1 Billion Coal Ash Spill Is Polluting Our Environment
As Duke Energy currently deals with restoring power outages on the East Coast, the energy company has been pretty silent about their plans of cleaning up the spilled Coal Ash that has made its way […]
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