by CELL Staff | Jun 9, 2014 | Staff Column
A week ago, on Monday June 2, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a plan that will require states to cut their carbon emissions by 30% from 2005 levels. As most things that happen in Washington, DC do, it has caused a bit of controversy. Opponents of...
by CELL Staff | Jun 5, 2014 | Staff Column
For this week’s Thursday post, I wanted to write about natural remedies. I don’t know too much about them, and I’ve always wanted to learn more. I thought researching a blog post on the topic would be a good way to learn more about it. So I hit the...
by CELL Staff | Jun 2, 2014 | Staff Column
Americans have stronger responses to the phrase “global warming” than “climate change,” according to a study conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication. This finding begs the question—how important is word choice when it...
by CELL Staff | May 29, 2014 | Staff Column
Even when you’re trying to embrace nature (and all the dirt that comes with it), it goes without saying that it’s important to keep things clean. Unfortunately, many of our common cleaning habits leave something to be desired when it comes to sustainability....
by CELL Staff | May 27, 2014 | Staff Column
On May 6 Greenpeace USA announced that Annie Leonard will take the helm as the Executive Director of Greenpeace starting in August 2014. Leonard is the creator of the 2007 short web film The Story of Stuff, which explores where all the “stuff” we consume...
by CELL Staff | May 26, 2014 | Staff Column
I think I am familiar with sustainability. It is a word I have been hearing since elementary school. But when I sit down and think quietly, what is sustainability? I can only think of the counterpart, a series of outcomes that will happen if we forgo sustainable...
