Volcanoes and Earth Everyone has heard about volcanoes. Some are fascinated by them; however, others just don’t pay attention. Many people don’t understand why volcanoes exist and why they are beneficial to life on earth. Volcanoes form once magma from within the earth’s core works its way up to the surface. Eruptions happen once the magma becomes so thick that …
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Bioremediation – The Who, What, Hows?
Blog written by Benjamin What is it? Bioremediation is the use of microorganisms to clean up polluted water and land. These organisms come in many shapes and sizes, although most are the size of a bacteria. The microbes break down the contaminated areas and turn them into non toxic areas. These microbes are typically induced when there are certain, …
Pandemics and Their Effects on the Environment
Map of COVID-19 infections from the CDC Note: I’d like to point out that none of this information is to be taken as advocating for pandemics. Pandemics are terrible, devastate families, and kill thousands – there’s no getting around that. This article is simply intended to also analyze some of the possible benefits. To reiterate, pandemics are on-net bad, even …
QLS Presentation
In January, QLS hosted a presentation from Project Planet. This interactive presentation included fun activities, a slideshow, and a few surprises. I felt honored that they agreed to have me present and teach the little ones about climate change. The QLS School is already a pretty eco-friendly school; there have been numerous initiatives like their composting and recycling programs …