Every year the College of Charleston’s Office of Sustainability hosts a Sustainability Week. This year it takes place during the week of April 9th through the 11th. Today, Monday April 9th I attended a viewing of the mini-documentary “Waste Deep”,…
My Study Abroad Experience in Paris, France and Geneva Switzerland Spring Break 2018
Taking a look back at my childhood, I have vivid memories of curiously traipsing through the woods near my house, and exploring the yet untouched and undeveloped landscapes. The pine and maple trees lined the forest and I gazed amongst…
Improving Sustainability in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Most sustainability endeavors are center around trying to fix a problem. Regardless of the solution, whether its installing air filtration systems on cruise ships or campaigning for more safe meat production, it usually comes after an issue has become and…
Traffic Congestion Causes Adverse Health Affects
“I love this town but the traffic is killing me” is the first thing that catches the viewers eye when reading this advertisement. At first glance, you might not realize what this ad could possibly be talking about. Exploring the…
Massive Reserves of Mercury Hidden in Permafrost
ScienceDaily, a source for latestresearch news and environmental science topics, recently released an article discussing the discovery of massive amounts of mercury hidden in Alaskan permafrost. When natural mercury is found in the atmosphere binds with organic material in…