Category Archives: Environment

Rhino Beetle Attacks Hawaii: Targeting the coconut

Over the past couple months, the notorious Rhinoceros Beetle  invades the streets and grasslands of Hawaii. They have been killing the crops by eating the plant sap and exposing them to disease. Darcy Oishi, an Agriculture Department Official stated that …

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Copenhagen Zoo kills giraffe to avoid inbreeding

Earlier this week, a zoo in the Denmark capital killed a healthy giraffe despite thousands of people petitioning to save the young animal’s life. The reasoning that Copenhagen zoo gave for the murder of the animal was to avoid inbreeding. …

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Everglades Restoration Underway as Saving the Savannas Gains New Focus.

In recent years, lawmakers have paid closer attention to environmental issues after the passing of Pres. Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors (AGO) Initiative.

The Everglades National Wildlife Refuge, a project of AGO created in order to protect lands spanning from Orlando …

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The affects of Weather on your Psyche…

I once had a friend who told me that living in Seattle was the worst idea I had ever come up with. At the time I was like, “are you kidding me?” All I could think about was the trendy …

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GMO’s and What They Mean To The Consumer

It’s been one of the hottest topics in the media in recent years. The food industry  has been using Genetically Modified Organisms, or better known as GMO’s, as their main crop yield to feed to the public. For those that …

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Real Life Castaway Found of The Coast of the Marshall Islands

Many people have seen the hit movie Cast Away, with Tom Hanks and his lovable volleyball Wilson, and it made $233,632,142! Although millions of people loved the movie, those same people would never want to be in that situation. Well, …

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Illegal Drug Trade in Central America has Devastating Consequences on Local Forests.

The Science magazine has recently published findings indicating a somber future for the forests of Central America.

Researchers are stating that the heavy amounts of drug trafficking which is present in that area are causing the forests in such countries …

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Can SeaWorld Get a Break From Blackfish?

In the past year SeaWorld has taken a beating from the premier of Blackfish.  This film takes you through the story of Tilikum and how keeping killer whales in captivity is a danger to the whales and people.  On the …

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Shark Attacks Rise in Western Australia

Over the past three years seven people have been killed by shark attacks of the coast of Western Australia. The government is taking several steps to combat the shark situation of the coastline. The first step that is starting to …

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Pollution in Asia Affecting Air Circulations Across the Globe.

An article published in the latest issue of Nature Communications features nearly thirty years of research done on how pollution stemming from Asia is affecting all parts of the globe.


Due to the bustling economy found in Asia, and particularly

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