Written by Eve Gersh, Bee Campus Eco Rep Part of what makes honeybees such effective pollinators is their ability to communicate with each other. Bees touch, dance, and release pheromones all to communicate messages throughout the colony. Bees touch each other’s antennae to identify each other. About 3 million tiny hairs cover their bodies thatContinue reading “Honeybee Communication”
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Unraveling The True Cost of Fast Fashion
Written by Gargi Kanugo, Eco Hub Eco Rep Trends come and go– what doesn’t disappear is pollution. A UN Environment Programme article estimates that people buy 60% more clothes and wear them for half as long. (2) Fast fashion describes the phenomenon of inexpensive clothing mass-produced rapidly by retailers in response to the latest trends.Continue reading “Unraveling The True Cost of Fast Fashion”
Is This Sustainable? The Overconsumption of Reusable Water Bottles and Consumer Culture
Written by Anna Reid, Eco Hub Eco Rep “Recent” introduction of online trends in the past decade has spawned an ugly problem. You might be aware of the concerning trends associated with TikTok, Instagram Reels, and even YouTube Shorts. And no, in this article, I won’t be talking about mental health associated with the advertContinue reading “Is This Sustainable? The Overconsumption of Reusable Water Bottles and Consumer Culture”
Earth Protectors: Indigenous Wisdom for a Sustainable Future
Written by Shashank Ravishankar, Bike Friendly University Eco Rep For millennia, Indigenous societies have served as stewards of the environment– preserving their territories, honoring wildlife, and applying ancestral wisdom handed down through generations. In the present day, they persist in safeguarding some of the planet’s most biologically diverse regions. Indigenous peoples and local communities occupy,Continue reading “Earth Protectors: Indigenous Wisdom for a Sustainable Future”
Marvelous Monarch Migration
Written by Ida Ghorbani (Environmental Justice Eco Rep) Every year in late September through October, almost half a million Monarch butterflies begin making their way from where they hatched in the north to Mexico, marking the start of a truly remarkable 1,500 mile-long journey. Being in Texas, we have the unique opportunity of being oneContinue reading “Marvelous Monarch Migration”
Spooky Waste
Written by Alisa Model (Sustainability Service Honors Eco Rep) Have you ever noticed how much stuff people buy in preparation for Halloween? Costumes, pumpkins, candy, decorations, the list goes on and on. I’ll provide a snapshot of how much waste is provided and what you can do with the waste you’ve gathered from costumes, pumpkins,Continue reading “Spooky Waste”
Halloween Pumpkins and Their Many Uses
Written by Anna Reid (Eco Hub Eco Rep) Image from: Science Alert When Autumn rolls around, you might see pumpkins lining up house porches and driveways. However, the question begs: what do I do with my pumpkin after the holidays? In this article, we will go over many different options you have to use yourContinue reading “Halloween Pumpkins and Their Many Uses”
Iceland: Land of (and Powered By) Fire and Ice
Written by Carolina Parra, Marketing Lead Eco Rep Not to be confused with icy Greenland, green Iceland has long been known as “the Land of Fire and Ice”. Eons of tectonic activity and arctic climate have created a distinct polarization between some of the hottest and coldest points on the surface of the Earth. FromContinue reading “Iceland: Land of (and Powered By) Fire and Ice”
A Brief History of the Honeybee’s Past, Present, and Future, in North America
Eve Gersh, Bee Campus Eco Rep Although honeybees and humans have interacted for eons, honeybees are not native to many of the countries they currently inhabit, including the United States. Honeybees often preceded colonists’ expansion across the continent and aided the cultivation of imported European crops by pollinating them. The only known evidence of theContinue reading “A Brief History of the Honeybee’s Past, Present, and Future, in North America”
The Time-Tested Natural Magic of Bioenzymes
Written by Prashanth Boda (Zero Waste Eco Rep) What are Bio Enzymes? Bio enzymes are proteins produced by microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, yeast, and algae. They’re used to break down organic matter and convert it into useful products. Here is the Wikipedia definition of enzyme: Enzymes (/ˈɛnzaɪmz/) are proteins that act as biological catalysts (biocatalysts). Catalysts accelerate chemical reactions. Therefore, bioenzymes areContinue reading “The Time-Tested Natural Magic of Bioenzymes”
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