Sustain-A-Blog

Sustain-A-Blog: A journey through sustainability

  • Overfishing and its Consequences

    I’m sure everyone has enjoyed taking a good trip with the family to spend an evening out fishing. Unfortunately, fishing does create concerns regarding sustainability. Don’t worry though, your family trip is not what really causes these concerns. Overfishing is a problem which stems from the entire global fishing industry when fishing vessels capture more…

  • The Electric Vehicle Controversy

    Do you believe EVs are a way to achieve net zero? For my first blog post, I thought it would be interesting to talk about an issue I personally would be curious to see unfold: how the auto-industry is affected by the increased rationale for sustainability in the future. With electric cars like Tesla making…

  • Will Desalination Solve our Water Problems?

    Throughout my blogs I realized that I had always put an emphasis on depletion of our natural resources such as fossil fuels, but I have ignored one of our most essential resources: water. Life would not exist without water with some critical life support features such as: 70% of our oxygen is provided by phytoplankton…

  • The Destruction Associated with Deforestation

    I thought of the idea for this blog as I was watching one of my favorite shows on Netflix: Patriot Act by Hasan Minhaj. In one of the episodes, he went over deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. Although deforestation is not as predominant of an issue in the very civilized North America, South America is…

  • Sustainable Biking- the “Ebike” Revolution

    I already mentioned the sustainability of the transportation industry in my very first blog about electric vehicles. This time, however, the topic is a little bit different. Electric bicycles may be the key to combating climate change while also reducing traffic congestion in urban areas. E-bikes have recently gained popularity as a convenient and sustainable…

  • Discussing Direct Air Capture

    I previously had written about the future of preventing greenhouse gas emissions by the carbon capture process, focusing specifically on storing the captured carbon in a process known as carbon sequestration. However, in this blog I will be writing about a specific form of carbon capture, and the most popular one, known as direct air…

  • The misleading world of ugly produce

    In today’s world of food insecurity, aren’t we placing too great of an emphasis on the aesthetic appeal of produce rather than nutritional value? Ugly produce is the champion of this conundrum. Ugly produce are imperfect fruits and vegetables that are left to rot in landfills because of their irregular shapes, sizes, or blemishes. Embracing…

  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) could Help Decarbonize the Aviation Industry

    Everyone loves a vacation. And a good vacation generally includes air travel. While the transportation industry has recently been heavily criticized for its global contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, one of the largest sectors of the transportation industry, aviation, has not been the focus of attention. People are rightfully concerned about the emissions from passenger…

  • Why You Should Start Composting

    I came upon the idea for this blog when seeing a plate full of tea grounds outside. Every morning, my parents and I drink Indian tea mixed with local honey. A byproduct of this is a bowl full of tea grounds. We used to throw them away as any other family would, but recently I…

  • The Environmental Truth Behind Fast Fashion

    Normally when I write about a certain topic for one of these blogs, the inspiration behind it is my mother teaching me to be more sustainable. However, for this one, on fast fashion (as you read in the title), the inspiration is my friends. Over the past few years, I have noticed my own preferences…

  • Why Solar Energy is Worth It

    Today I will be talking about one of the most basic subsets of sustainability: solar energy. Solar energy is harnessing the power of the sun to generate renewable electricity. When people think of renewable energy, the first thing that comes to mind is solar energy as they picture the large solar panels on the roofs…

  • The Explosion of Population and CO2

    As I briefly touched on unregulated population growth in my last blog about the benefits of vertical farming, I decided to delve deeper into the topic. Population growth has always been an inherent part of our society, but has started to become a larger concern over the past few decades. According to the UN, the…

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