Sustain-A-Blog

Tag: NetZero

  • Vertical Farming: Modernizing Agriculture

    After recently writing an impromptu essay about vertical farming, I decided it would be a good idea to express my opinion through a blog. For a brief introduction, vertical farming is a modern form of agriculture where crops are grown in stacks and are monitored by technological processes. They are fed with hydroponic nutrition systems…

  • Plastic Pollution Is Not Your Fault, But You Can be Part of the Solution

    “If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from productions”– from the song ‘Garbage’ by Pete Seeger, late American singer and social activist. Every time the average American makes a trip to the local grocery store, there is a good chance they…

  • Nuclear Energy: spitting radiation like Chernobyl

    Another one of the topics I began researching in preparation for my extended essay with the IB program is the complications of nuclear energy. Everyone knows that nuclear energy has the capability of being a leading source of power with their efficiency. However, there is still large public animosity regarding its implementation. Let’s find out…

  • Is Carbon sequestration a key method for mitigating carbon emissions?

    As a junior in the IB program at my high school, I recently started to brainstorm ideas for my 4,000 word extended essay. Looking into different questions regarding environmental sciences, I came across an interesting topic: carbon sequestration. At the same time, I had the privilege of visiting Prof. Rahimi’s lab in the University of…

  • The Future of Hydrogen Energy

    Is Hydrogen an alternate renewable resource? If so, why is hydrogen energy not implemented more in our energy systems when making the switch to alternative sources?  Hydrogen fuel is clearly growing the ranks, which is made evident economically- the hydrogen market is predicted to grow from $444 million in 2021 to an astounding $4.4 billion…

  • 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…