The Night Sky: More Beautiful Than We May Know

As far as pollution goes, many of us have heard of the adverse effects it has on our oceans, forests, and air, but did you know that our use of light is polluting the earth as well? Light, while not as harmful to the environment and human health, still has adverse effects on our environment….

Ways to Increase Environmental Concern in Environmental Journalism

When it comes to the environment, we are living in a very delicate era. On May of 2013, was announced that The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOOA), as well as Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, confirmed that we reached for the first time during history of humanity 400 parts per million (ppm) of carbon…

The Environmental Journalism in Brazilian Media

When I was studying journalism in Brazil, for two years I participated in a research project where I had to analyze the way that the main representatives of Brazilian press media portrayed global warming and other environmental topics to its audience. It was the first contact that I had with environmental journalism during the course,…

Conflicting World Views and Environmentalism

It is hard to be an environmentalist. The average person might complain that recycling is too much work, or that organic food is too expensive, or that riding your bike is too much of a hassle. However, these complaints exist because the cultural infrastructure does not support the environmentalist ideology. The basic tenets of keeping…