How Green Is a Tesla?

The history of electric cars is short, but the road ahead is long. The conditions under which we trade resources with the environment have changed since humans first appeared on the planet — and, fortunately, we will eventually see the electric car take over in our lifetimes.      Yuxiang Wan is an entrepreneur in…

Compost: A Community Effort?

A local crew of high schoolers are helping the South Hills of Pittsburgh to effectively compost. While composting has been an effective way to reduce waste in landfills, families in Mt. Lebanon have been less than savvy. The township, along with others in the area, is filled with suburbs that produce lots of waste. With…

The Plastic Bank

Learn about The Plastic Bank and how it is helping to keep plastic out of the oceans all over the world. “It‘s our mission to stop Ocean Plastic by gathering a billion people together to monetize waste while improving lives. Plastic Bank is a root cause solution to prevent the flow of plastic into our oceans.” https://www.seeker.com/videos/earth/the-blockchain-solution-to-plastic?jwsource=cl

Looking Good and Being Green: It’s Complicated

By: Elly Helgen If you’re like me, you’d like to think you’re not materialistic enough to care about what’s trendy and “who” so-and-so is wearing. But if The Devil Wears Prada taught me anything, it’s that we’re all a part of the fashion industry, whether we like it or not. Unless you don’t wear clothes…

Backyard Composting: Changing the World One Banana Peel at a Time

by: Terrie Musser & Elly Helgen With the current threat of climate change and a fear of decreased resources, many individuals are looking for ways to become self-sufficient and include more sustainable practices in their everyday lives. One of the biggest drains on our land and resources is garbage. Lucky for us, there’s an easy…

Black, Yellow, and Green?

There is no doubt that Pittsburgh is notorious for its sports’ fans and the ultimate passion found throughout the city limits and beyond. A simple drive through the ‘burgh is sure to provide arguably obnoxious flashes of black and yellow memorabilia of some sort, flags waving in the yards of most Pittsburghers’, and one simply can’t walk down…

Environmental Advertising: The Billboard Side of Life

Environmental Advertising: The Billboard Side of Life     A billboard by the World Wildlife Fund that uses an awning that raises throughout the day to show that water levels in the oceans are rising.   Environmental advertising is becoming a common aspect of daily life, but research on the effects of green advertising have…