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COP27 Update
Set in seaside resort city Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt, the 2022 Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Climate Change Conference...
Ronghe Chen
Nov 30, 20221 min read
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Benefits of Thrift Shopping
Your friend texts you on a Friday night, making plans for the weekend. They suggest shopping. "We could", they suggest, "hit up the...
Ronghe Chen
Nov 2, 20221 min read
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Your Carbon Footprint
What is your carbon footprint? You might wonder. Your carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gases you generate with your actions....
Ronghe Chen
Oct 2, 20221 min read
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Why are cities so much warmer? A look into the "urban island heat effect"
Growing up in Chicago, I'm all too familiar with how scorchingly hot it gets on midsummer afternoons. But why? I've always hypothesized...
Ronghe Chen
Aug 30, 20221 min read
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Extreme Heat Streak - Summer 2022
Take off your jackets, because under this weather, you are not going to need it. A while back, I wrote a weather prediction for this...
Ronghe Chen
Jul 24, 20221 min read
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Summer 2022 Weather Prediction
It's getting hot in here. According to Farmer's Almanac, this summer will be a hot one nationwide. Only in New England and the Great...
Ronghe Chen
Jun 5, 20222 min read
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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes & Their Possible Environmental Impact
I'm sure you all remember the Zika virus from years past. As of today, it has mostly died down, but not completely. The Zika virus is...
Ronghe Chen
Apr 12, 20222 min read
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Is Coffee Sustainable? Ethical?
Hey folks, it's been a while. Today I have actually been inspired to write this by my favorite podcaster/YouTuber, Emma Chamberlain, who...
Ronghe Chen
Mar 18, 20223 min read
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The Dark World of Cosmetic Cruelty
Like many teenage girls, I use makeup on a regular basis. I spend a lot of money on cosmetics, hair dye, and beauty products. However,...
Ronghe Chen
Jan 28, 20222 min read
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White Christmas No More??
This past week, I have noticed something in the air that wasn't present before, not in previous years. Although it was mid-December, it...
Ronghe Chen
Dec 17, 20212 min read
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Chile Clothing Crisis! Mountain of unsold clothing piles up in Chile's Atacama Desert
While fast fashion is affordable, it is extremely harmful to the environment. In an industry so focused on price and efficiency at the...
Ronghe Chen
Nov 17, 20212 min read
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The Environmental Toll of Air Conditioning
Air conditioning is one of the modern world's greatest inventions, most of us who live in areas that get hot and humid over the summer...
Ronghe Chen
Sep 5, 20213 min read
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Recycling Guidelines: What should we REALLY be throwing away?
I would like to apologize for my recent inactivity, but this week I return with some guidelines on what to recycle and what to throw out....
Ronghe Chen
Aug 1, 20212 min read
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Food Waste: Behind the Scenes
"Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray Thanks to their toiling day?" While growing up, the Chinese...
Ronghe Chen
Jul 7, 20213 min read
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Organic Materials: The Future of Fashion
The second post of last month focused mainly on the sheer amount of waste generated by the vast fashion industry. The devastating...
Ronghe Chen
Jun 12, 20213 min read
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Sustainable Fashion: Is the industry hurting the environment?
Coming in at $2.5 trillion, it is no surprise that fashion is one of the largest industries in the world. Because it makes so much money...
Ronghe Chen
May 22, 20213 min read
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Is almond milk bad for the environment, and what are some more sustainable alternatives?
When we think of plant-based milks, we think of sustainability. Well, to be fair, the burps and manure from the 270 million dairy cows in...
Ronghe Chen
May 12, 20212 min read
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2021 and beyond: the future of renewables
In the year 2020, a pandemic has hit the world and has thrust us all into a state of uncertainty. Many jobs have been lost, which led us...
Ronghe Chen
Apr 24, 20213 min read
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Can face masks be recycled? Eco-friendly alternatives to surgical masks
The Covid era has left everything in a blur: when will schools re-open? When will we go back to normal? What impact does the pandemic...
Ronghe Chen
Apr 9, 20212 min read
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The economics behind sustainable products: are people willing to pay more? Who benefits from it?
In general, ethical, sustainable, and climate-friendly products tend to cost more than their regular counterparts. This is because of the...
Ronghe Chen
Mar 20, 20213 min read
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