Op - Ed Democratic Candidates’ Positions On Climate Change, Simplified by Jane Harkness Climate change—or as we prefer to call at PD, climate crisis—is an increasingly important issue for American voters. 70% of people in the Northeast believe
World Countries Failed To Unite Against Plastic Crisis—But Here’s Why *Your* Action Will Matter by Juhea Kim Earlier this month, a United Nations conference in Kenya aimed to come up with a global response to plastic crisis. While a number of
Op - Ed Opinion: MoMA Curator Says Art Should Prepare Us For An “Elegant Ending.” And I Agree by Quincy Malesovas We’re at a point where conversations about climate change don’t focus on whether or not the problem exists but when it is going to
Op - Ed How Our Avocado Fetish Fuels Deforestation, Cartels, Droughts & Wildlife Loss by Juhea Kim The first time I encountered an avocado was circa 1996, when our family moved from Korea to Portland, Oregon. I thought the yellow-green, creamy
Op - Ed Will This Janet Yellen-Endorsed Carbon Tax–With Rebates To Americans–Save Us? by Juhea Kim Although climate change is undoubtedly the biggest issue humanity has ever faced, it has received only a sliver of attention from both politics and
Op - Ed The Economist Says Reusable Totes Are Worse Than Plastic Bags. Why This Is Wrong by Juhea Kim 2018 brought a rare breakthrough for the Earth when governments, nonprofits, and individuals came together to curb humanity’s insatiable appetite for plastic. Plastic pollution
World Sorry Haters, New Study Proves Vegan Diet Reduces Carbon Footprint By 73% by Juhea Kim A new study published in Science states that a vegan diet is “the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth,” putting
World From California To Greenland, Why Wildfires 2017 Were So Out Of Control–& How To Help by Juhea Kim As I type this, firefighters are still containing the wildfires in California that have been raging for more than 2 weeks. At its worst,
Op - Ed Why Our Frenzied Call-Out Culture Isn’t Actually Helping Social Issues by Quincy Malesovas As most of us can attest, social media is integral to almost everything we do on a daily basis. It is all-consuming, almost inescapable
Op - Ed Could A Resource Based Economy Save Our Planet (And Make Us Happy)? by Kat Kennedy A couple months ago I talked about this idea of a circular economy and how it’s important that manufacturers start placing more emphasis on
