From the Perspecitve of Environmental Engineering Students

Fencing off mass extinction

A mass extinction event is characterized by the rapid loss of a significant portion of Earth's biodiversity within a relatively short period of geological time. There have been five mass extinction events in our planet’s history, last one was dinosaurs 65 million years ago. It is believed that we are right now living the sixth mass extinction event. In this blog I will write about this mass extinction and a little something you can do to help.

Nuclear energy: playing with the dual nature of nuclear energy

In the search for more sustainable energy solutions, nuclear energy is being considered for its formidable advantages. It is a somewhat complex discussion that has pros and cons, so we will try to explain it in a simple and step-by-step way.

The cost of sustainability

Nowadays, as more people become aware of environmental changes, “green products” are created rapidly with the promise to lessen the burden. However, this trend left consumers with more questions, when the price of them can be quite expensive without a clear reason, with even some high-end company adopting the initiative, making “sustainability” and “luxury” inseparable. This blog aims to give readers more insight on the current topic.

Water Scarcity

With an exponential increase in global warming emissions, there has also been a major increase in the instances of water scarcity developing around the world. These two are inextricably linked. This will affect the natural environment and human society for many generations to come. So what can we do?

Nature's Carbon Sink: Is It Failing?

Imagine the Earth as a finely crafted clock. The inner workings of the Earth depend on its gears and springs that must fit perfectly within each other for time to smoothly pass. The many systems of our earth, such as carbon sinks, are always working on keeping our atmosphere balanced in order to keep the planet’s climate in harmony. But what happens if this fails? What if a clog falters? As deforestation, ocean saturation, soil degradation, and rising global temperatures disrupt this meticulous and precise mechanism, we find ourselves asking a critical question: is nature’s most important climate defence—the carbon sink—starting to fail? Join me in this blog as we go through the different carbon sinks, their importance, failure, and what we can do about that to assure that time – earth – continues to pass smoothly.

Eco-friendly condoms

Are wastewater treatment plants efficient?

How To Travel Sustainably

Benjamín Arellano Gaete

Is paper packaging really as sustainable as we think?

by Evelina Gruzdova

Is WALL-E scenario possible in the future?

by Elena Iavkina

Responsible Mountain Biking Habits

FROM SMOKE TO CLEAR SKIES

By John Otitoju