Sometimes tiny things cause big problems. Deadly viruses are one example. Miniscule synthetic particles that don’t decompose, kill marine life, and make people sick is another….
Is Tuna Good for You?
The answer is: no. And it’s not good for other people or other species either. Humans have been eating tuna for a long time. According to…
Murders of Environmental Activists Are Increasing
During the past 15 years, the number of people who have been killed for defending the natural environment has doubled, according to a new report from…
Want to Keep Things Alive? Talk to Indigenous People.
When Indigenous people are in charge of the land, things don’t die. A new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Policy found that lands…
Was Google’s A-Lister Climate Change Camp a Joke?
You may have heard that Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin hosted their seventh annual “Google Camp” conference last week – a private affair that…
What are the top things individuals are doing to fight climate change?
When UniGuide ran its Summer Sweepstakes Giveaway this month, I included a one-question survey that participants had the option to answer as an additional entry for…
New Study: Global Reforestation Is the #1 Way to Fight Climate Change
According to new research published in the journal Science, restoring forest land on a global scale could dramatically reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere…
Leonardo DiCaprio Joins Billionaires to Form New Environmental Group
Leonardo DiCaprio has teamed up with billionaire philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth to create a new environmental organization that will focus on stopping biodiversity…
Scientists Remove 40 Tons of Ghost Nets and Plastic Pollution from the Pacific Gyre
Forty years ago, people didn’t think about plastic pollution in the ocean. Fast forward to today, and it’s everywhere – in the bodies of dead whales…
Patagonia Vows to Be Carbon Neutral by 2025
A trailblazer in how to run an ecologically conscious company, Patagonia has just committed to even stronger environmental-protection initiatives. The company has vowed to be carbon…
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Raises $21.5M to Fight Climate Change with Guitar Auction
David Gilmour of Pink Floyd has just auctioned off his extensive guitar collection, comprised of 126 instruments, for $21,490,750, reports CNN. This is the most comprehensive…
Happy Birthday, Edward Abbey
Today is Edward Abbey’s birthday. For those of you who haven’t read any of his books, he is probably most known for The Monkey Wrench Gang,…
7 Ways You May Lose Money Because of Climate Change
Climate change is no longer something we need to worry about for the future. It’s already here and it’s already costing us money, not to mention…
153 Nature Quotes About Wilderness, the Earth, and Protecting the Environment
I try to read Nature quotes every day because they keep me focused on what really matters. In the old days, before the Industrial Revolution, people…
New Study Reveals People Are Still Eating Too Much Meat
I think we need to start viewing meat consumption like smoking cigarettes. Because despite the negative impacts on human health, despite the cruelty to animals, and…
Mutant Plastic-Eating Enzyme Is Discovered
Researchers at the University of Portsmouth and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) have unwittingly engineered a mutant enzyme that can super-charge…
Important Stats on Why We Should All Be Eating a Plantbased Vegan Diet
You don’t have to look too far today to find an overwhelming amount of data on why we should all be eating plantbased diets. Whether it’s…
Climate Science: the Experts, the Fans, and the Willfully Ignorant
I am not a scientist. If I had been good at chemistry, my path would have been clear: I would be zooming around in a Zodiac…
My Biogeography Professor Hero, Dr. Treichel
When I was an environmental studies major at San Francisco State, I had a biogeography professor named Dr. George Treichel. He had a few distinct characteristics,…
Guided by the Bees in My Backyard
Spring is here in Pacifica and I thought it would be a good use of my time to take a break from UniGuide and go out…
6 Stats on Why Vegan and Sustainable Living Is Good
On average, every four minutes: 4 people in the U.S will die of a heart disease-related event. (The Heart Foundation) Americans will spend $2.5 million on…
10 Things that Made Me Care About the Earth and Other Species
When I read Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s letter to their new baby girl, Max, on December 1st, I was aware that I was reading it…