Environmental Concepts

Life cycle assessment of shipped goods

Life Cycle Assessments – What are they and why are they cool?

What’s a Life Cycle Assessment? Have you ever heard your grandpa say something like “electric cars are worse for the environment than gas cars” or “solar and wind are worse for the environment than coal”? Grandpa might back this up by saying “the materials and processes used to manufacture these technologies are rare earth metals

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cumulative impacts - everyone matters

Cumulative impacts & why your choices DO matter!

In today’s fast-paced world, we are constantly bombarded with choices about what to buy, where to buy it, and how to consume it. While these choices may seem small and inconsequential, they can have significant cumulative impacts on the environment and our society overtime. What do you mean when you say cumulative impacts? Cumulative impacts

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personal environmental impacts

The Big 4 – Personal Environmental Impacts

If you feel like you want to do something to help the environment, but it feels fruitless and overwhelming, well then this is the article for you! I’m not talking about the emotional part of dealing with being overwhelmed. I’m a scientist, not a frickin’ psychologist! But, learning what your biggest personal environmental impacts gives

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