Category: Environmentalism

Earth Week, Future Implications

Earth Day Read: Deforestation And Climate Change Could Unleash A Mind-Boggling Number Of Coronaviruses

Epidemiologists have examined the sheer volumes of possible coronaviruses in vectors, a term used to specify disease-carrying creatures like bats, mosquitos, and other insects (because of climate change, these vectors are increasing at a rapid rate and range, bringing them closer to humans and other species). They’re estimating a number around 30,000 different types of diseases that could be transmitted through and to other animals, … Continue reading Earth Day Read: Deforestation And Climate Change Could Unleash A Mind-Boggling Number Of Coronaviruses

Earth Week, Editorials, Featured Article

Editorial: COVID-19, the Environment, and Earth Week 2020

This editorial was written by Ella Postuma, co-president of the E-Club. Update 4/22/20 at 10:08 AM to clarify that no formal registration is needed for the Earth Day Live event. Today we kickoff Earth Week, and this Wednesday, April 22, we’ll mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! The 2020 theme is Climate Action, and although this presents an enormous challenge, it also comes with … Continue reading Editorial: COVID-19, the Environment, and Earth Week 2020

Earth Week, Uncategorized

Introducing Earth Week

Thanks to the hard work of ESS students and several members of the E-Club, we at the City Voice are excited to be publishing a series of environmental articles this Earth Week. Mr. Rizley challenged his students to find existing news articles about how the Coronavirus has impacted the environment and write abstracts. Any articles marked “Earth Day Read” are summaries of environmental news pieces … Continue reading Introducing Earth Week

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Earth Week, Uncategorized

Announcing the City Voice Earth Day Edition

This week we here at the City Voice are excited to announce our upcoming Earth Day edition. Monday through Friday next week, the week of Earth Day, we will be publishing short daily stories and pieces of environmental news written by members of the E-Club and Mr. Rizley’s ESS students, focusing on how the Coronavirus has affected the environment. Throughout the week discussion threads will … Continue reading Announcing the City Voice Earth Day Edition

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