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Take action on climate change
Breaking away from the mold, even into the unexpected
Many women in their lifetime find that they feel expected to conform to a certain mold, whether that be a homemaker, a stay-at-home mom, or even a mother who has to balance work and child rearing at the same time. The same women may oftentimes view this destined outlook as more confining than anything else, especially when they’ve had their sights set on a different path since they can remember. Fifty years ago, a woman working a full-time job might have been a ludicrous idea — but now, it’s more common than ever, and even the weight of the stigma against the working woman is slowly beginning...
Is air conditioning killing the planet?
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Climate Change: Individual steps to mitigate the impact
Every step matters when it comes to climate change. The details of our daily behaviors are the key to mitigating the impact of climate change. Therefore, every step we take and every decision we make as individuals will eventually affect the global efforts related to climate change. We need to act responsibly towards our local environment if we aspire to limit the effects of climate change, and our individual actions define what kind of future we want. Each one of us is a solution to these environmental changes. Thus, we must be more sensitive when dealing with the changes we forced on our...
Climate change: Today and not tomorrow!
Earth is the only home we have. We are destined to cultivate life on earth. As a matter of fact, the changes that happen to the earth will eventually affect our lives. Mother Nature has always embraced our reckless decisions and brutal practices. For centuries, we have built factories without considerations, invaded woods to establish civilizations and colonized oceans for the interests of our nations. Thus, here comes the time to reap what we sow. Now we are facing the aftermaths of our actions. Despite, the existence of laws and regulations that are supposed to protect our environment, there...
Climate change: Facts and not fantasies
When winter is not winter anymore and it is around 30 C° in a supposedly rainy season, you have to know that something hideous is happening to our world. Conventions have been signed and agreements have been sealed. But the same question remains: When are we going to implement them? The answer to this question is in the hands of those who have the political and social power to change things; and right there lays the twist. And, before talking about it let me first amplify some facts related to climate change. Working on my Master degree thesis on Translations, I chose to translate forty pages...
My environment
I am a youth who is witnessing the impact of climate change and environmental degradation- the loss of trees due to uncontrollable cutting and burning of trees to be used as charcoal. How have we let the ideas of investment and development bring about more destruction than good? Selfishness and greed are affecting a lot of poor people who depend on natural resources. I ask myself, what am I doing wrong as an individual? What is Zambia or every Zambian doing wrong? What can I do to bring positive change? What can we as youth do to protect our environment? I believe there is need to promote...
8 Ways to Save our Seas... and Cash
World's Leaders and the Youth #YouthDay
My name is Maryam Eqan, and I am a young environment and climate activist from Pakistan. Being a young environmentalist, I see youth as a group of individuals who are energetic, spontaneous, and hopeful, who have the potential to cease ecological and climate crisis. Though we as a youth put a lot of efforts to draw world’s leaders’ attention towards the crisis but we feel that our adults are not that much interested. The youth is raising their voices, they are creating awareness among the masses, and they are making an effort to be on the decision-making tables though it is exceedingly...
This summer, let’s spare a thought for our pachyderm friends
For the past several months, elephant owners in Kerala (India) have been protesting to lift the ban preventing Ramachandran, one of the State’s tallest and most popular captive elephants, from taking part in the Thrissur Pooram, an iconic festival in the State. Over the years, Raman, as he is lovingly called, has been a festival favourite, but was barred after he ran amok last February, killing two people and injuring several others. Such a ban, if lifted, goes directly against the order issued by the Chief Wildlife Warden that banned the parading of elephants during festivals. In the past...
Tolly Dolly Posh: fashion + sustainability
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We have to stop climate change
Since the last year, I have been observing that the frequency of rain is increasing day by day. Even on the most arid days, it rained as if the monsoon had arrived! This unusual rain is only taking place daily due to the increase in the evaporation which in turn depends on the increase of the Sun’s heat. If this continues then the era is not too away when there will be rain every day, every hour and every second. There will be floods daily. Yes, the Climate is Changing. Not slowly, but rapidly! We, humans, are unable to combat it. Private transportation is increasing daily. CFCs from perfumes...