Tag: sustainability
Jul. 28, 2023
How your phone can actually last a decade
If you have ever broken a phone screen, had a bad battery, ruined your microphone or snapped a key off a laptop keyboard, you know…
Feb. 24, 2023
The unsustainable nature of emotional support water bottles
As consumer culture has started to prioritize sustainable living and making strides in everyday life to cut down on preventable waste, it is hard to…
Mar. 6, 2020
The USGA sustainability petition is making waves
Members of the Drexel University Undergraduate Student Government Association are advancing in their fight for more sustainable practices on campus, having garnered support from thousands…
Jan. 24, 2020
A future for environmental agriculture in reach
Have you ever wondered if there are two sides to the agricultural sector’s story? Or what the inherent trade-offs are with farming to feed a…
Nov. 9, 2018
Student government lobbies for sustainability officer
The Undergraduate Student Government Association has been working to improve sustainability on the Drexel University campus. This includes a recent program to encourage reusable containers…
Mar. 17, 2017
The power of sustainable materialism
Environmental activism has shifted away from the notion of post-materialism, the idea where people will inherently impact the environment less as their basic needs are…
Mar. 3, 2017
Eat more veggies, save more lives
Although vegetarianism has been popularized for many years and has influenced most restaurants and stores to carry more meat-free options, its more extreme cousin, veganism,…
Feb. 24, 2017
Green politics can save us
The nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency showed exactly what President Donald Trump’s commitment, or lack thereof, to…
Nov. 19, 2015
Drexel report on Philadelphia’s greenhouse gas emissions presented
A team from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Institute for Energy and the Environment presented their 97-page report on Philadelphia’s greenhouse gas emissions to the Mayor’s…
Jan. 17, 2014
PA gubernatorial candidates discuss sustainability
Eight Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates gathered at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Jan. 13 to discuss environmental issues in the state. Each of…