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Greywater Systems: Negative and Positive Impacts on the Environment
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Greywater systems have reduced water consumption by 40 percent, as population growth, climate change, urbanization, and levels of water have increased, our water supplies have been under a great amount of pressure. Over time, water scarcity has become an escalating global concern, specifically because traditional techniques of using water have become no longer feasible due…
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Hybrid Reefs: Coastal Protection and Carbon Sequestration
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Coastal areas around the world are facing erosion, stronger storms that lead to flooding, andrising sea levels as a result of climate change. Human created CO2 emissions are the biggestcontributor to this trend as carbon dioxide traps heat in the atmosphere, contributing to risingglobal temperatures. Structures like seawalls and bulkheads are widely used to protectshorelines…
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Heating the Future: Ground-Source Heat Pumps as a Climate Solution
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Introduction: Climate change is one of the most urgent challenges of our time, and buildings contribute a significant portion of global carbon emissions, largely from heating and cooling systems powered by fossil fuels. In colder climates like New Jersey, natural gas and oil heating systems add heavily to greenhouse gas emissions, making schools key targets…
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Rain Gardens and Their Impacts
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Rain gardens are a nature-based climate solution that improves water quality and manages stormwater runoff. A shallow depression planted with plants and grasses, designed to capture runoff from roofs, roads, and parking lots, allows water to slowly infiltrate into the soil rather than flow directly into storm drains(Ground Water Foundation, 2026). It acts like a…
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Be moral, Choose Natural: Living Shorelines over artificial Bulkheads
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In recent years, a technology has been developed and invested in, and it could shatter a near-multi-billion-dollar industry: bulkhead and shoreline protection getting replaced by natural solutions and living shorelines. Bulkheads are something that many see possibly daily and don’t think twice, as they are just deemed the norm now and thought to not affect…
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Electric Buses Shaping our Environment
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In today’s world, I believe that electric buses are a great climate solution because they are replacing standard-issue gas-powered buses, which release harmful pollutants into the air, which affects greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution. When digging through peer-reviewed research that was conducted about the benefits of switching to electric-powered school buses, it showed…
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Power on Water: The Future of Floating Solar Panels
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In today’s world, when people talk about bettering water quality and helping the environment, they substantially regard artifacts such as Green Infrastructure, Natural Filters, and Modern Wastewater Treatment Plants; but one thing that is thoroughly undermined and should be paid more attention to is the benefits of Floating Solar Panels. Being established in 2007, Floating…
