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Save the bees

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Slowly but surely, bees have been dying at a rapid increase. Their population has been reported as declining ever since the 1990's. The number of bee colonies have declined as much as 90% since 1962. Scientificamerican Bees are dying out mainly due to pesticides. Lots of food industries have been using plant seeds coated neurotoxins, designed to help the plants grow faster. The neurotoxins move through the plant as it grows, and intoxicates the bees when they pollinate it. This makes them extremely sick, and most of the time causes them to die. The bee population has also been decreasing due to habitat loss, humans being the main cause of this. As humans continue to expand their cities and communities, trees and plants will need to be cut down to allow space for construction sites. Cutting down a tree is cutting down a honeybees habitat, and due to human activities, several bees will not be able to survive. To put into perspective, a single bee does so little pollina...
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Climate Change in New England vs Europe

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New England As people living in New England know, winters can get extremely cold. Most New Englanders have learned to love the winter and cold weather, as we have it for so long each year. The scary thing is, we are slowly but surely losing our winters. ( BostonGlobe ) Pinterest "The study found that the number of frost days, when minimum temperatures are below freezing, declined by 1.1 days per decade. The number of days it snowed or was cold enough to kill mosquitoes and other bugs also declined, ranging from 0.9 to 2.3 fewer days per decade depending on the area." Cold weather is essential for our ecosystems. Winter temperatures help regulate the Earth's temperature, and without it the Earth would overheat. Also, snow helps insulate plants and soil, keeping it alive throughout the winter. ( BrandingIron ) Europe European Environment Agency Climate change is an issue within the entire world. Simple actions that people make anywhere can affect the world g...
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Coral Reefs, Plastic Waste, and "Dead Zones"

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Coral Reefs When you think of where the Earth's oxygen comes from, you probably first think of trees. The surprising part is, trees and plants only produce 1/3 of the air we breathe - the rest of it comes from the ocean. Coral reefs generate as much as 1/2 of the Earths oxygen. Little are many people aware, our coral reefs are dying at a rapid increase, due to global warming and pollution made by humans. If the coral reefs continue to keep dying out, the rest of the world won't be able to produce enough oxygen to keep humanity or other animals alive. ( EcoWatch ) 70% of our earth is ocean, so it's important to take care of, but only 5% of the ocean is protected from pollution caused by humans. We can help save the marie life by cutting out single use plastics and recycling our waste. It's also helpful to cut back on your carbon usage, and only using gasoline when neccesary. CBS News Plastic Waste Little are so many people aware, plastic waste has become a...
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Climate Change

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The Earth is a beautiful place we are lucky to call home. It's the only planet we'll ever have to live on, so we need to take care of it. If we lose the Earth, we lose humanity too. If it's so important to take care of our planet, why are we disrespecting it and destroying it only to increase our wealth? - Because our wealth won't be as important when climate change has gone too far, and we can no longer save our planet, along with our own lives. spunout.ie As ABC News states, "Just 100 companies worldwide are responsible for 71% of the worlds industrial greenhouse gas emissions since 1988." The longer we wait to change this, the more difficult it's going to be to fix. Since climate change is increasing so fast, what can we do to help? We can help the environment by cutting back on substances that harm the planet. For instance, using fossil fuels to power your home is slowly but surely hurting our earth. As an alternative, you could install solar ...
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