I could hear the repetitive thought circling my brain as I tried to enjoy the summer weather this July: we can’t ignore global warming...

As a junior in high school pursuing environmental advocacy, I often get comments from friends, acquaintances, and strangers who claim...

The term “carbon footprint” is generally used to represent a person’s carbon emissions throughout their day-to-day actions and consumption of goods. When the carbon footprint was created, its purpose seemed to be to bring awareness to individuals of their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and hold them accountable for their negative impact on the environment. Though this concept seems extremely useful to climate activists, as it draws consumers’ attention to their unintended impacts on...