All posts in January 2017

Plastic is an integral part of the world. There is plastic everywhere. Plastic cups, plastic bags, plastic bottles, plastic containers, etc. Everybody uses plastic, but nobody thinks twice about what happens after plastic is disposed. Even though plastic can be very useful, it’s not that useful when it’s dumped in the oceans. About 8 million…

On November 20th, about 400 people were rioting against the Dakota Access Pipeline. They set fires, and were trying to cross Backwater Bridge and enter a highway near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. Police soon arrived, and used tear gas and rubber bullets to control the crowds. This was just one of the many protests that…

Glaciers are very important for the Earth. They play a vital role in maintaining the environmental balance. They are a major source of freshwater, and some major rivers come from glaciers. However, glaciers are under a serious threat of going extinct if nothing is done to save them. Without the glaciers, the future of the…