The Emerald Review
Words don’t start out as buzzwords. They often originate as technical words, but then lose meaning after being overused, transforming them from words to on-hand jargon. The word “green” takes 0.15 seconds to generate 16,330,000,000 results on Google. Edging in second place is “sustainable,” with 782,000,000 results in 0.95 seconds. “Regenerative” comes up short, taking […]
In 1996, Life Magazine published a picture of a 12-year old boy in Pakistan stitching the Nike swoosh onto soccer balls. Later that year, Ernst & Young leaked videos of Nike sweatshops in Ho Chi Minh City, in which 77% of the workers suffered from respiratory problems after being repeatedly exposed to carcinogens 177 times […]
Outside Shanghai Tower is a plaque that reads ‘Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design,’ displaying its acronym ‘LEED’ and certification level, ‘Platinum.’ This environmental claim, however vague, is convincing because of its professional design and position on the second-tallest building in the world. But what does it really mean? The U.S. Green Building Council, or […]