The Emerald Review
On March 13, 2023, the Biden Administration approved a large oil extraction program called the Willow Project. The largest oil producer in Alaska, called ConocoPhillips, is conducting the project. Located in the northeast section of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, this project is the largest new drilling project America has seen in twenty years. Comprising up […]
The accumulation of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere is nothing new. But with other symptoms of climate change becoming increasingly forceful, processes we rely on, such as carbon sequestration, are becoming less dependable. Carbon sequestration is responsible for storing carbon in different sinks during the carbon cycle. After a long period of time, that carbon […]
Last year’s Conference of the Parties (COP27) brought together voices that advocate for just and sustainable solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change. In an attempt to reach the Paris Agreement’s goal of global net zero emissions by 2050, President Biden developed “New Initiatives at COP27 to Strengthen U.S. Leadership in Tackling Climate Change.” […]
Just off the coast of Belize lies the second-largest barrier reef in the world. Home to an abundance of biodiversity, the Belize Barrier Reef hosts nearly 1,400 different species. Of those organisms, lionfish were only recently introduced to the ecosystem. Native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Pterois volitans and Pterois miles, two species of […]