Archive for category: Affordable and Clean Energy

The Environmental Impact of hydroponic farming

Stephen, March 25, 2023, Environment & World, Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, LRNG, 0

This article talked about the benefits and drawbacks of hydroponic farming. One of the reasons we have been trying...

Is america ready for electric cars

Blanca, November 29, 2022, Affordable and Clean Energy, Environment, This is America, Orange Cove High School, Electric Cars, 1

In the article “is America ready for electric cars “( upfront, SMITKA,2021)I learned that 512 voters voted yes to...

Poland's Nuclear Power

Poland’s Nuclear Power

James, October 28, 2022, Environment & World, Science & Math, Nuclear Energy, Affordable and Clean Energy, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, News, 0

Poland is working on stepping away from coal as an energy source and is more interested in nuclear power....

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Combating Climate Change

Kolby, October 28, 2022, Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Environment & World, World Connections, Climate Change, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0

Marine Protected Areas have been found to significantly improve “carbon sequestration, coastal protection, and biodiversity.” Marine organisms reproductive efficiency...

Why Nuclear Power is a Good Idea

Stephen, October 28, 2022, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Affordable and Clean Energy, Environment, Climate Action, Environment & World, Clean Water and Sanitation, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, nuclear energy, 0

One of the biggest discussions and controversies in our time is the fight against global climate change. One of...

Wind Turbines and Energy Sources

Ruendi, April 24, 2022, Environment & World, Nuclear Energy, Affordable and Clean Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy, resources, 1

In the article, “Winds of Change”(McGraw Hill) I learned that wind turbines are the source of energy and have...

MIT “The Future of Nuclear Power” (Executive Summary)

Sam, March 16, 2022, Nuclear Energy, Affordable and Clean Energy, Environment & World, Science & Math, nuclear energy, environment, sustainability, 0

This 2003 interdisciplinary report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology “The Future of Nuclear Power” and its subsequent 2009...

What’s Next for Nuclear Energy in 2021

Sam, March 16, 2022, Nuclear Energy, Affordable and Clean Energy, Environment & World, Science & Math, nuclear energy, Energy, sustainability, 0

The Biden Administration has set a goal for America: it will be carbon neutral by 2050. The nuclear energy...

Fusion Power and Future Technologies

Thomas, April 10, 2021, Spring 2021, Showcase, Nuclear Energy, Affordable and Clean Energy, Environment & World, #Technology #Future, fusion energy, nuclear energy, fusion, future, technology, MIT, clean energy, 1

At the rate that humans are producing greenhouse gases, we are likely going to cause irreversible changes to the...

The Transition to Green Energy

Thomas, March 26, 2021, Environment & World, Showcase, Spring 2021, Affordable and Clean Energy, Environment, clean energy, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Renewable Energy, Energy Consumption, Solar energy, alternative energy, Energy, 1

Over the last decade, the price of renewable energy has decreased drastically to the point where it is finally...

Viability of Nuclear Energy

Gus, March 18, 2021, Spring 2021, Showcase, Affordable and Clean Energy, nuclear energy, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 4

While there are a lot of pros to the potential of switching to nuclear energy, there are also a...

Energy and Climate Change

Thomas, March 7, 2021, Environment & World, Showcase, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Spring 2021, Affordable and Clean Energy, Environment, Climate Action, europe, Energy Consumption, Climate Change, emissions, Energy, clean energy, climate, 0

Climate change has been a growing issue to the human race ever since its beginnings in the industrial revolution....

brown and black house

Homes are a big part of Salt Lake City’s air pollution problem — and are also the solution.

Milo, February 9, 2021, Affordable and Clean Energy, Housing, Environment & World, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Spring 2021, Showcase, Housing, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3

In this NowComment article, I went over the issue of air pollution within my state of Utah. Specifically, how...

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What To Do With Landfills

Henry, February 9, 2021, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Spring 2021, Showcase, Affordable and Clean Energy, Energy, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1

Our world is currently overflowing with landfills due to the amount of unrenewable resources we consume throughout the world....

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Global Warming is Really Happening… and Its Getting Bad

Miles, October 31, 2020, Environment, Climate Action, Environment & World, Life Below Water, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Clean Water and Sanitation, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Life on Land, Fall 2020, Affordable and Clean Energy, #enviroment, climatechange, Global Warming, fact, 2

There’s no denying that global warming is one of the main world issues, but even with the scientific evidence,...

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Our Earth

Jace, October 21, 2020, Climate Action, Environment & World, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2020, Showcase, Beauty, Affordable and Clean Energy, Nature, sustainability, Global Warming, 0

Today in our world we are encountering new environmental hazards that are affecting our climate and it’s getting worse...

Can alternative/renewable energy completely replace fossil fuels?

Zoe, October 20, 2020, Affordable and Clean Energy, Environment, Fall 2020, Showcase, Climate Change, fossil fuels, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, sustainability, 1

With the increasingly large issue of climate change, environmental scientists and many others are emphasizing the need for more...

A New Method of Hands-on Learning

Emma, December 17, 2019, Showcase, Quality Education, Affordable and Clean Energy, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0

Apple Seed had a problem with the current teaching methods in the urban setting of New York city. New...

The Price of Sustainability

Jayme, November 28, 2019, Environment & World, Science & Math, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Affordable and Clean Energy, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 4

A switch to sustainable energy is an ideal solution to the energy crisis. Though the environmental benefits would undoubtedly...

What Sweden is Doing Right

Kira, October 18, 2017, Affordable and Clean Energy, Environment, Climate Action, Fall 2017, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0

Sweden is known to be one of the best countries in the world when it comes to waste management...

Is Truly Clean Energy Possible?

Jacqueline, September 20, 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, Affordable and Clean Energy, Technology, Science, clean, alternative energy, Nature, Energy, Pollution, clean energy, 1

Cleaner energy sources are definitely possible, but is pure energy possible? Things like electric cars are not necessarily cleaner,...

Is The Future a Good or Bad Place?

Sofia, September 20, 2017, Fall 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, Affordable and Clean Energy, Point of View, Call to Action, Technology, Climate Action, Climate Change, future, technology, 3

Obviously we have a lot of scary and devastating problems in our world today. Things like climate change, world...

NE OH Takes on the Women’s March on Washington (updated with videos I shot that day)

Abby, February 22, 2017, Rape Culture, Latino Power, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Refugees, Rights, Voting, Gender, Spring 2017, Gender Equity (Women), Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, No Poverty (Economy), 2nextprez, Politics, Immigration, Affordable and Clean Energy, LGBTQ+ Rights, Police, Race Relations, Abortion, Black Lives Matter, Stories, 18

Hi, Youth Voices! My name is Abby Henry, and I am a Senior at Jackson High School in Massillon,...

What is Ethonal

Danielle, February 13, 2017, Climate Action, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Transportation, Affordable and Clean Energy, Technology, Scratch, Spring 2017, ethonal, 0

My research topic was the addition of up to ten percent corn ethanol into gasoline. Ethanol was added to...

Big Oil and Politics: Continued Research

Will, February 12, 2017, Affordable and Clean Energy, Spring 2017, Climate Action, Showcase, Inquiry, Nature, Politics, oil, 3

Big oil and politics have a close relationship. This combination of money and policy influence many key factors of...

Medical Waste to Energy

Abi, February 10, 2017, Fall 2016, Affordable and Clean Energy, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, medical, waste, #enviroment, medicalwaste, Global Warming, 0

In my research this week about medical waste and its impact on our environment I learned a lot about...

Ethanol

Danielle, February 2, 2017, Showcase, Transportation, Affordable and Clean Energy, Technology, Spring 2017, Climate Action, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, ethonal, oil, 1

Ethanol fuel has been a growing debate in the United States. Many people think we as a nation should...

Big Oil and Politics

Will, February 2, 2017, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Nature, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Affordable and Clean Energy, Spring 2017, Climate Action, oil, 0

Big oil and politics are highly intertwined. Because of the massive amounts of money in the petroleum industry, government...

Is it too late to stop climate change?

Olivia, February 2, 2017, Climate Action, Showcase, Nature, Affordable and Clean Energy, Call to Action, Global Warming, Climate Change, 3

Climate change has been a hot topic in the news for a while now and you often see various...

Let’s Start from the Beginning: The Environment

Tala, November 1, 2016, Affordable and Clean Energy, Technology, Climate Action, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, 2nextprez, Nature, Politics, 7

Dear Mr./Mrs.President, While there are plenty of other issues that need to be solved such as college tuition, gun...

A Day in a Girl’s Life from Bumpe, Sierra Leone

Abby, October 29, 2016, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Affordable and Clean Energy, War, Call to Action, Repentino., Lights4Girls, Showcase, Quality Education, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 5

See us on the “A Day in a Girl’s Life” map, and see other links under the Call to...

What I want to hear being talked about in the 2016 election

Isa, October 17, 2016, Nature, Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, Showcase, Fall 2016, Politics, earth, debate, Nature, Energy, 2

With the 2016 election coming up all anyone can seem to talk about is politics. People like to fight...

We Can Save Ourselves

Thaarini, October 17, 2016, Showcase, 2nextprez, Affordable and Clean Energy, Okemos High School, 0

Look at the world now. Cars zipping past, many hundreds at a time, all chugging down on the gasoline...

Waste of money or savior of the planet?

Abi, September 30, 2016, Nature, No Poverty (Economy), Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, Showcase, Fall 2016, 2

In the world of renewable energy the sources are great and the possibilities seem greater. With today’s technology the...

Could alternative energy replace fossil fuels?

Heidi, September 30, 2016, Showcase, Fall 2016, Nature, Climate Action, No Poverty (Economy), Affordable and Clean Energy, economy, jobs, alternative energy, fossil fuels, solar power, Global Warming, oil drilling, green, World, oil, 2

As our world becomes more and more urbanized and demands more energy to sustain itself, the topic of whether...

Raise the Minimum Wage?

Suzanna, September 30, 2016, Politics, Affordable and Clean Energy, Reduced Inequalities, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Minimum Wage, Fall 2016, No Poverty (Economy), 0

Raising the minimum wage has been a hot topic in politics lately. The minimum wage was first introduced in...

Climate Change

Asha, September 26, 2016, 2nextprez, Nuclear Energy, Nature, No Poverty (Economy), Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, 3

Dear Mr. President, People ignore important issues daily but I think an idea we’re all avoiding in fear...

Letter to the President

Aneliese, September 22, 2016, 2nextprez, Life on Land, Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, Okemos High School, 1

Dear Mr./Mrs. President, The environment is in more trouble than ever before; the Arctic is melting, animals are going...

Renewable Energy

Ellie, September 19, 2016, Showcase, Fall 2016, Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, 2

In the case of sustainable energy production, there have begun to be more movements made by companies and consumers...

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