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Taylor Schullo Principe & Parajuli Intro to Environmental & Sustainability 28 September 2022 Vegan: They are Right There has been cultural debate between meat eaters and vegans for over a decade now. With the rise in new vegan restaurants and culture, there is huge stigma against vegans. The Podcast Science VS episode “Vegans: Are They Right?” looks into the history and science behind the vegans. Should this negative stigmatism be supported? The first scientist to speak on the show is Joseph Poore of University of Oxford claims that eating vegan over all uses “less land, land water, and less greenhouse gasses” than any other diet. Right in the beginning the podcast claims this diet is the best for the planet. Specifically, 70% of our water use goes to agriculture and 41% of that use is used for growing livestock feed (Humane League).  Our education on milk is very skewed by milk marketers. Starting in the 90s, TV advertisements would tell people they need milk for strong b...

 Taylor Schullo Intro to Environmental & Sustainability Principe & Parajuli 19 September 2022  Understanding the Anthropocene of a Reusable Water Bottle     Every object and living thing has a history, or an anthropocene, an epoch and era. This abstract idea is represented in everyday object that many won't think came from a living thing. For example, I carry around a pink reusable Starbucks cup with me everyday; this cup holds my water, Starbucks, or any drink I have. This water bottle is my everyday object that has an anthropecene.      The first reusable water bottle was created in 1947, after World War II. Materials like aluminum, plastic, and stainless steel were more widely available. At first reusable water bottles were very expensive; after 1960s, polyethylene, a form of plastic, created cheaper and more efficiently way to produce water bottle. This reusable water bottle is made o f polypropylene, another type of plastic....

Taylor Schullo Intro to Environmental & Sustainability Principe & Parajuli 12 September 2022 Invasive Species Effect on Ecosystems      The article "Pigs to the Rescue: An Invasive Species Helped Save Australia's Crocodiles" published by the New York Times, mainly focuses on two areas of the world: Florida an d Australia.     Feral Pigs were brought to Australia by English settlers in the late 18th century. The population has grown to 24 million today and across 40 percent of the land mass. While they tried to cull, or kill, the pigs and other invasive species, they were difficult to kill. Comparing them to saltwater crocodiles, they are Australia's largest apex predator which was close to extinction in the 1970s. In the northern territories, there were about 3,000.      Without the feral pigs, "the population (crocodiles) wouldn't have recovered to the same level that they have," said Dr. Campbell, who studied their relationship...