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Opinion: Reasons why you should ride a bike this summer

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Ella Lucente 263 Views Biking, enviornmentalism, public health

Last week as we were driving home from class, my boyfriend and I were talking about the fluctuating gas prices,

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Opinion: Green funerals are a must

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 Noah Wingard 420 Views enviornmentalism, ethical burial, Green Burial, sustainability

Nothing says classy quite like death. That is, dying in a way that gives back to others, whether that’s giving

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Opinion: Public transportation is the way of the future

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 Noah Wingard 277 Views Driving, enviornmentalism, pollution, public transportation

If there is any source of our carbon footprint that receives the most notoriety, cars take the cake. Their widespread

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Students Have No Idea What to Recycle

February 16, 2016August 21, 2018 Ledger Staff 403 Views by Dalana Dailey, Cultrue, enviornmentalism, lifestyle, Recycling

As an environmental science major with a minor in sustainability at UWT, I have recently become passionate about recycling. As

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Anti-Anxiety Medicines are Affecting Fish Behavior

February 8, 2016August 22, 2018 Ledger Staff 412 Views benzodiazepines, by Ryan Chambers, enviornmentalism, Joel Baker, polution, Washington Department of Ecology

Across the nation scientists are finding traces of anti-anxiety medicines in their water supply—prescribed benzodiazepines like Alprazolam (Xanax), Adderall, Ritalin,

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$3.4 Billion Methanol Plant Possibly Coming to Port of Tacoma

February 1, 2016August 22, 2018 Ledger Staff 323 Views Bill Gaines, by Kristin Dellavecchia, Charla Skaggs, Connie Bacon, David Mueller, enviornmentalism, LNG Plant, Melissa Malott

Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW) proposed the construction of a $3.4 billion gas-to-methanol production plant to replace the Kaiser Aluminum Smelter

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Shellfish Bed Closures are Bad for Tacoma Water

February 1, 2016August 22, 2018 Ledger Staff 335 Views by Ryan Chambers, center for urban waters and research, enviornmentalism, Joel Baker, Pierce County, polution

The Center for Urban Waters and Research Center—a science lab associated with the UWT science department—has found sucralose (Splenda) in

Opinion

How Much Meat Do You Want to Eat?

January 4, 2016August 23, 2018 Ledger Staff 363 Views by Dalana Dailey, enviornmentalism, Omnivore, sustainability, veganism, Vegetarianism

There is a delightful little website (yourlogicalfallacyis.com) that presents and explains common logical fallacies. One of them is called “black-or-white”