Jessie's Environmental Views

This week, I watched a TED talk called "A radical plan to end plastic waste". The main idea of this TED talk is that plastic is very harmful to the earth and can be dealth with differently. (Bennet, Haley, Turner Kristy)     One idea that I found interesting was if big companies or companies in general decided to change the ways they package things, it could make a big difference. I thought this was interesting because companies can have such a big impact on the earth and how they transport things.     This made me wonder how companies could start using and benefiting from switching to eco-friendly packaging options. On the website "Supply Chain Game Changer" I found more information about how companies can switch to eco-friendly packaging. There are many benefits to switching to sustainable packaging that companies could use. (Levins, Cory)          The BXP Magazine states "The majority of American consumers care about eco-friendly packaging...

    This week, I read "What you can do to help prevent climate change, according to experts" By Julia Jacobo.       The main Idea of this article was that people need to start taking action so they can help prevent climate change.  (Ebbs, Stephanie)      One idea I found interesting was how the planet is emmiting nine gigations of carbon every year, and continues to increase. I thought this was interesting because I never had any idea that this was happening and how much of an impact it has been having on the earth.           This idea made me wonder what things, I, as a minor, could do to help, so I looked up more infomation about this topic. On the website "American Mueseum of Natural History" I found more information about things kids can do to help. One piece on information I found was that you can convince people around you to be more economically friendly. I think this idea is very important becau...