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02 • 08 • 2020
Where is the sun?
The sky seems to have gone too. A thick blanket of hazardous smoke has covered the skies.
It’s been around the world and back. The air we breathe is toxic and tai...
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04 • 09 • 2019
**UPDATED**
Members of the ISF Team, ISF Youth Alumni volunteers and local Boyscouts participated in an environmental cleanup aimed to create awareness about plastic pollution an...
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03 • 26 • 2019
**UPDATED**
Keep Mandeville Beautiful had 121 volunteers for their three hour spring clean up event, which received a grant from Ian Somerhalder Foundation!!!
They collected 3,375...
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11 • 28 • 2018
During her evening runs in nature, Julia often stops to walk through the meadows and forests in her German town of Penzlin. Looking around, she was shocked to see the significant a...
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06 • 22 • 2018
With the amount of trash littering streets and oceans increasing every year, environmental pollution has become a global issue. Intentional or not, large or small, the litter will...
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06 • 14 • 2018
Plastic is cheap. It can be molded into any conceivable shape and serve just about any purpose. It’s durable and lasts for hundreds of years. But there’s one big problem. Our plane...
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04 • 21 • 2018
In the late 1960s, a side effect of industrial development called smog was becoming an enormous problem. Children were stricken with developmental delays due to the amount of smog...
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04 • 18 • 2018
The BP oil spill began on April 20, 2010 and 8 years later the area is still showing devastating effects. NOAA, (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) considers it the...
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04 • 04 • 2018
Many people remember the dreadful day of the BP Oil spill (aka the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill), in the Gulf of Mexico, which killed 11 people, damaged coral and ocean water, and “...
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10 • 24 • 2017
In the last decade, humanity has experienced many major world issues. With the rapid changes in the world’s climate and the increase of heated feuds between nations, world leaders...
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10 • 11 • 2017
When people hear the word microbeads, they may wonder what the term actually means. Microbeads are small pieces of plastic which are .5 millimeters or smaller in size. (2) These ti...
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09 • 18 • 2017
Each day millions of people purchase drinks from a grocery or convenience store which come in plastic bottles. We may not realize it at the time, but we are affecting our oceans wi...
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08 • 17 • 2017
Every morning across the world, students pack a bottle of water in order to keep themselves sustained throughout the day, often in preparation for activities such as sports practic...
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12 • 30 • 2016
This year we started our amazing Green in 2016 campaign. Each month in 2016 we brought new challenges to you, ourselves, and everyone who wanted to participate. And wow, did we hav...
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11 • 01 • 2016
As the holidays approach, I dread the clean-up of wrapping paper, ribbons, bows, and other gift packaging material. I also dread the clean-up of food—the aluminum foil, plastic san...
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11 • 01 • 2016
I want to share a story of how I, or rather WE, did it!
I study third year of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development in Olomouc, University of Palacky, Czech Republic an...
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10 • 17 • 2016
I love Christmas. There is one thing, however, I don’t love about this holiday: how much waste it creates. From food to wrapping paper and everything in between, a lot is thrown aw...
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10 • 11 • 2016
One of the most important moments in someone’s life is…his/her wedding day! Are you planning or simply dreaming about your wedding? Here are some tips to help make it “green”!
Star...
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10 • 11 • 2016
Since I was little, my passion has been (and will always be) art. I believe art can impact so much because it changes souls and touches people, whether it's poetry, writing, painti...
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09 • 02 • 2016
We are living in a world where the word “makeup” is truly well known. We want to look good, but we still don't pay attention to our own natural beauty. A few months ago, I decided...
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08 • 14 • 2016
This summer, ISF has encouraged our supporters to make a difference in the environment and be the change the world needs to see. As editor of the Environment Division, I have read...
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08 • 02 • 2016
NANUUQ ("Polar Bear" in Inuit language) is the name of my first short animated film. I created it as part of my animation course at the Ecole Emile Cohl in Lyon, France. I chose...
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08 • 02 • 2016
I was thinking of doing this for a while and yesterday I finally did it, I made art with plastic! Instead of throwing the plastic away and wasting it, I thought, “Why not use it in...
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07 • 31 • 2016
Whether you’re a student or a teacher, going back to school can be an exciting time of year or even a stressful one once you receive the list of supplies you are going to need for...
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07 • 18 • 2016
In 2013, I bought my own house in my home city, Shawinigan Falls, in Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. Finally, I can have a dog with me!! We started walking the street along the highway,...
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06 • 26 • 2016
Have you ever sat in a doctor’s office waiting room anticipating your appointment and looked around? Before the nurse or doctor arrived, did you ever notice a trash can with a diff...
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06 • 22 • 2016
Back to school is always my favorite shopping time of the year because who doesn’t love buying new school supplies? This year, I am going to try to buy as little as possible and in...
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06 • 13 • 2016
We have a lot of birthdays to celebrate during the summer months and birthday parties can be a lot of fun. There are always a lot of decisions to make—will it be a family party or...
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05 • 21 • 2016
Nighttime is usually peaceful for most when you can lay your head down on that ultra-comfy pillow and catch some much needed Z’s. However, there are so many different kinds of pill...
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05 • 21 • 2016
Ever since I can remember I have loved the ocean—the beautiful colors, the unseen depths, and most of all, the countless numbers of fish and amazing marine life. Research shows the...
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05 • 06 • 2016
One of the big campaigns this year is Pollinators. Coincidently enough, I had bees! These were obviously honey bees, and they loved my house.
I started my research and began making...
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05 • 02 • 2016
There is always that special friend, the person with dietary restrictions of the meatless variety, that one who brings the server aside and whispers, “Does this miso soup include f...
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05 • 01 • 2016
You don’t have to bicycle to work or have your roof covered in solar panels to be environmentally friendly and practice energy efficiency. It wouldn’t hurt, of course, but those ar...
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04 • 17 • 2016
Did you know that the majority of fruits and vegetables we find in our grocery stores depend on pollination from bees and other pollinators? Without pollinators like bees, a lot of...
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03 • 25 • 2016
Solar!! What is it? Solar power is a source of reusable energy taken directly from the sun that can supply electricity and heat into a home. And that’s exactly what we did!! My fam...
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02 • 14 • 2016
The end of January came to a sad close in Cancun, Mexico this year when the federal government authorized the destruction of one of the last mangrove swamps located in the area. Kn...
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01 • 22 • 2016
Our latest "I Did It" article comes from ISF supporter Kelly Mayer. She wrote in to us in the Environment Division, excited to tell her story about her switch to a vegetarian diet....
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01 • 14 • 2016
With so many options of cat litter out there, choosing the right one for your cat can be a daunting task. Understanding your cat's needs and keeping their safety in mind can help n...
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01 • 12 • 2016
“In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.” ― John Muir
The bee related headlines tend to focus on the European Honey bee, but did you know that they can’t pol...
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01 • 10 • 2016
We really love birds in this family. This love started a little over a year ago while my daughter and I were studying birds as part of her homeschool curriculum. Since then, we hav...
