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The Spartan Speaks

Kenneth Shein, CEO of Shein, at Horasis Asia Meeting

The ‘fast fashion’ craze leads to unintended negative consequences

Cate, Features Editor May 20, 2021

Fast Fashion is not just cheap clothing to buy to keep up with the trends, it is a catastrophe that is wrecking the environment and is the cause of mistreatment to employees around the world. Climate change...

Our Earth

Using Phones Can Save The Planet

Izzy Scharf, News Editor December 3, 2018

The current state of the environment is a downward spiral. There are countless issues, including global warming, overpopulation, pollution on wet and dry land, deforestation, loss of biodiversity,...

Biodiversity decreases at an alarming

December 7, 2011

The issue of biodiversity and animal extinction is continuing to increase along with the world’s growing population. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Biodiversity is defined as the...

Making Thanksgiving Sustainable

November 27, 2011

The week of Thanksgiving is an exciting time of the year for American families to get together with relatives and friends and celebrate not only things to be thankful for, but delicious, home-cooked food....

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