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Health and Economic Impacts of Vehicle Fuel Types and Energy Sources in Japan’s Top Ten Cities
(2023-04-25)
Japan's roadmap to the "Beyond-Zero" carbon emissions target starts with a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 46% from 2013 levels by 2030. Transportation accounts for 18.5% of the total carbon ...
Understanding Land Change, Resultant Invasive Species Distribution and Management Potential in a Small Coastal Rhode Island Community
(2023-04-20)
Invasive species and resultant degradation of native ecosystems is the most significant threat to biodiversity on the planet (GBO3, 2010, as cited by Hawthorne et al., 2015). In New England, the establishment of invasive ...
Carbon Footprint and Handprint Assessment for Net Positive Infrastructure Projects in Honduras
(2023-01-10)
Sustainable and resilient cities are becoming the norm as societies worldwide are forced to adapt to climate and health threats. Developing nations have a greater responsibility to quickly adopt measures for resilient ...
Asian Dollar Bonds: Analysis of the Investment Opportunities from Integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance Variables
(2023-04-25)
Over the past six decades, global interest and growth in sustainable investment
products have been remarkable. Since the modern practice of sustainable investing
emerged from the socially-responsible investing (SRI) movement ...
The Environmental Impact of the Lands of the Dead: A Comparative Analysis
(2023-04-20)
In the past 150 years, the American approach to death care has changed
drastically. Using practices that I refer to as "modern traditional death care," a new
industry has arisen that has normalized burial practices that ...
Reestablishing United States Hemp as a Fiber Crop for Textiles: Addressing Barriers and Leveraging Financial Opportunities.
(2023-04-20)
A financial model was developed to determine the profitability of hemp fiber farming in the northeastern US. The textile and fashion industry have experienced a sharp increase in demand for more sustainable and traceable ...
A Solution to Beirut’s Dark Smog: The World’s First Wonder Forest
(2023-01-11)
The Lebanese population, and residents of Beirut in particular, has been facing a severe economic crisis exacerbated by pre-existing environmental challenges including access to clean water and poor air quality. A growing ...
Examination of Alternative Energy as a U.S. National Security Priority: 1987 – 2017
(2023-04-05)
Alternative energy development has been a consistent priority of U.S. National Security Strategies since 1987. Despite the prioritization, alternative energy is still in early emergence and diffusion stages. An examination ...
Analyzing the Correlation Between Environmental Variables and Enterococcus Bacteria Contamination Across Boston’s Metropolitan Beaches
(2023-04-25)
Enterococcus is a genus of bacteria found worldwide, most abundantly residing in human and animal gastrointestinal tracts. They are historically recognized as fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) and are ill-reputed for their ...
Race, Land and Climate Change: Equitable Resilience in California
(2023-04-20)
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) experience extreme climate change vulnerability, which is complicated by historical, environmental, and social factors (Sims et al., 2022). The spatial distribution of BIPOC ...