Eco Rep
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Blogs
Farm to the table: What is the big deal about organic food?
By eco-rep Ashlyn Whiteside Have you ever seen a busy farmer’s market and wondered what the buzz was or if…
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Climate Change: The irreversible effects are getting closer by the day
By eco-rep Muriel Baki Rider’s campus received another snowstorm last week, which brought snow totals in parts of Mercer County…
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Garbage Island: The Dangerous Trash Crisis
By Dean Riddle eco-rep Every day, we all go about our lives and produce waste along the way — often…
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Fighting fast fashion fads
Take a moment and think about how many Rider T-shirts you have gotten that you only wore one time or…
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The air we breathe: Rider takes initiative to reduce carbon footprint
Take a walk around campus, through a city or even any moderately populated town and observe what you see. At…
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Reasons to consider veganism: Crucial for saving the world
Going vegan may seem impossible to you, but would you reconsider it if you were told that it would cut…
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Pursue a green career, even if it is not an environmentalist
The second semester is already in full swing and, for our seniors, that may mean figuring out what jobs to…
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green corner: The urgent call for change to prevent a plastic earth
Imagine going on vacation and walking on a beautiful, warm Caribbean beach. All seems serene and calm, until a huge…
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Eco friendly road salt
Remember the last time it snowed, just a few weeks ago? As you walked outside, you probably felt the cold…
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The dangerous effects of plastic pollution
The New York Times estimated that 13 million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year. But…
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The uncertainty of the weather and our planet
After a summer of alternating weeks of extreme heat and rain, as well as a rainy fall, it makes one…
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