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tonya commented on the page, on the site UBST 372: Fieldwork in Environmental Studies 9 months, 3 weeks ago
It’s hard to understand how polluting can lessen coronavirus hardships. It wouldn’t make anyone’s life easier if I threw my trash out the window instead of placing it in a bin… good grief.
That is great news about the decreased air pollution though!
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tonya commented on the page, on the site UBST 372: Fieldwork in Environmental Studies 9 months, 3 weeks ago
So cool! I’ve seen dolphins at the Rockaways before but can’t imagine seeing a whale. 🙂
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tonya commented on the page, on the site UBST 372: Fieldwork in Environmental Studies 9 months, 3 weeks ago
This was so surprising to me as well! A good surprise!
I am moving soon to a house with a yard and it’s been hard to find (good) vegetable seeds. And I am definitely one of those people tuning in to the webinars and listening to gardening podcasts at work, haha.
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tonya commented on the page, on the site UBST 372: Fieldwork in Environmental Studies 9 months, 3 weeks ago
The problem of invasive species will only be exacerbated as climate conditions change in their favor. This is really troubling for crops that rely on pollinators who might be outcompeted by these (sometimes murderous!) newcomers.
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tonya commented on the page, on the site UBST 372: Fieldwork in Environmental Studies 9 months, 4 weeks ago
It is so disheartening to see so much food go to waste when food insecurity is such an issue right now. It’s hard, with a logical mind, to justify the dumping. Has anyone else seen the photos of cars lined up to get to farms and purchase food directly from them? I hope that can alleviate some of the dumpings. But of course, those are small farms…[Read more]
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tonya commented on the page, on the site UBST 372: Fieldwork in Environmental Studies 11 months, 1 week ago
I work in retail and it never really crossed my mind how many germs were transferred in a single cash transaction because it happens so quickly and we move on. I have noticed businesses that are still opened are taking extra steps to eliminate those germ transfers by using Apple pay or online orders for pickup. Taking the thought beyond germs to…[Read more]
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