NEWS + RESEARCH

Lauren Alshab Lauren Alshab

What is ESG—and What Can You Do About It?

(June 13, 2025) In today’s world, it’s not enough for companies to focus solely on profits—people want to know how businesses impact the planet, society, and their own employees.

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Lauren Alshab Lauren Alshab

Warmer Oceans are Not the Positive Spring Breakers May Think

(June 8, 2025) Our ocean covers around 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, but harbors about ninety percent of global warming. The amount of heat energy the ocean has absorbed over the last six decades is more than eight times the amount of energy humans used over that time period for cooking, electricity, industry, heating, etc.

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Lauren Alshab Lauren Alshab

Beautiful Brazil: Protecting Biodiversity

(May 22, 2025) Brazil is one of the most biodiverse nations in the world, boasting around 20 percent of the world’s biodiversity with more than 140 thousand species, including more primate species than any other country (over 150 species.)

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Lauren Alshab Lauren Alshab

Environmental Racism in Cancer Alley: Dying for Action

(May 17, 2025) The area of Louisiana, dubbed “Cancer Alley”, has nearly 200 petrochemical plants that produce toxic forever chemicals called PFAS. The predominantly African American communities that inhabit Cancer Alley have seen rates of cancer and respiratory illnesses skyrocket over the past 40 years. It’s time to address the discriminatory roots of Cancer Alley and how they affect the pollution present in the area today.

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