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Why Energy Conservation Will Remain Crucial

Legal Planet

But energy conservation is important for reasons that go beyond the direct effect on emissions. Before I get to the reasons, I need to explain what I mean by energy conservation and why it’s different than energy efficiency. The idea of energy conservation is simple: reduce the total amount of energy you’re using.

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Susquehanna University: Dam Good Engineering! Beaver Dams The Blueprint For Conservation

PA Environment Daily

We get to be involved with something that directly benefits our ecosystem that we’re living in here at Susquehanna,” said Bryanna Schienholz ’25, an earth & environmental sciences and German studies double major from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, who also has a minor in sustainability management.

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Confronting the Effects of Coastal Climate Change

Academy of Natural Sciences

Environmental science major Kris Freyland sees the effects of climate change up close. Drexel environmental science major and co-op student Kris Freyland. The project was one of 10 co-ops funded by the Dean’s Excellence Fund in the College of Arts and Sciences this year, designed to promote student-faculty collaboration.

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Penn State Extension, Partners: Collaborative School Planting Project Creates Lifelong Learners In Chester County

PA Environment Daily

Riparian buffers, or the vegetated areas alongside waterways, naturally protect streams by shading and cooling them, slowing and infiltrating stormwater runoff before entering the waterway, removing pollutants, creating habitat, and preventing sediment erosion from streambanks.

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Reduce Energy Use At Home

Academy of Natural Sciences

Whether we’re turning down the AC to cool off, or turning up the heat to get cozy, we use a lot of energy. When we consume less power, we reduce the amount of released toxic fumes in the air, conserve the earth’s natural resources and help protect ecosystems from destruction. When seasons change, so do indoor temperatures.

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Grey is the New Black: Navigating Ambiguity in the Carbon Claims Landscape

Ivy Protocol

However, the true challenge lies not in satisfying our taste buds, but in taking meaningful action to cool down our planet. The Bigger Picture: Conservation and More Companies need to view the projects as more than just sources of carbon offsets. Environmental Sciences Europe, 32, Article 19. Sobral, M. Ribeiro, A.

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Get Outdoors with Philly’s Nature!

Academy of Natural Sciences

The cooling weather of autumn might be enough to get you moving after another sweaty Philly summer, and you’re not alone. Whatever you end up observing, consider documenting it with community science tools such as iNaturalist. These wild turkeys are a conservation success story. Bernard Brown/Grid Magazine. Start Small.