Why are microplastics harming our environment?
News “Microplastics will inhabit the known universe eventually. Including us.” – Anthony T. Hincks One of the major pollutants that are frequently discovered in our oceans and the Great Lakes is the microplastics, which are the plastic particles smaller than 5 mm,...
Happy New Year from Team Project Jatropha!
News Happy New Year from Team Project Jatropha! As we enter 2024, we, as responsible citizens, have several critical environmental issues to tackle. Burning fossil fuels is one of the major contributors of global warming, causing climate change at a rapid rate, leading to...
Carbon Emissions and Climate Change
News “The growing evidence of climate change is forcing attention on carbon emissions and their reduction.” – Gordon Brown Burning fossil fuels causes carbon dioxide to be emitted, which traps the heat in the atmosphere, and as a result, this causes the temperatures...
Cleaning Up the Coast: Project Jatropha’s Community Effort
News The California Coastal Cleanup Day is an annual event that occurs on the third Saturday of September. It was first celebrated in 1985 to motivate people to volunteer to remove trash from the oceans, so that they can help protect the aquatic ecosystems. This...