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Project Jatropha’s Winter Support (09/05/2024)
“Homelessness is not a choice, but a circumstance. Let’s choose compassion and empathy instead.” – Deborah Padgett, Professor of Social Work As part of Project Jatropha’s ongoing humanitarian mission, I was happy to revisit...
Finding Solutions to Homelessness: An Inspiring Interview with Ms. Hannay at Fremont City Hall
“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.” — Meryl Streep I had the privilege of meeting and interviewing Mrs. Paula-Manczuk Hannay, Development Officer for the...
Uniting for a Common Cause: Project Jatropha Partners with City of Fremont to Combat Homelessness
“No one has ever become poor from giving.” – Anne Frank We’re thrilled to announce that Project Jatropha has partnered with the City of Fremont to make a positive impact in our community by supporting the homeless in...
Newark Gets Greener: Project Jatropha Volunteers Plant Trees
“Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing. You are just talking.” ― Wangari Maathai Happy belated World Environmental Day from Team Project Jatropha! The first World Environmental Day was...
Caring for the Community: Project Jatropha’s Salaam Food Pantry Visit
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Unknown Recently, I had the privilege of visiting the Salaam Food Pantry as part of Project Jatropha’s humanitarian efforts. I met the founder, Mr. Irfan, and the...
Project Jatropha Dig In for Newark Tree Planting
“It’s Earth day. I wonder if we can plant more trees than people for a change?” —Stanley Victor Paskavich Happy Earth Day from Team Project Jatropha! Earth Day is a day that is celebrated to raise awareness to protect the earth and its...
Microplastics and Nanoplastics: What’s the Difference? (03/14/2024)
Microplastics and nanoplastics are the two kinds of major environmental pollutants, which exist everywhere, including our bodies, and they are produced when plastic fragments into small pieces. Microplastics are small plastic pieces, about the size...
Why are microplastics harming our environment?
“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...
Happy New Year from Team Project Jatropha!
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...
Carbon Emissions and Climate Change
“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...