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Green On The Go

It’s 2024, and all over the world the tourism industry is skyrocketing, bringing with it a plethora of benefits — from boosts to a country’s economy to the much deserved appreciation for a country or region’s culture, religion and physical beauty. We’ve all seen the positive ...

Who’s Picking Your Fruit?

It is no secret that Florida’s farm workers often face unideal working environments. Cast out in the Florida heat, impenetrable humidity and unpredictable weather, workers are subject to both the elements and their employers who refuse to provide them safe work environments. For far...

It is no secret that Florida’s farm workers often face unideal working environments. Cast out in the Florida heat, im...

Invasive Species

Burmese pythons. Lionfish. Brazilian peppertrees. You may have heard about the danger of these plants and animals, but what are these invasive species truly doing to our ecosystems and what does it mean? The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) defines invasive species as any living orga...

Burmese pythons. Lionfish. Brazilian peppertrees. You may have heard about the danger of these plants and animals, but ...

D R O W N I N G

With our water ecosystems starting to look like a floating garbage dump from a vast increase in human waste, we decided to put people in a space where they face the consequences of their careless actions. [caption id="attachment_18389" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] According...

With our water ecosystems starting to look like a floating garbage dump from a vast increase in human waste, we decide...

OUTSIDE IN.

It’s been more than five months since we were locked inside our homes with just a TV, a few house plants and maybe, if you were lucky, a roll of toilet paper. The lush and unlimited landscape we once inhabited shrank to a few square feet. Alone we grew, we blossomed, we set our roots an...

It’s been more than five months since we were locked inside our homes with just a TV, a few house plants and maybe, i...

To Be Or Not To Be COVID-Free…

We can all agree that the COVID-19 pandemic has been the most chaotic introduction to any school year. Here we are, just two weeks before the start of classes, and half of us still don’t even know which ones we’re taking face to face or online. For the first time ever, we have the opt...

We can all agree that the COVID-19 pandemic has been the most chaotic introduction to any school year. Here we are, jus...

NatGeo on Campus: The Perfect Shot

The National Geographic Society (NatGeo) held its inaugural NatGeo on Campus at the University of Miami on November 9-10th. Their goal was simple: to empower the next generation so that they can understand and care for our planet. The first day of the event was packed with panels on topics...

The National Geographic Society (NatGeo) held its inaugural NatGeo on Campus at the University of Miami on November 9-10...

Always in Bloom

Fragrant and colorful, flowers have always been given as a gesture of kindness and love. The demand for beautiful and exotic flowers has increased is so high that today the flower industry is an $8 billion industry.  Living in Miami, we have an edge up on the market. The tropical c...

Fragrant and colorful, flowers have always been given as a gesture of kindness and love. The demand for beautiful and ex...