The Problem: Every year, for the past 31 years there has been at least one confirmed oil spill somewhere in the world; these spills ranging from as small as 0.27 metric tons ( Dakota Access Pipeline Leak 2017) to as large as 820,000 tons of oil (Gulf War Oil Spill 1991). After each of these…
Author: Kattails
The Power of the People
Reading the news and keeping up with social media can make things seem pretty gloom and doom these days. Air pollution is being produced at record amount each year, our oceans almost have more plastic in them than fish, habitats are being lost due to commercial logging, and the list of endangered species is ever growing. Now, at this point you are probably asking yourself “Why am I reading this, this is so depressing?” and my answer to you, reader, is to fear not, because there is hope
Holidays and Sustainability
A summary of the holidays and how you can make a difference by celebrating sustainably
The Adventure Begins
Hello All! My name is Kat and I would like to welcome you all to my new blog called kattails! As a full time student and part time blogger, my hope in creating kattails is to share my passion for nature, sustainability, and travel with the world. As an ecologist in training, I hope to…
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