plastic trashpatch
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The Ocean Garbage Patch Is Tiny Compared to Our Carbon Footprint
How trash in our oceans can help us conceptualize and reduce our carbon emissions.
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What You Can Do to Fight Plastic Pollution
Plastic pollution can feel overwhelming, but here are some concrete actions we can all take to make a difference.
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Urban Design Lab: Plastic TrashPatch
How much is your trash worth? Using various visualization instruments, design ideas, engineering, and environmental science research, a team of designers, engineers, and scientists at the Urban Design Lab (UDL) are trying to find out. A new initiative for 2010, Plastic TrashPatch, seeks to raise awareness of ”trashpatches,” thick areas of concentrated marine debris that…
By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“
