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Here today, here tomorrow – but what about yesterday? The environmental cost of plastic water bottle production

Posted on June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Damon de Clercq It is well known that plastic bottles have environmental costs which last long

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life cycle, Life cycle assessment, plastic
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What it takes to make a phone?

Posted on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Katie Osborne We love smartphones. It’s our whole world in our hands – it gives us

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climate change, humans, life cycle, technology
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Coral Reefs: The Impacts of Sunscreens and Cosmetics

Posted on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Thomas Rosenberg Coral reefs are some of the most diverse, productive, and ecologically and economically important

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biodiversity, ecology, humans, oceans
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Chocolate’s True Cost – Rainforests in Peril

Posted on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Joseph McCormick Chocolate has become one of the most popular affordable luxuries enjoyed around the world. 

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deforestation, humans
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What we know about this “insect apocalypse”

Posted on May 19, 2019May 20, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Georgia Kahan Insects seem to get the short end of the stick when it comes to

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biodiversity, insects
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The environmental impacts of laundry detergent

Posted on May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Greta Stuthridge During my grocery shop this week I stopped at the laundry detergents, considering the

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Rubbish the size of a country? The reality of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Posted on May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Nim Udawatta People have turned a blind eye to the consequences of plastic consumption, and the

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humans, oceans, waste
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What’s in a species? A look at cryptic biodiversity

Posted on May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Jozef Polec Keywords: biodiversity, ecology, genetics, nature, taxonomy Photo (above): Two geckos from the Woodworthia genus complex. Once

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biodiversity, ecology, genetics, nature, taxonomy
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New life after death

Posted on May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Abby Wayte The awful truth is that the very last thing most of us will do

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humans, life cycle
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Animal agriculture causes tree-mendous deforestation

Posted on May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Sumana Whitelaw We are fortunate to be surrounded by lush native forest, an abundance of unique

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deforestation, forests, humans
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Welcome to the Environmental Science blog for the students of Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). The blogs posted here have been created by students doing an environmental science major, on a topic of their interest.

Header photo: Lake Rotoiti, South Island, New Zealand. The area is one of our undergraduate week-long field trip sites. Credit: Dez Tessler.

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