Category: Beyond Berkeley

Beyond Berkeley / Culture / Sustainable Living / Uncategorized

April 21, 2019

Are the most popular ‘sustainable’ clothing brands actually sustainable?

As a devoted thrifter (and broke college student), I’ve only recently gotten into buying from sustainable clothing brands. I’ll always love thrifting, but there are some things that can be extremely difficult to find...

Beyond Berkeley / Culture / Food / Sustainable Living / Zero Waste

April 17, 2019

Environmental Alternatives on a College Budget

It’s time to make the switch! Environmental alternatives not only exist, but they’re really freaking cool! Below is a list of environmentally woke companies that partnered with the Leaflet to make environmental alternatives more...

Beyond Berkeley / Culture / Food / People / Sustainable Living

April 15, 2019

Beyonce’s Journey with Veganism

Beyonce has gained so many perks from being vegan that it has prompted her to tell her fans to do the same. She took to Instagram to announce that she was offering the opportunity...

Beyond Berkeley / Culture / Demystifying Science / Sustainable Living / Videos / Zero Waste

April 7, 2019

Learn About Sustainable Living in 10 Short Videos

If you’re in need of crash courses to learn all about the basics of sustainable living, I’ve got you covered. The 10 topics listed will give you an introduction to a portion of the...

Beyond Berkeley / Culture / People / Sustainable Living / Uncategorized / Videos

April 5, 2019

Environmental Lessons from Marie Kondo’s “Tidying Up”

Consumerism is very evident among Americans as we spend money on various items and accumulate a lot of stuff. I would argue that the majority of this stuff we don’t need and is therefore...

Beyond Berkeley / Culture / Environmental News / Food / Sustainable Living / Uncategorized / Zero Waste

April 4, 2019

TerraCycle’s Loop Program–Your Household Items, Now in Zero-Waste Packaging

TerraCycle, an innovative recycling company, has recently paired with some of the world’s most ubiquitous corporations, including UPS, Procter & Gamble, Nestlé, and Unilever, to bring reusable containers to households all over the world....

Beyond Berkeley / Culture / Environmental News / Sustainable Living / Uncategorized

April 2, 2019

Reduce, Reuse, Forget Recycle

In 2016, China consumed over 50% of the world’s recycled paper and plastic. The European Union alone exports an estimated 95% of its plastic to China. It is the largest consumer of plastic exported...

Beyond Berkeley / Culture / Environmental News / Food / People / Sustainable Living / Zero Waste

April 1, 2019

5 Sustainability Blogs You Should Follow

Sustainability preaches that humans should form harmonic relationships with the natural environment. By doing so, Earth’s natural resources and ecosystems shall be preserved, thereby sustaining and meeting the needs of future generations. Each individual...

Beyond Berkeley / Energy / Environmental Justice / Justice + Politics / Renewable Energy

April 1, 2019

Puerto Rico’s Renewable Plan Held Hostage by Natural Gas

On September 20th, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. Thousands of lives were lost. Homes were destroyed, businesses ruined, public property damaged. In total, the destruction will cost an estimated 139 billion....

Beyond Berkeley / Ecology

March 22, 2019

El Niño Has Returned This Year: What Does This Mean for Berkeley?

On Valentine’s Day of this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) announced the arrival of El Niño. Let’s break this down: what exactly is El Niño? El Niño (Spanish for “little boy”) is...