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One of the many devastating effects of climate change include the outcome of many coral reef populations. Bleaching initiates the death of coral and visually robs them of their vibrant colors. The withdrawal of these colors gives artists an opportunity… Continue Reading →
Greenwashing is the falsifying and exaggerating of a company’s environmental claims in order to raise capital from investors. As green bonds soared in popularity amongst investors, so did regulators’ concern for greenwashing. The purpose of the green bond market is… Continue Reading →
I found this specific piece super inspiring just because of how young the artist is…Sehee Kim, the winner of an eco-art competition, is just 10 years old!! I think everyone should analyze this as a sign of how our youngest… Continue Reading →
My unfortunate decision to pick a sunny Saturday day to reserve a ticket forced me to view the exhibitions strategically. I thought I would start at the top of the museum and trickle down; attempting to avoid the screaming children… Continue Reading →
Those who bear the least responsibility for climate change tend to suffer the worst. This photo shows an aerial shot of Ejit in the Marshall Islands. Camille Parmeasan, an ecologist for the CNRS Ecology Station says, “There’s increasing evidence that many… Continue Reading →
In the Hall of Biodiversity, there was a clear strategy used to grab the visitor’s attention—“the bigger the better”. This rule was showcased through the decisions of placing the endangered species, specifically the bigger ones, in the middle of the… Continue Reading →
The Hall of Ocean Life in the Museum of Natural History displayed the abundance of marine life that was displayed throughout the exhibit. We can see a range of all forms of ocean life from mollusks to the biggest blue… Continue Reading →
The climate change exhibit is located in the Ruth L. Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. The purpose of this exhibit is to show how the earth works. Each part of the exhibit answers a question. The five questions are: “How… Continue Reading →
There are many things that we take for granted. The air we breathe, the warm sunlight, and the bright blue sky. These may all be gone one day. Olafur Eliasson’s piece titled The Weather Project alludes to this idea. This… Continue Reading →
The Dzanga Sangha Rainforest is one of the many extraordinary displays in the American Museum of Natural History. It is located in the Hall of Biodiversity and it takes up one half of the exhibit. The size of its display… Continue Reading →