# data[].attributes.body
My name is Katherine Ceron, and I am from Cali, Colombia, and I am 26 years. My major is in accounting. I have lived here for three years. In my native country, I studied a few semesters in business administration. Also, I am interested in different topics about business like the stock market, marketing, strategies management, passive income, business entrepreneurship, and other similar topics. I also like the subject of self-improvement because I think it all depends on how we speak to our subconscious minds. I am most proud of myself for beginning to study again and for what I have built here. As said in some quotes, every end is a new beginning, and a new beginning comes with a new opportunity.

# data[].attributes.headline
What topic did you select to research? Why did you pick this topic?

# data[].attributes.subject
What topic did you select to research? Why did you pick this topic?

# data[].attributes.body
I selected to research public transportation in Miami; I picked this topic because the public transportation service is not enough. Public transport takes a long wait time and has many routes that do not cover all principal streets. Actually, the service offers small loops and works for people who live close enough to their home station, and you can get off near their destination. Also,  I pick this topic because public transportation has the potential to have a significant and positive impact on traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions.

# data[].attributes.headline
How do efficient and "green" transportation in Miami?

# data[].attributes.subject
How do efficient and "green" transportation in Miami?

# data[].attributes.body
"Green Cities Need Green Transportation."

The article talks about how nuclear, solar, hydro, and wind energy can make available alternatives to transportation because of growing roles in techniques and nascent technologies that use carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to combine them in such a way to generate fuels for our cars. Also, the article emphasizes the fuels that result from these processes will look, feel and perform just like oil and coal but its increased security, cleaner air, and new jobs will result.

"Deep green transportation."

This article mentions a 10- steps plan that could lead to a 90% drop in cars in most US cities. The big point that I consider relevant is expanding mass transportation, especially by having new lines and lanes dedicated to trains and buses. The goal should be to expand mass transit so much that people are confident that they can get to where they need to go without owning a car.

"Public Transportation Is More Efficient."

This article states that climbing oil prices, worsening gridlock, and foreboding climate change can be alleviated by public transit because the use of public transport can prevent roughly a third of the nation's energy use and carbon emissions. Department of Energy statistics supports the article show that, per passenger mile, rail transit is substantially greener and less energy-hungry than an automobile and as transit use increases, systems grow ever more efficient.

# data[].attributes.body
The article "British chefs cook up food waste solutions" shows how different famous help to reduce food waste. The report states Food waste is increasingly viewed as unethical in a world of rising hunger and environmentally destructive as it's dumped in landfills where it rots, releasing greenhouse gases. There are many arguments about the importance of reducing food waste in the article. An argument solid is that globally, one-third of all food produced – worth nearly $1 trillion – is thrown away every year, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). An important point to consider in this matter is how one of these chefs said "We need to look at normal ingredients that we all have in the fridge under another light. A tomato that is too ripe is not good for a salad but can be used to make a wonderful sauce." As the chef said, we need to consider taking advantage of our food and reusing it. In addition, the article talks about how other chefs have opened places that use recycled food by large supermarket chains, hotels, and restaurants, all to contribute to the problem against hunger and food waste.

# data[].attributes.body
In the video “The Story of Plastic “from the Story of Stuff Project, the speaker tells of the crisis that the oceans are going through, mainly with plastic pollution. The state of the world’s oceans is critical because about eight million metric tons go into the sea every year. The video explains what is happening with the plastic in detail; 32% of plastic packaging ends up littering the environment, 40% is bidding in a landfill somewhere, and the other percentage is distributed with the 14% incinerated, 14% recycled but only 2% is effectively recycled. The video also invited us to pay attention to this matter that affects our environment and discover how the oil and gas industry has successfully manipulated the narrative around it.

Concerning consumption, I can say that I am aware of the importance of reusing on many occasions since I come from a country that repairs everything and seeks to use something until it is no longer useful. Since I moved to the United States, I can even say that I have become more consumerist, but I think this depends on the system imposed on us. For example, days before, a computer had a damaged hard drive in my work, and the repair cost was more expensive than a new one. In a certain sense, I believe that we are victims of the system because here, it is often cheaper to buy a new object than to send it for repair. However, this is not an apparent excuse to consider how consumerism affects the environment.

# data[].attributes.body
The video "How to make traffic better, not worse" invites considering other friendly transportation alternatives models that help to contribute positively to traffic. Then, the idea comes how to make traffic better, help the environment, and have efficient transportation. An interesting fact to view in our community is the US has between 600 and 800 cars per 1000 people, it a lot of vehicles pollute the environment.

Creating more highways is ineffective because it will encourage more people to have cars, and the additional space will be filled eventually with more cars. For example, there are more parking lots in Miami than buses or efficient public transportation. Also, indeed, the highway or highway strategy does not work in densely built cities because there is less infrastructure for that; for example,  it happens in Colombia.

A strategy to reduce pollution is electric vehicles but not to help with the problem of space or traffic; in the video, they propose to have clear policies focused on promoting new travel options and behaviors that discourage personal vehicles. The proposal is called transit-oriented development, which consists of investing in public transport such as buses, trains, or subways in the center and developing life around it, improving access to the different neighborhoods. In my own experience, it is essential to create policies that help with the issue of transportation in Miami because it is incredible that we depend on buying a car or improved transportation public in order to get better traffic and environment.

works cited

“How to Make Traffic Better, Not Worse.” YouTube, PlanetA, 11 Mar. 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR7caWQvWBQ.

# data[].attributes.headline
What research tool, idea, or methodology caught your attention? 

# data[].attributes.subject
What research tool, idea, or methodology caught your attention? 

# data[].attributes.body
Professor Isabel talked about different tools that we can use in research. First, she explained the structure that usually has an investigation. For example, we need to define the topic, explain the causes, describe the impact of these causes, and show possible solutions or outlooks. Then, she showed us how in indifferent research tools, we could extract the MLA citation and how we can look for a good topic in the option "Opposing Viewpoints" in learning resources of Miami Dade College. Also, she explained the best form to filter a search. The whole information caught my attention because I learned about tools that I never use as a "connect with a librarian, online tutoring, and remote faculty support." She also shared how EBSCO ebooks work that can help me with the research because we have many search options and we can download.

# data[].attributes.body
The article "The Country Winning, The Battle On Food Waste" talks about how the South Korean government has reduced food waste through the use of laws that encourage people not to waste food. The article states that the South Korean government operates one of the most rigorous food waste recycling programs globally. The results have been impressive. For example, one of this country's laws was to prohibit sending food to landfills in 2005 and, in 2013, also banned the dumping of garbage juice (leftover water squeezed from food waste) into the sea. Today, a staggering 95 percent of food waste is recycled ― a remarkable leap from less than 2 percent in 1995.

Also, the law has been required to discard food waste in biodegradable bags, priced according to volume and costing the average four-person family. Hence, people avoid paying for it and reduce the waste of food. A machine RFID machine aids this. It encourages residents to remove any moisture ― which accounts for about 80 percent of food waste ― before tossing it in the machine, saving on collection costs. According to Lee, in Songpa District alone, the devices have held 9.6 billion won (about $8.4 million) in logistical expenses.

# data[].attributes.body
The video "Are mushrooms the new plastic?" presented by Eben Bayernew talks about the innovative new fungal-based packaging material that protects fragile things like furniture plasma screens and positively impacts the environment. First, he explains the problem of how synthetic materials like plastics require large amounts of energy to create and the difficulties involved in disposing of them. Then he shows how his team discovers the form to use a part of the mushroom called mycelium to grow materials whit many of the same properties of conventional synthetic materials. The material used is innovative because it is a self-assembling material. It takes things that we would consider waste, like seed hulls or woody biomass, and can transform them into a chitinous polymer, formed into almost any shape. Also, mycelium is used as glue, as the plastics industry does. As a result, the industry can create materials with many different properties, insulating materials, fire-resistant, moisture-resistant, and vapor-resistant.

Eben shares the four basic steps required to make these materials. The first is selecting a feedstock, preferably something regional. The next is taking this feedstock and putting in a tool, physically filling an enclosure, a mold, in whatever shape you want to get. Then the particles help grow the mycelium through its natural process, and that is where innovation happens because the organism is doing the work in this process, not equipment. The final step is to create the product with this material. Finally, he explains that do products with this kind of material, in other words, a natural polymer, do not go to clog up Earth's ecosystems but can help as a natural recycling system.

Bayer, Eben, director. Eben Bayer: Are Mushrooms the New Plastic? | TED Talk, https://www.ted.com/talks/eben_bayer_are_mushrooms_the_new_plastic/transcript?language=en.

# data[].attributes.headline
Replacing the basic construction material

# data[].attributes.subject
Replacing the basic construction material

# data[].attributes.body
Kevin Surace suggests considering replacing the basic construction materials to reduce the huge carbon footprint generated by the manufacturing and construction of our buildings. He redesigned the drywall process that generates 20 billion pounds of CO2 a year. smorzando using materials recycled from cement and steel manufacturing. This innovative creation has a huge impact on the environment because the reinvention of drywall helps reduce a large amount of CO2, which contributes to our environment.

His presentation talks about how he could make his project a reality, making us reflect that we can change anything and that we must change it. In other words, we must change everything that surrounds us so that later we do not regret it; he, for example, explains a way to reduce carbon footprint. He said" Don't listen to the people who say you can't do this, because anyone can" so we can change wherever help our environment,  our home.

Surace, Kevin, director. Kevin Surace: Eco-Friendly Drywall | TED Talk, https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_surace_eco_friendly_drywall/transcript?language=en.