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Megan Gallagher

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Megan Gallagher is a senior at Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y., where she is studying mass communications with a concentration in print journalism. She currently works as the features editor of her school newspaper, The Ionian, and has also worked as an intern for CNN’s American Morning. Megan recently spent a semester abroad based in Dublin, Ireland, and the experience gave her a global perspective on living green. Some of Megan’s hobbies include writing, snowboarding, traveling and fitness. 

MY POSTS
Help comfort a cub this season
Tue, Feb 09 2010 at 9:34 PM EST
You've seen and heard about them every year, usually around this time when the weather gets unbearably cold. Coat drives help thousands of people stay warm throughout the winter. Now, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is putting its own twist on this traditional form of charity. It's called Coats for Cubs.   Read this blog
Carrotmob invades New York
Tue, Jan 26 2010 at 4:38 PM EST
If you've been following the news lately, you may have heard that the retail giant H&M was recently busted for lying about the "organic" materials in their clothing — cotton, to be exact. Due to the increased pressure for companies to "go green," it comes as no surprise that there are some fraudulent claims out there. So what better way to get out the message that deceiving customers and being environmentally irresponsible isn't OK than a boycott, right? Not so anymore.   Read this blog
Thirsty for change
Tue, Jan 12 2010 at 5:49 PM EST
If there is one thing that the majority of people in the developed world take for granted, it is clean, safe drinking water. In fact, many people in the developed world cringe at the idea of "tap water" and spend their money on water bottles. Rather than fighting to stay hydrated, organizations in the U.S. and other major countries are fighting to reduce "water bottle waste," a crisis which is unheard of to almost one billion people around the world who do no have access to any safe drinking water. Read this blog
Resolutions for 2010
Mon, Dec 14 2009 at 1:00 PM EST
2010 seems to be the year of new beginnings. Arriving right on the heels of the Copenhagen negotiations, it seems like this new decade may be the beginning to some major changes, as far as the environment is concerned. But even though it seems like some big initiatives are on their way, it's still important not to ignore the small steps that can make a big difference.    Read this blog
The sweet sound of silence
Tue, Dec 08 2009 at 7:05 PM EST
If you've ever spent time walking the streets of New York City, or any other major city for that matter, you know that while mass transit is often the cheapest, most convenient way to travel, it's not necessarily the most appealing. For years, commuters have battled mysterious noises coming from the depths of city buses, and innocent bystanders have been caught behind the loud (and foul-smelling) exhaust pipes of aging transit authority buses. Read this blog
Freeing the Karner blue butterfly
Tue, Nov 17 2009 at 11:58 PM EST
Charles Dickens once said, "I only ask to be free, the butterflies are free." At the time that Dickens made this statement, it may have been true that butterflies were among one of the freest creatures on Earth. Free to fly about from flower to flower in their short-lived lives, free to flutter in the wind. Butterflies, by nature, are free, meant to symbolize beauty and rebirth. However, in the past 100 years certain populations of butterflies have come to know a life of restriction and endangerment, rather than freedom.   Read this blog
Daylight saving time controversy: Who knew?
Tue, Nov 03 2009 at 7:44 PM EST
Last Sunday marked the end of daylight saving time (DST), and after a tiring weekend I have to admit that I couldn't have been happier to gain an extra hour of sleep. Sure, my body clock was a little off and Sunday seemed like an abnormally long day, but my body was still thanking me for finally being well-rested. But since the time change I noticed a lot of buzz about the controversy surrounding DST. The more I heard about it, the more curious I became. In the past I've never really questioned why DST exists, and what it actually does for us. Read this blog
Setting the trend
Tue, Oct 27 2009 at 6:13 PM EST
When I first heard about the Sierra Club's project of targeting campuses that have coal-fired power plants, I was delighted. First, because I think it's a great idea, and second, because my college isn't on its list of targets. On the contrary, Iona is a small college that was founded in the tradition of the Christian Brothers, and it continues have a consistent commitment to service, including positively contributing to the environment. Although it seems like the world has only recently tuned in to environmental concerns, Iona has been advocating sustainability for over 15 years. Read this blog
Enjoy a slower New York minute at Bear Mountain State Park
Tue, Oct 20 2009 at 10:29 PM EST
New York is a great state. But the best of its beauty definitely comes out from September through January. These are the months when the trees are adorned with beautiful foliage, and when those colors finally fade and the leaves fall, snow blankets the mountains and the countryside. Read this blog
A lesson from Thomas Berry
Tue, Oct 13 2009 at 2:17 PM EST
Over the past few weeks, my course studies have involved the idea of human rights. The idea that every human being has both survival and thrival rights is not a novel one, but rather one that is expected. As citizens of the U.S., we enjoy a certain sense of freedom, and from an early age we have learned about the idea of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. But the more I learned about this topic, the more I began to wonder: what makes us different from other creatures? What allows us to enjoy these rights while other beings are excluded? Read this blog
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