Environmental Studies 160 (ENVS 160) is an introductory class into the Environmental Studies major, therefore it is quite broad and arguably the most impactful. For many students, this can be a make or break for the major and therefore many students have decided to give out tips for navigating this class. It is heavy, both […]
Maybe Pessimism Isn’t the Answer
The immediate benefit that I have found after taking this course is how I approach discussions of climate change among my peers. Before this semester, I was more than ready to jump on the fatalistic bandwagon and pull as many people onto it with me, thinking that it would help spur change. However, after reading […]
Spoiler Alert: We All Can’t Rule the Earth
Who Rules the Earth by Paul F. Steinberg covers a variety of topics all in relation to the environmental movement and individual or public effort to combat climate change. He delves into different movements in the past that has created legislation on environmental protection and the action of individuals in these situations. Steinberg also goes […]
A Change of Mindset
There is always a great deal of overlap when discussing environmental issues. In ENVS 160 we read many different books that offered differing solutions and sources of climate change. In fact, a key message that was conveyed in all the texts was the complexity of the issue and the fundamental changes we need to make […]
The Fall from My Pedestal
As a transfer student who had lived in multiple countries and studied under many different viewpoints, signing up for an intro to environmental studies course seemed vaguely insulting. I was this experienced and worldly student with a passion for the environment, what more could an intro course teach me that I hadn’t already learned from […]
Is Portland an Oasis for Climate Conversation?
by: Max Lorenze & Anna Tobin Procedure This survey was done by two classes of approximately 50 students throughout the city of Portland and its’ periphery. We were assigned to leave the downtown area and go to the suburbs so as to get a wider range of data. Max and I traveled to the Sellwood […]