This course has a deep and varied basis of information. The purpose of the course is to provide the frameworks on which to build upon with more and more information. It is also to develop a deeper knowledge into what to expect in ENVS, specifically in regard to its interdisciplinary basis. ENVS 160 gave me […]
Why We Disagree About Who Rules the Earth
It’s difficult to summarize the ways this class will impact my future, as there have been many different aspects the course that have altered the basis of thought on which I built new concepts and opinions. My first three posts (1, 2, and 3) summarized some of the things I have learned throughout the course, […]
How do we change? Dismissing preconceived notions.
In the last portion of the ENVS 160 course, we discussed Paul F Steinberg’s “Who Rules the Earth.” One of the main focuses of this text is change on the institutional level rather than the individual (Steinberg 2015). Steinberg tells us that this old adage of “think globally, act locally” is not a plausible goal, […]
Lights, Camera, Action: Spirituality, Communication to the Public, and Thinking Globally or Locally for Environmental Issues.
This course has many interconnected concepts that tie throughout the different texts and units we have studied and observed. Each different idea is demonstrated from multiple different points of view, from different authors. The three connections I chose were mentioned in the above title of the post: Lights, Camera, and Action, Lights regarding religion […]
Bless this Mess: A Reflection on Environmental Scholarship
I had never taken any class in environmental studies or science before this course. The only time I had ever discussed environmental issues and climate change in my academic courses was in my biology course. I think that this gave me a very science-focused perspective on climate change. I found that the most important lesson […]
Conservatism: Make the Environment Great Again
Ireland Flannery, Ellen Richards, Kyle Mezrahi, and Jaime Monsher Introduction Conservatism is an ideology that looks at the past as a foundation for approaching present issues. Conservatism is used in a variety of contexts, such as political and social philosophy. In the context of environmentalism, conservatism, “an orientation toward the past[,] is an understandable response […]
Iodine: from Mine or Brine?
Ellen Richards and Ireland Flannery Overview Iodine is the heaviest and least abundant halogen on the periodic table of elements. It was discovered by French chemist Barnard Courtois in 1811. At room temperature, the nonmetallic element exists as a solid with a purple-black appearance, but it appears violet as a gas. It has a melting […]
Climate Change in Portland: Voices from the Streets
Ivy Denham-Conroy, Ellen Richards, Ireland Flannery, and Ary Rahul Hashim Overview and Introduction The objective of our team, Ivy Denham-Conroy, Ellen Richards, Ireland Flannery, and Ary Rahul Hashim, along with the other teams of the ENVS 160 class, was to assess Portlanders’ views on climate change. Our group, along with the other groups in both ENVS sections, collected the data, encompassing […]