I have spent my time in ENVS 160 doing readings and quizzes, group and individual projects, as well as completing exams. When I take a step back from all of the work I have completed and the information I have learned my biggest takeaway is this; nothing can be done by a single individual, but […]
A Fresh Start… Again
A Roadmap to ENVS 160 – Situated from a Transfer Student’s Perspective I began ENVS 160 in the spring semester of my sophomore year as a second year transfer student. I entered the class with several college level Environmental Studies and Science courses under my belt. Despite having quite a bit of previous knowledge, I constantly […]
The Danger of Social Norms in Environmentalism
Who Rules the Earth by Paul Steinberg (2015) is a book focused on challenging the social rules in place in order to enact widespread change within the realm of environmentalism. Especially in regards to moving towards a more sustainable future, to ensure the Earth will be around for generations to come. A recurring theme in […]
Combining Complexities for a Cohesive Analysis
This semester in ENVS 160 we read four main texts pertaining to the general ideas of ENVS. The works we read are as follows, Why We Disagree About Climate Change by Mike Hulme (2015), Austerity Ecology & The Collapse-Porn Addicts by Leigh Phillips (2015), Who Rules the Earth? by Paul Steinberg (2015). Of these texts some proved […]
From the Bay Area to the City of Bridges: An Evolution of ENVS
It was fall of 2015, sunny San Francisco, California, the campus was alive and humming with an excited buzz. It was on this early September day that I would begin taking classes that would significantly impact my life. At the time I was studying at the University of San Francisco where both the Environmental Studies […]
Pumice Rocks!
Overview Pumice is a rough, extrusive volcanic rock, produced when super-heated lava containing a high content of water and gas is violently discharged from a volcanic eruption. The highly pressurized gas bubbles escape the lava as the co-occurring cooling and depressurization create a frothy texture that then hardens and results in a very lightweight, lightly-colored, […]