As a transfer student to Lewis and Clark and as an ENVS major, I was highly motivated but largely uninformed about the complexities interlaced within many environmental problems and the environmental movement as a whole. I had transferred to Portland with a strong desire to make a difference for the planet and in the fight against climate […]
We Rule the Earth
Before reading Paul Steinberg’s Who Rules the Earth? How Social Rules Shape Our Planet and Our Lives I was a strong advocate for individual level action against climate change. I had a complete lack of faith in the system (anything above my local community/government), which stemmed from the fact that I had an apparent lack of understanding […]
Contentions or Connections?
The ever-growing environmental movement is much more diverse than one would initially believe. There are a whole slew of unique environmental organizations, ideologies etc. that an individual can be a part of as well as an endless supply of books, articles and resources that someone can use to get educated an involved with the movement. Yet, […]
Reflections of Understanding
Before I took ENVS 160 I had a very narrow understanding of environmental topics and climate change in general. Broad terms like nature, environment and sustainable all had simple and understandable definitions. I associated all environmentalists with each other and lumped radicals, preservationists, conservationists etc. all in to one movement with each other. My lack of ability […]