Last semester I was told that ENVS 160 would be relatively easy because it was a “soft” science – ENVS 160 was anything but easy. Unlike most traditional science courses, ENVS 160 incorporates both the natural and social sciences in order to better understand the complexity of current environmental issues. I transferred to Lewis & […]
Final Thoughts
Before ENVS 160 I was terribly misinformed about how to go about solving major issues such as climate change. Like many other individuals, I held a single belief that my individual efforts would somehow lead to a more sustainable environment. However, ENVS 160 helped me to realize how far from the truth I actually was. […]
Game Changer
“What does it take to bring about social change to protect the environment?” (Steinberg 2015, 13). Prior to this class, I would have been eager to raise my hand and regurgitate everything that I have been taught thus far – reduce, reuse, recycle on an individual scale in order to bring about lasting change for […]
Connect Four Minus One
Over the course of this semester, we have been introduced to several readings regarding environmental issues. While each reading has offered something unique, there have been some underlying themes that connect all of them together. In this blog I will make an attempt to connect these readings. The first connection that I noticed appeared […]
Three Key Lessons from ENVS 160
Environmental studies has changed the way I view the world. Many people claim that environmental studies is a soft science and prior to this class I shared the same belief. However, my understanding of environmental studies has changed over the course of this semester and I have come to realize that environmental studies is anything […]