It is appropriate that I am writing this final post on Earth Day where I am supposed to derive inspiration for action from what I have learned in Environmental Studies 160. On a day dedicated to environmental action, I must reckon the opposing and conflicting ideas that I have encountered in this course to discover […]
What a Windy Road
Intro to Environmental Studies is not a class that gives you facts that will spur environmental action, however ENVS 160 will teach you how to think and approach different problems and situations that are not limited to the mainstream environmental focus and solutions. As reflected in the Environmental Studies major, this course will take on […]
Beach Walks and Peaches
In the end of the Who Rules the Earth by Paul Steinberg, Steinberg finally addresses the question that the title asks: who rules the earth? “The people who rule the earth are those who leave behind a legacy of rules that shape the actions and opportunities of generations to come” (Steinberg 2015, 264). Although a […]
Clumsy Solutions and Complex Connections
Many times in Intro to Environmental Studies 160, I feel pulled apart by contrasting opinions, each new piece of literature seeming to make its own claim on how to approach environmental thought and solutions. Although at times authors can be venomously disagreeing with each other, at other times they also seem to agree on […]
An Intersectional Lense
Entering into Environmental Studies 160, I considered myself a potential conservation biologist who was a student of the hard sciences and math, relying on and expecting science to solve the problems I saw. Through books like Why We Disagree About Climate Change and Who Rules the Earth, I found that my mission to find solutions […]
Ecofeminism: We Can Do It
By Ethan Kelner, Rylie Neely, Alex Preso, and Hannah Van Dusen In this post, we use the word, “nature,” often, and in aiming to make our post as clear as possible, we wanted to address this by defining exactly what we mean when we use this word. Within the context of our post, the word […]
Secrets of Silver
By Rylie Neely, Alex Preso, Ethan Kelner, and Hannah Van Dusen Overview Silver, Ag, is a metallic element found in the Earth’s crust. “Of all the metals [silver has] the highest optical reflectivity, and the highest thermal and electrical conductivity” (Hilliard). “Native” silver can be found in the earth’s crust in its pure periodic element […]
Can You Spare Some Change for the Climate?
Rylie Neely, Hannah Van Dusen, Alex Preso, and Ethan Kelner Procedure: The ENVS 160 class at Lewis and Clark College surveyed 103 people on their views on climate change’s importance compared to other pressing current issues. Half the class, about 40 students, was assigned to survey participants in the Portland’s downtown area, and the other […]