When having intellectual discussions with friends and family, I like to have a stable and developed understanding of the topic in order to make informed contributions to the discussion. Climate centered topics are a hot button issue currently and have been given much more attention in recent years. That being said, it is imperative that […]
When Rules Are Meant to Be Broken…or at Least Bent?
In Steinberg’s Who Rules the Earth? he explores the governments that form and develop social rules and regulations (2015). He goes on to explain that our efforts for environmental reform are limited by the current social rules that are in place. He started out by exemplifying this by comparing the two outcomes of the battle […]
The Web That Saved Me from the Information Whirlwind
Environmental studies includes many disciplines. Being in this class, I was bombarded with many readings, many platforms, and many documents. However there is an interconnectedness to this whirlwind of information, all of which I can relate to. The documents all have an influence on others and current, as well as past, beliefs. So how do […]
How Walking With a Stranger Changed Me
Before this course, I had limited knowledge of the environmental issues plaguing the world today. I have always been deemed an outdoorsy person, playing outside, enjoying natural gifts that are free of charge. But this was all a foreign land to me, and exploration of different lands lead to many changes in my thought, which is […]
The Future Cohesion: Symbiosis with the Pure
Julia Chavez Trini Susuico Rachel Applebaum Ashley Aguiar Definition The word hybrid is used throughout history to refer to animal and plant half-breeds. It also has meaning in the Greek word hubris to mean an “outrage against nature” rooted in historical beliefs from the Old Testament that breeding between animals was “an immoral perversion”. From Shakespeare onward, […]
Wollastonite: The Hidden Hero You’ve Never Heard of
Julia Chavez & Jaime Monsher What is Wollastonite? Wollastonite is a mineral with the chemical makeup of (CaSiO3); it is a hard material with a white appearance and high transparency. Wollastonite can be found in metamorphosed deposits of limestone, and can be found primarily in Essex and Lewis counties in New York, but other deposits […]