Through the weaving in and out of ENVS 160, there are lots of things, perhaps too many things, that must be covered in a small amount of time. The best way to comprehend the workload is to make sure you are thinking about and comprehending what you read and what you learn. There are classes […]
Looking Forward
After taking a class that makes you second-guess the future and everything you have thought about it, it is especially crucial at this time to readjust the way that you approach problems, the future, and the things that you learn. I think that the lesson I learned from ENVS 160 that was the most influential […]
Internalizing Vertically to Alter Mindsets
Who Rules the Earth is a book that tries to, as succinctly as possible, condense many ideals and methods that we can utilize in order to try and find the best way to move forward towards a sustainable future. I believe that the main argument underlying the text is that we must take action by […]
What Goes Around Comes Back Around (or Does It?)
The Significance of the EU (comparing WRE and MMW) Vaclav Smil, the author of Making the Modern World, and Paul F. Steinberg, the author of Who Rules the Earth, have similar views of what Europe is doing right environmentally and how their actions compare to the environmental actions of other countries. On page 88, Smil […]
The Freshman’s Guide to Understanding the Self
I always believed Environmental Studies to be learning facts about things like the effects of global warming and El Niño, and how only through solidified things like policies and knowledge can we try to change the outcome of fracking and dying coral reefs. Through Environmental Studies I have learned a lot of lessons and how Environmental […]
Nickel Me This
By Lauren Cloughesy, Norbu Globus, Keldy Mason, Jade Murphy Overview Nickel is silvery-white, hard and ductile metal. It is a transition metal and it is a fairly good conductor of heat and electricity. Nickel is the fifth most common element found on Earth, most of it though is found in the earth’s inner and outer […]