While working my way through ENVS 160, I uncovered a huge discrepancy within myself. I was torn between the typical environmental perspectives battle: Classic or Contemporary? This struggle is especially weighing when it comes time to act. When applied to the scale of action, these two opposing conceptual platforms can be translated into different forms, […]
Steinberg’s “P’s”: Process, Patterns, Property, and Politics.
INTRODUCTION Paul F. Steinberg, the author of Who Rules the Earth, works to underline the extent to which social rules are present and actively forming our individual perspectives on the planet and ourselves. Steinberg situates these social rules as both roadblocks and accelerators within the world of environmental progress seen in sustainable efforts. He examines […]
Humans, Politics, and Cradle-to-Grave Evaluation
I was able to find a few connections and common themes between the books that we read this semester in our ENVS 160 course. Although they did not jump out at me right away, with a careful analytical eye, I was able to recognize the similarities between Mike Hulme’s Why We Disagree About Climate Change, […]
Changing Times, Changing Minds
I entered into ENVS 160 not exactly sure what to expect. It seemed like with every reading this semester, my own environmental thought was tested. This became a constant challenge in that I didn’t always know what to think about issues such as climate change, and I found that my opinion continued to flip flop the […]