Thea Crowley

Environmental studies are kind of like Cerberus, the three-headed dog, from Greek Mythology. It is incredibly intimidating and wildly out of control. You are never quite sure which head to look at, similarly to how a person would feel when trying to decide which ecological, social, or economic issue to focus on. But, I think […]

Throughout Who Rules the Earth, Paul F. Steinberg has uncovered many parts of life that influence the way that social rules are constructed. Through hidden barriers and economic markets, large landscapes like National Parks all the way to someone’s front yard are influence in a multitude of ways. These rules are complex and winding. But, […]

People have been writing about ecological concepts on Earth for over a century. It is reasonable to expect that within that timeframe people have agreed and disagreed with certain ideologies. These beliefs are complex, complicated and sometimes contradictory just like the books and articles we have read in ENVS 160. There have been many ideas […]

Coming into ENVS 160, I had a lot of expectations. My preconceived notions of what Environmental Studies revolved around were deeply rooted in classic environmentalism. Throughout my life, I was spoon fed ideas of what it meant to be a friend of the Earth. Those ideas have been challenged this semester. The three lessons that […]