On Monday, December 4th, President Donald Trump announced a reduction of the Bears Ears National Monument by as much as 90%. President Obama protected these mesas, cliffs, and canyons that are home to over 100,000 Native American archaeological and cultural sites. Some of these sites date back 12,000 BCE and the Obama Administration argued they have […]
Should We Be So Concerned About Extinction? A Response To Alexander Pyron
Dr. Alexander Pyron’s central argument in his piece We Don’t Need to Save Endangered Species. Extinction is Part of Evolution. can be summarized as follows: Mass extinctions have historically happened and allowed life recover throughout the history of life on Earth. If mass extinctions have historical precedence, then they are natural. If mass extinctions are natural, […]
Agriculture Alternatives: Big Data
One popular alternative to the current political-economic landscape of food lies in bringing agriculture to the modern, technologically advanced age though big data. For agriculture, big data is just what it sounds like, collecting vast amounts of data from crop and weed locations, soil and weather conditions, and pesticide and herbicide use. There are several […]
On Building The Ark: Idealism Throughout Environmental History
When thinking broadly about the environment, it is easy to rely on certain ideals. From nostalgia or dismissal of a long gone nature of the past to a utopian or dystopian view of the future, environmentalists often work in extremes. Throughout environmental history, we see this again and again. However, boiling down the complexities of […]
Autonomous Vehicles And Fuel Emission Estimations
Introduction Autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars, are the transportation of the future if investments from car companies, tech companies, and governments are any indication. Most major car companies and several tech giants including Apple, Uber, and Microsoft are all working on having autonomous vehicles on the market by 2020 (Bansal and Kockelman 2016). In […]
Fish Oil Global Commodity Chain
Fish oil is a unique commodity that is known for its high concentration of Omega-3 fatty acids. This health content gives oil use predominantly for use in aquaculture and health supplements. Fish oil is also unique in that it is not produced in isolation. By necessity, fishmeal, or the byproduct fish with the oil taken […]
The Human Body in Relation to Human and Nonhuman Worlds
The relationship between the human and nonhuman worlds plays an important role in defining the development of civilizations. Specific relationships are formed through specific geography and milestones such as the creation of fire, agriculture, and domestication of animals. These factors create unique perspectives and ideas on how the human and nonhuman worlds should interact. However, […]
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Truths in an Environmental Paradigm
The environmental sciences are a relatively new field of study that draw from a diverse set of previously established sciences such as as ecology, geology, and chemistry. Yet, the environmental sciences are also based in a much older philosophical tradition of environmentalism following industrialization that found appreciation for the natural, not yet industrialized environment. Inspired […]
KaleTek Poster Presentation
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