Our final topic for this series of blog posts is focused on a passage from The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene, specifically on chapter 11. Here the authors discuss the three outcomes they believe humanity will reach as we continue civilization on earth. The first is we continue in our “capitalist” society butContinue reading “The Anthropocene: Humanity’s End?”
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The Inequality of Water Abuse
When we think of water pollution and water mismanagement, what comes to mind? Images of Turtles eating plastic bags? Companies dumping chemicals into rivers and lakes? The great Pacific garbage patch? Those are what I imagine most people think of when they hear “water pollution” and I would go even further to say most peopleContinue reading “The Inequality of Water Abuse”
The Greatest Threat to Humanity was Birthed from its Garbage
Unfortunately, this week we return to Miller’s Living in the Environment focusing on Chapters 17 and 21. The focus of this blog post will be on the hazards and wastes present in our environments and their impact on human health. If there is one thing I will never forget from my childhood, it is theContinue reading “The Greatest Threat to Humanity was Birthed from its Garbage”
Food and Dirt: The Crisis the World is Ignoring
At this point I have mentioned my issues with the agriculture industry multiple times in multiple blog posts. To the point where it may have gotten repetitive and annoying. But it is finally here. This week I watched two documentaries that I will link below this paragraph for any readers to watch. The first documentaryContinue reading “Food and Dirt: The Crisis the World is Ignoring”
How the Supermarket Kills an Ecosystem
This week’s topics are the biodiversity found in the oceans and food production. Two topics that are related to previous blog posts and are heavily intertwined with one another. It makes sense that the ocean is one of the most diverse biomes present on our planet, it is where life is theorized to have originatedContinue reading “How the Supermarket Kills an Ecosystem”
The Sixth Mass Extinction: Humanity’s Legacy
Humans are masters of virtually every ecosystem except for the deep sea trenches that we have yet to break into, however, even that ecosystem feels our impact. The impact of humanity cannot be understated, even prior to industrialization humanity’s societal developments have been catastrophic for much of earth’s biodiversity. It cannot be denied that duringContinue reading “The Sixth Mass Extinction: Humanity’s Legacy”
The Environment, Politics, and the Economy: Three things that do not always align
I’ve written many essays, think pieces, and even short stories on political divides I find relevant in global and domestic politics. I’ve written them on divides from past eras and the current one. I’ve written them on racial divides, hierarchical divides, political party divides, and many others as well. But despite majoring in environmental scienceContinue reading “The Environment, Politics, and the Economy: Three things that do not always align”
Philosophical Dipshits Who Think They Know Science
When talking about philosophy or politics I believe it one should be straight up with their audience. I was told by a mentor a long time ago (yesterday) that when it comes to discussing and debating such topics only around thirty percent of the people you will face are willing to be convinced while theContinue reading “Philosophical Dipshits Who Think They Know Science”
The Strenuous Relationship between the Global Ecosystem and Humanity
Humanity and its coexistence with the global ecosystem have become strenuous since the colonial era. Since then, we have seen the introduction of invasive species, the exploitation of resources, the industrial revolution, and its increase in pollution, and this list can go on and on. However, all these issues can be traced back to oneContinue reading “The Strenuous Relationship between the Global Ecosystem and Humanity”
Understanding the Environment through our Understanding of History
Big History is a method of teaching history about the origins of the Universe and the events that have taken place during its existence. One of the unorthodox aspects of Big History is its lack of emphasis on Human history and how instead it fits that history into the larger context of the universe andContinue reading “Understanding the Environment through our Understanding of History”
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