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”
Trophic Cascades and Understanding the Complexities of Ecosystems
A recent and exciting ecological discovery was the discovery of the trophic cascade, in which a change at the top of the food chain has effects and influences that can go all the way down to the bottom of the food chain. A trophic cascade was observed in an almost controlled setting when wolves wereContinue reading “Trophic Cascades and Understanding the Complexities of Ecosystems”
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