Today, I attended a sustainability workshop. I walked in after signing in at the registration to pick up a bagel for breakfast. On the table were plastic utensils, individually wrapped containers of cream cheese, Styrofoam cups and plates, various juices in plastic bottles, and my arch nemesis…bottled water. My first instinct was to scream, but […]
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Climate Change Education
Below is my perspective on climate change education. I gave this speech at the MADE CLEAR (Maryland and Delaware Climate Change Education, Assessment and Research) Climate Change Education Summit at the University of Maryland on September 19, 2011. I felt honored to be one of four panelists, and the only undergraduate student, that spoke at […]
Hydrocarbon spillages, solvents, pesticides, heavy metals, tributyltins, and asbestos. These are all typical pollutants found on Brownfield sites, an abandoned or underused industrial and commercial facility available for redevelopment, often times contaminated by the agents above. The EPA highlights success stories from 16 states across the nation, but perhaps the most well-known area in the […]
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Don’t Trust the Label
Stainless steel water bottles, reusable bags, and recycling are frequently associated with “going green” or “sustainability” in U.S. popular culture. However, if asked to define sustainability, chances are, most Americans would falter. At the Brundtland Commission of the United Nations in 1987, sustainable development was defined as “development that meets the needs of the present […]
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