Tim Krok Africa is slowly splitting in two – but this ‘crack’ in Kenya has little to do with it This blog is about a news story from The Guardian published April 6, 2018. The article discusses the newly formed…
Environmental Pollution Agency
Two days ago our commander in chief tweeted about how proud he is of our head of the EPA and what a great job he’s been doing. For this post I decided to cover a news article posted on CNN…
Consumer Product Review: Tesla Electric Semi-Truck
In this article, I will be doing a product review for new technology coming out in the upcoming years. This new technology is the Tesla electric powered semi-truck, and it has the potential to completely change the environmental impact from…
Guest Speaker: Justin McGonigal
Last Monday, we had a guest speaker that came to our class named Justin McGonigal who works at MUSC and specializes in nutrition. When he came to our classroom he discussed sustainable nutrition, which tied into what we were learning…
SNV- The nonprofit organization focused on sustainable change
SNV is a nonprofit organization that was founded in the Netherlands in 1965. SNV has been very successful in building a long-term presence in countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and has an affiliate office in Washington DC. The…
Personal Change
One of the most troubling parts of the carbon footprint activity for me was learning how much lower my footprint would be if I drove my car less. I knew that driving my car as much as I did was…
Nature, our Omnipresent Spirit
I’m glad this was a topic I could choose from because its a topic I’ve been pondering for a few months now. It involves my fascination with the natural world and mother nature herself, starting when I broke my phone.…
Freestyle
Two nonprofit organizations, Enough Pie and Charleston Moves, are collaborating on a community project called Awakening Motion that will use artwork and infrastructure changes to transform the streets of the Upper Charleston Peninsula area. The Awakening Motion project will work…
More Birds Expected for Majority of National Parks-Here’s Why
For this post, I will be discussing another national geographic article titled, “More Birds Expected for Majority of National Parks-Here’s Why”. This article talk about an influx of migratory birds that is occurring at national parks in the United States.…
Forks Over Knives Documentary
The Forks Over Knives documentary is a film that discusses how low-fat, whole-food, plant-based diet is a way to avoid/reserve chronic diseases. The film starts off by discussing how Americans are in a major crisis. Basically 2/3 of individuals are…