Every year the College of Charleston’s Office of Sustainability hosts a Sustainability Week. This year it takes place during the week of April 9th through the 11th. Today, Monday April 9th I attended a viewing of the mini-documentary “Waste Deep”,…
Documentary: Minimalism
There are many documentaries especially on Netflix that shed light on issues surrounding our environment and also the cultural habits of our nation. The documentary, Minimalism, is about two men, Ryan and Josh, who travel around to different expeditions to…
“How do we affect the cause rather than cause the effect”. Speech presented by Lawrence Bloom
Lawrence Bloom, Secretary General of the Be Earth Foundation spoke at a conference hosted by the sustainability department here at the college a few weeks ago pertaining to “Water and Economic Sustainability: How do we affect the cause rather than…
Water and Economic Sustainability: A Lecture by Lawrence Bloom
Last week I attended a lecture by Lawrence Bloom that he titled “Water and Economic Sustainability: How do we affect the cause rather than cause the effect”. When I first got to the lecture I didn’t know what to expect,…
#WaterIsLife Event
On April 4, 2018, I attended the #WaterIsLife presentation. This was conducted by Dr. David E. Rivers, who is Commissioner and Vice Chairman of Charleston Water Systems. The main question discussed in this presentation was “is water quality a race-based…
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…
Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center
This spring break, I had the privilege of going on an Alternative Spring Break through the Center for Civic Engagement to a place in Washburn, Tennessee, called Narrow Ridge. Narrow Ridge is an Earth literacy center that serves as…
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…
Sustainable Living
This video outlines the way students at the island school learn to live sustainability. Not only are they being taught to live sustainably but are physically a part of making the island school a sustainable place. This video is from…
Sustainability Week Art Showcase
I recently submitted my artwork for the Sustainability Week Art Showcase. It was just accepted to be shown on Wednesday, April 11 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Blacklock House on 18 Bull Street. The event is free and open to the…