Category Archives: Civic Issues

Should We Stop Mowing Our Lawns?

This week’s blog is a little different from most of mine. Usually I am discussing diminishing resources, or some novel way that is actually feasible for helping us remain sustainable. This week’s solution is a bit off the wall, and … Continue reading

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Sustainable Construction

We often think of our transportation, or habits, maybe even our food as the main source of pollutants and consumption of resources. However, the structures we build to live and work in have massive effects on the environment. I am … Continue reading

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Biogas

While thinking about the environment and all the problems we have created, I think it may be time to start thinking about possible solutions. Often times I feel we try to discover a panacea; however I don’t necessarily believe this … Continue reading

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Population: Food

Continuing to look at how population affects our resources, I am now going to turn to food. Obviously as we continue to grow as a population, we are going to need energy for our bodies. Since we are not plants and … Continue reading

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Population Problems

The rising population of the world is predicted to have devastating effects on the environment. The amount of natural resources we consume as a species is astronomical. This consumption is not evenly distributed but the effects are profound across the … Continue reading

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