Food. Most of us just eat it. And the less hungry of us throw it out. But what if I told you there’s so much more to it than that. You see, not many of us have time to grow our own food; we’re busy with schoolwork, jobs, clubs, greek organizations, relaxing and all the other stuff we have going on. However, because we are … Continue reading The Food Fight: A Tale of the Modern Food System

I wake up and take a deep breath. The air seems clean, but then I realize that I have my heavy-duty air filter on in my bedroom. I walk to my window and look out. I see a brown cloud, similar to the picture above, hovering above Santiago. The magnificent Andes Mountains surrounding the city are shrouded in smog. Next step – check the Air … Continue reading In Pursuit of Clean Air: The Chilean Regulatory Approach

Coordinating with students, University administration, and external partners to lead our community towards Zero-Waste, my team and I encounter classic dilemmas for environmentalists. We tread a delicate line between education and execution, instilling values and accomplishing results, changing lifestyles and altering budgets. Recycling, the most obvious avenue to reduce the proportion of waste which reaches the landfill, provides a prime example of two options with … Continue reading A Modern Conservation Ethic