All Things Come to an End: A Semester of Environmental Anthropology in Summary
What is the boundary between “natural” and “artificial”, between “culture” and “environment”? The answers to these questions may seem...
What Can Be Done?
It seems fitting, with the end of this semester (and thus, my series of blog posts) approaching, that I write a piece focusing on...
"Earth" Day
Sometimes I think that our planet Earth, named for the Old English word for “dry land” (eorthe), should get a new name. Despite our...
Shocking Ocean Pollution Facts
As I was doing research for this weeks post, I came across a list of 20 facts about ocean pollution and some of them I knew or kind of...
tiny house
Watching the Tiny House documentary really made me think about our society as a whole and the priorities we have. Why does the size of...
Water Shortage in the Middle of the Ocean
A notable hardship facing many island nations, which I have alluded to previously, is a shortage of local freshwater. While more elevated...
Emotional Effects of Climate Change
“I feel nervous. I get worried and anxious, but also a little curious. The curiosity is a strange, paradoxical feeling that I sometimes...
9 Endangered Marine Species
So by this time if anything, I think I’ve made it very clear how important the ocean is to us. But it’s obviously not only important to...