Tracy Horvath Sustainability Studies student Uncontrolled hunting of elephants in Africa during the mid-1970’s for their ivory caused widespread devastation. Corruption, politics, war and an inability to enforce poaching laws blocked African governments to stop the killing. Poachers with submachine guns who were backed by military conflicts throughout the continent added to the countries problem… Read more »
Entries by Krista Bailey
The Outcome is AWESOME
By Jasmine McCleod The idea of gardening does not usually cross too many minds. Most say that “It’s too much work keeping up with a garden!” In reality, yes, gardening does have a little more than it seems, it the outcome is AWESOME. Working this summer in the famous garden, I learned a lot of… Read more »
Recycling Compost
By Stephanie Rochford Sustainability Studies student Has it ever occurred to you that those food scraps might be good for the environment? Do you think you are being pretty “green” when you save the space in the trash can and instead use the garbage disposal? It should be an option for every resident to recycle… Read more »
New projects and fresh ideas
By Michaela Kapala Growing up across from a farm with chickens living in my backyard, I’m the type to be content fishing in my backyard with my toes buried in the grass and the sun on my face. Being a particularly curious person immersed in nature and anything oozy or gooey throughout my childhood, studying… Read more »
Preserving the Future
By Ashley Fink Sustainability Studies student When it comes to sustainability, the entire concept is dependent on all people possessing a healthy and happy future by allowing or providing access to the most basic needs. While the definition of “basic needs” may be debatable, there is no confusion surrounding the need for a healthy diet…. Read more »
Wildlife: worth more alive than dead
By Tracy Horvath Sustainability Studies student “Our wildlife is commercially valuable.” With a statement like this I’m not sure if the great whales will ever recover. The world was assured during the years of large-scale whaling that the hunting was based on a sustained yield basis. In 1970, the depletion was so astronomical that eight… Read more »
Urban Agriculture
By Stephanie Rochford Sustainability Studies student Today we are seeing more cities promote Urban Agriculture, but why? Isn’t a city, by its very nature, the result of not wanting to farm land? Do the benefits of urban agriculture become counterintuitive to the life of a city? Some might say that agriculture does not belong in… Read more »
Degradation by Preservation
By Ashley Fink Sustainability Studies student When most people think about preserving, they don’t consider its possible connection to degrading our resources. After all preserving is intended to “keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction,” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. But when it comes to our food system, the opposite is the reality. Preservatives and… Read more »
The exploitation of wildlife and resources
By Tracy Horvath Sustainability Studies Student Did humans fail to manage the exploitation of wildlife and resources? In some cases, yes; but in others I’m not certain. Exploitation continues today, but with social media at everyone’s fingertips information today is easily accessible, as well as photos. By doing a Google search… Read more »
Healthy Choices & Responsible Consumption, part 3
By Amy Mazurek, sustainability student IU South Bend There are several ways to be a consumer making healthy lifestyle choices while still being a responsible consumer. Three of the biggest are purchasing organic, buying local, and purchasing food that is fair trade. Fair Trade Fair trade is probably the least common way to shop, but… Read more »