The oceans make up most of the Earth’s service and contains an enormous amount of biodiversity. The process of gathering fish for human consumption is destroying this biodiversity at an alarming rate. Species such as tuna are being fished to…
A Brave New World
One of the most pressing environmental and economic issues facing humanity is the crisis related to resource depletion and environmental exploitation. We have touched on this issue many times throughout the course so far. We considered our society’s current linear…
Tri-County Food Alliance
On Tuesday February 13th I attended a meeting of the Tri-County Food Alliance. I found out about the event through Dr. Lavender at the Office of Sustainability where I work. The Alliance is a new organization dedicated to aiding the…
Shoes: The Ultimate Traveler
Shoes encompass a broad spectrum of footwear. From cheap shoes to more expensive shoes. The shoes discusses in this post will specifically be popular american made shoes such as Nike, New Balance, Vans, and Adidas. These are the shoes I…
Environmental Ad
This environmental ad is a picture that illustrates a deep message to every individual on the planet. The picture is a time-hour glass, and at the top of the hour glass are big glaciers that are melting. There…
Burt’s Bees Green Business Feature
One company that is on the path for long-term success when it comes to sustainability is Burt’s Bees lip balm. They not only save my lips from October to February, but they are also saving the environment, and giving back…
Fake News in SC…but really this time it’s fake
As we have all (unfortunately) witnessed the current president has coined the term “fake news” as one of his many catch phrases. However, my friends and I have started to use it in conversation when actually talking about fraudulent things…
The Rise of Vertical Farming (Blog #2)
7.4 billion people make up the earth’s population today. This statistic is supposed to increase drastically over the next forty years leaving behind questions of resources and the abundance of land to produce enough food for everyone. Our overall food…
Nalgene Green Business Feature
In the 1940s chemist Emanuel Goldberg developed the first plastic pipette jars for lab use. These plastic bottles where popular in labs and then soon became popular in the hiking community for their durability. Goldberg then went on to create…
Blog 2 Consumer Analysis
One product that I tend to use a lot of is San Pellegrino sparkling water. I always get the glass bottle and have found the process of making glass bottles quite interesting. To create glass manufacturers use sand, soda ash,…