SNV is a nonprofit organization that was founded in the Netherlands in 1965. SNV has been very successful in building a long-term presence in countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and has an affiliate office in Washington DC. The…
Equal Means Equal: Support the ERA!
I had the pleasure tonight of attending a screening and discussion of the film Equal Means Equal, put on by the Women and Gender Studies department here at CofC. The film focused on many points, all centering back to a…
Using Seawater to Make Hydrogen Fuel
A new device capable of producing an alternative type of energy that doesn’t release CO2, and uses only sunlight and seawater has been created. Assistant professor Daniel Esposito and his team at Columbia Engineering created this floating prototype, capable of…
Instrumental Value of Deforestation
I chose a political cartoon for my media analysis because I think there are various angles that can be seen in the artwork, and this particular cartoon was extremely relevant to our class material. The basic text expresses that one…
The Effects of Climate Change on Glaciers
Kendra Pierre-Louis, a reporter on the Climate Desk for the NYTimes, brought to the public’s attention the massive avalanches Tibet has now experienced two times, and she reported that climate change is to blame. In 2016, Tibet faced a devastating…