Currently Somalia is experiencing a Cholera outbreak. Their rivers became infected with the disease due to water pollution. Watch our news interview style video showing how two very different NGO’s are each trying to combat water pollution in order to prevent further disasters from occurring. Click here to watch our video -Amber Lindberg & Emily… Read more Water Pollution is a Transboundary Issue
This is a little bit late but in regards to what we talked about last Tuesday here are some articles about wind farming in Maine. When I was touring colleges last year, I toured the University of Maine and one of the things they took us to see was the ‘indoor ocean’ that they made.… Read more Off Shore Wind Farming in Maine
Andrew Fauerbach, Thomas King, Amber Lindberg, Elijah Thomas Professor San Martin Topics in Environmental History 11/15/18 Chapter 6 – Electronic waste: The “Clean Industry” Exports Its Trash The author of the book is David N. Pellow who is a Dehlsen Professor, Department Chair of Environmental Studies. He is a very well-versed in the topic… Read more Exporting E-Waste To The Global South
Our group found this article to be extremely interesting and illuminating on current foreign policy. More specifically this article focuses on soil conservation in China, where there is a major soil pollution problem. To combat this problem, China has implemented progressive policies and laws. The new law specifies that the polluter is primarily responsible for… Read more Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution in China
Andrew Fauerbach, Thomas King, Amber Lindberg, & Elijah Thomas Professor San Martin Topics in Environmental History Author Background: Robert D. Bullard is a distinguished Professor at Texas Southern University with an extensive background in Environmental Justice. Scholarly Focus: This work is a chapter book written by a sociologist named Robert D. Bullard “Father of… Read more