Evan Litwin, graduate student at the University of Massachusetts, has written a paper that takes an intriguing and alarming look at the interrelationship between climate change, sea level rise, human migration and conflict in the Indo-Pacific region: a region that is spread out across thousands of islands, which are home to as many groups and [...]

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Environmentalism expressed through interactive art speaks volumes to me. As my senses expand with new feelings, sounds or visuals, I find myself more readily taking in ideas from all points of view – new, old, random and unique. Interactive multimedia is a growth area of communication for environmentalism. It can extend far beyond more traditional [...]

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“What are you going to do with THAT degree?!” What undergraduate hasn’t been the target of that infamous question?  For some it‘s an easy answer – doctor, lawyer, physical therapist, accountant, and teacher – employment options with a specific line of work and study.  For those of us in environmental studies, the job options are [...]

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My fascination with piezoelectricity continues – power generated by the force of everyday motion – people power with purpose.  The latest innovating piezoelectric invention I have found is – the sOccket – a soccer ball that takes the energy from soccer kicks and converts it to power for small devices such as LED lamps and [...]

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A short unhappy life – The baby calf starts in a free range grazing environment until it is about 6 months old. It is then transported to a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) where it will live the rest of its life – probably another 7 months. Here the steer will be fed a grain [...]

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  HOME is such an appropriate name to describe the content of this film; it is amazing how just a word can cover so many ideas, so many thoughts and so many feelings related to all those who live in what we call HOME “The Earth.” This film offers a different perception of the earth [...]

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Just as we wait each New Year’s Eve for the clock to strike midnight, we now wait as the Global Population Clock rolls up on 7 billion. Just as a new year brings little change from the day before so it may be that the 7 billionth person causes little notice to anyone but his [...]

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I guess I’ve always known that there are serious problems out there in the world. I remember hearing about people starving in Ethiopia when I was younger. I remember the South Park episode with starving Ethiopians. I remember the jokes that were made in school about Ethiopia by both myself and others. We weren’t laughing [...]

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Fractals are geometric patterns that can be reduced to smaller and smaller parts, each one a perfect (although reduced) copy of the whole; they are infinitely complex and all around us. Fractals have a unique property known as self-similarity. This can be seen in the most basic and obvious fractal: a tree. The patterns of [...]

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Typhoon no. 6 is passing, as I am writing this reflection. It is the rainy season and the central region of Vietnam is the most strongly affected by such disasters.  With climate change, these storms are becoming stronger and more unpredictable each year. The Thua Thien Hue province is known for its variety of flavorful [...]

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