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The Slow Water Movement and Resisting the Human Desire to Control Nature
The Western relationship between humans and nature is dominated, or should I say polluted, by a human/nature dualism. Dualism is the division of something conceptually into two opposing or...
Biodiversity Conservation and Endangered and Threatened Species in San Francisco
Biodiversity of San Francisco Protecting biodiversity is important for a litany of reasons, first and foremost for the intrinsic value and dignity of Earth’s species, and also because it...
Working With the Land — the Story of Golden Gate Park
Let’s do a quick visualization game together. If you live in the dorms, or anywhere west of the Hilltop, take a look outside your window. See those tall trees?...
Bioblitzing and the Pursuit of Nature in San Francisco
This year, the week of events hosted by the USF Office of Sustainability in celebration of Earth Day is themed around the concept of “Nature in Our City.” I’m...
A Greener Future for Everyone: Greenspace Inequality in San Francisco
In 2017, San Francisco became the first city in the US to ensure that all residents lived within a 10-minute walk of some kind of park, playground, or green...
Recent Environmental Assembly Bills in California
In the throes of environmental crises and amidst the urgent call for sustainability, California stands as a beacon of progressive change. Through a flurry of assembly bills, the Golden...
Revolutionizing Food Sustainability
With our world population growing at an alarming rate and the demand for food becoming even more pressing, every day there is a bigger need for sustainable food options...
Oops! You Accidently Dropped 102 Tons of Trash on the Ground
The idea of waste is a man-made construct; no other being creates byproducts that cannot be naturally recycled by this Earth. The creation of “waste” and landfills, aligned with...
Buy with One Click is a Trick– How to Escape the Mindlessness of Online Shopping
Two weeks ago my mom sent me a text saying, “Check your mail! I sent you something that needs attention!” When I go down to the mailroom I find...
“Lost” Bird and Frog Species Unseen for Decades Rediscovered!
On a trek through the dense cloud forests of Central Africa, scientists from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) were recently delighted to find a feathered friend...