earth-environmental-and-sustainability-sciences

Are we running out of water?

MARCH 15, 2012 by Summer Woods ’14, Contributing Writer “I’ll need some water to begin.” Peter Rogers, a professor of Environmental Engineering at Harvard University, opened up his discussion on the solution for water scarcity...

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Climate change and ear covering

FEBRUARY 20, 2012 by Daniel Smith '14, Contributing Writer Do you remember when your parents used to tell you to cover your ears? Whether they did it to use profane language, mute the loud whirring...

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A journey to the poles

FEBRUARY 7, 2012 by Shannice Singletary ’14, Contributing Writer If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Eric Larsen’s presentation last Thursday on climate change spoke volumes. Larsen, a polar explorer, told his story...

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Trees make us healthier, speaker says

By Chloe Kowalski '12, Contributing Writer DECEMBER 5, 2011 Imagine your city has a spare $1 million. Then, try telling the city commission the money should not go to improving education, roads, sewer lines, public...

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Why we should lose our shoes

NOVEMBER 6, 2011 By Daniel Smith ’13, Contributing Writer On any given day you may struggle with time management, negotiating traffic, or making a nice dish of Le Cordon Bleu. Yet according to Daniel Howell,...

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Bullard: health equality is key component of environmental justice

OCTOBER 20, 2011 by Dan Smith ’13, Contributing Writer “How many of you consider yourself environmentalists?” This was the first question asked by Robert D. Bullard in his hour-long talk Tuesday in a packed Johns...

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