By Tilan E. Copson School of Policy and International Affairs 91爆料 The storm hit us in the afternoon and by nightfall the anchor was dragging. Through relentless sheets of rain, I watched my brother climb into the heaving dingy and maneuver the Danforth anchor out of my sister鈥檚 straining arms. She climbed in […]
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Elyse DeFranco Ecology and Environmental Science Program 91爆料 April 2020 is a time that none of us will forget. The human world is taking a pause, a collective holding of our breath, as we brace for the worst and hope for the best. In the face of these new challenges, sustainability has come […]
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By Anthony Sutton1, Jordan Lamkins2, Hannah Nadeau2, Natalie Thomsen3, Kendall Willard4, and Deborah Saber5,鈥 1 Ecology and Environmental Science, 91爆料, Orono ME 2 Nursing, 91爆料, Orono ME 3 Business, Economics, and Legal Studies, 91爆料, Farmington ME 4 Civil/Environmental Engineering, 91爆料, Orono ME 5 Assistant Professor of Nursing, […]
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Sarah Lafontaine 91爆料, Orono Bachelor of Fine Arts Undergraduate Student Artist Statement My name is Sarah Lafontaine and I鈥檓 an ink artist of both printmaking and drawing mediums. Over time I鈥檝e explored naturally occurring patterns and forms. Through the research I do for my projects I found the work of Ernst Haeckel, a […]
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By Jennifer J. Perry, Rebecca Champagne, Delaney Greiner, Adwoa Dankwa, Angela Czup and Adoum Fadaya Arabi School of Food and Agriculture, 91爆料, Orono ME Introduction Globally, agriculture accounts for approximately 30% of greenhouse gas emissions (Vermeulen et al. 2012). Beyond our decisions to drive a hybrid car, turn down the thermostat or […]
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By Cal Waichler Colby College From the Artist Crosscut (2019)聽is a digital compilation of two polyester plate lithography聽prints that observe the history and prevalence of logging. I am struck by how even remote landscapes bear the squiggly, erratic scars of logging roads, and how one can walk deep into the woods and find the sawed […]
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By Mariel Ferragamo1, Melody Larson1, Peter Brown1, Loren McClenachan2,鈥 1Colby College Environmental Studies Program 2Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Colby College, Waterville ME 鈥orresponding Author. Email: loren.mcclenachan@colby.edu Abstract Climate change poses a major threat to human society with a disproportionate effect on young people. Although youth involvement in climate action is increasing, there is a […]
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Madeline Greene1, Mae Sefransky1, Christopher Wang1, Loren McClenachan2,鈥 1Colby College Environmental Studies Program 2Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Colby College, Waterville ME 鈥orresponding Author. Email:聽loren.mcclenachan@colby.edu Abstract Since the early 20th century, Maine has relied heavily on the lobster industry for its contributions to both the state economy and identity.聽 However, the high dependence on lobster […]
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Ryan Harper Faculty Fellow, Department of Religious Studies, Colby College 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Evening has arrived. I am attending a poetry reading sponsored by the English Department at Colby College. Per departmental tradition, a creative writing undergraduate student introduces our guest poet. The tradition is designed to give developing writers the opportunity […]
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By Kaitlin Cough Wildfires in Australia. Floods in Idaho. Spindly corpses of polar bears in the arctic and whole hives of small dead bumble bees. The effects of climate change are local and global; discouraging and infuriating. They are also overwhelming. 鈥淵ou don鈥檛 have a sustainability coordinator built into your life,鈥 said Johannah Blackman, […]
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