If We Don't Talk About It, It Doesn't Exist, Right?

        So I don’t know if you guys have heard the buzz this week but Florida’s government had “banned” the use of the words ‘climate change’ in their reports and meetings. Of course this claim has been disputed by officials (Governor Rick Scott seems to be taking most of the heat for it) but whether or not there was any official decree, there is definitely something happening here.
                                                                       

        

Everything You Wanted to Know about the Keystone Pipeline--and more!

The Keystone Pipeline is an oil pipeline system in Canada and the United States. The pipeline system runs from the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in Alberta, Canada to oil refineries in Illinois and Texas and also to oil tank farms and oil pipeline distribution center in Oklahoma.

Stories, Threads in Tohoku and Fukushima

Thinking about stories this week, I've already read quite a few recollections either through news stories or books about how people viewed the disaster and the days following. This week I decided to watch some documentaries as well because much like the Haiti earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, the war in Iraq, etc.

Futures for Amazonia and Turkey - A response to Damocracy

Damocracy

Creating scenarios for these people is difficult for me because I have only the information presented in the documentary and what a google search can provide. Without having done any fieldwork or in depth research I automatically feel out of water about making predictions about something that I know next to nothing about.

To Renew or Not To Renew

This week I wanted to shed some light on the different forms of energy sources the government utilizes that are then converted into electricity—a driving force of our country. There are three main types of energy sources: nuclear energy, fossil energy (fossil fuels) and renewable energy.

Damology~ Mega-dams and Their Impact on the Environment

Dams are implemented along rivers and tributaries frequently without much controversy and backlash. However, when a government chooses to execute a large dam across a culturally and naturally important waterway without taking into account the repercussions, these projects become extremely controversial.

Technocra-wait what?

This week, as the blinding white reflections from the snow bring wholesome, natural light into my apartment, I delved deeper into Fischer and ideas about the relationship(s) between average citizens, experts, the government, democracy, and eventually the environment. What I heard while reading these chapters were echos of ideas from Neil Postman’s Technopoly