Environmental engineering primarily touches two sub-fields, civil engineering and biology. But each of these, in turn, is very broad. The field applies to everything from our global environment on down to the local level and interacts with other disciplines as …
Category: Renewables – Science
Coral Depletion and Regeneration: Villains and Heroes of the Fragile Ocean Ecosystems
I often start my day with the television broadcast “Newsroom Tokyo,” which airs on our local PBS affiliate at 6 AM. Not only is this a wonderful reminder that the United States is not the center of the universe, it’s …
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From Guest Blogger Emma Sturgis: Bad Breath–How Air Pollution Jeopardizes Your Health
While we have known for decades that air pollution is bad and has negative effects on human health, it would appear that the more we learn, the more serious the situation seems to become. Our society continues to trend toward …
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Succeeding in Science
It’s the birthday of American biophysicist James Watson (on left), of Watson/Crick fame, discoverers of the double-helix DNA molecule in 1953. In a book on the subject, Watson noted: “To succeed in science, you have to avoid dumb people […] …
Will Computers Eventually Make the Human Mind Obsolete?
“Breath on the Wind” writes on my post: “A Chilling Lesson From Two of History’s Most Important Philosophers,” A computer can progress from one bit of logical data to another in a far more rapid progression than is possible for …
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From Guest Blogger Brooke Chaplan: Renewable Resources–Industries that Define How We Use Energy
The days in which the world is powered by carbon fuel sources like coal and oil will eventually pass. These fuels are finite and will someday run out. They also cause pollution. However, there are other industries that have developed …
From Guest Blogger Brooke Chaplain: Where Can a Degree in Environmental Studies Take You?
Environmental studies is a multifaceted degree path, generally available as either a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Science (B.S.), depending on your preferred direction of study. With an environmental studies undergraduate degree, graduates can choose work in a multitude of …
Certain Animals are Super-Beneficial on Their Entire Ecosystem–and Even the Surrounding Geography
If you don’t know what a ”trophic cascade” is, you can find out in the wonderful video below. Better yet, you’ll see one in action. Recently I wrote a post about beavers and their salubrious effect on the environment. This …
Dealing with the Ocean Waste Plastic Challenge
There are many ideas being promoted to clean up the plastic and other garbage from our oceans, but here’s one I hadn’t come across until now. Each could be powered by a piece of solar PV, and could be set …
Happy 137th Birthday: Albert Einstein
“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth.” -Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate (14 Mar 1879-1955) Sure, Einstein will always be most …
