I've just completed a marathon of an exam period -- and my last one ever! As much as I enjoyed my degree I am thrilled to be finished with the study portion of it. Now all that's left is a 10,000 word dissertation...
Sustainability Under Stress
Category: Monthly Challenges
March Challenge: Greening Travel
I've been a little busy lately with the end of term so I'm just getting this March challenge post in under the wire. For my March challenge, I decided to think about ways to "green" my travel. This is an important challenge for me since I live very far away from my family and will certainly be doing a fair bit of trans-Atlantic travel in my future (hi Mom). Flying has an extremely high environmental cost from the carbon emissions produced by jet fuels. I do my best...
Dec-Feb Challenges
I haven't written about my last few monthly challenges because sometimes they make me feel a bit silly. I read stories on the news about American immigrants being deported, women sexually assaulted in the workplace, and people starving to death in North Korea and I wonder, what is the point? In the grand scheme of things, does any of this matter? Sometimes I feel very small...
November Challenge: Vegan-ish
I've been naturally shifting towards a more plant-based diet over the past few years as a result of being heavily involved in environmental coursework and research (the "how the sausage is made" effect, if you will). I stopped eating red meat three years ago after learning how inefficient and carbon-intensive beef production is. I stopped eating shellfish two years ago after a research project where I learned about the destructive ecological consequences of shrimp aquaculture and the widespread use of slave labor...
October Challenge: Food Waste
I'm moving from the bathroom to the kitchen. As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, I've been coming up with the ideas for these challenges by looking at where I am creating the most waste and then thinking about if it is necessary or could be reduced. I started by looking in the bathroom and cutting out plastic...
September Challenge: Zero Waste Back-to-School
Today is my first day of graduate school at the London School of Economics! I'm incredibly excited to start my master's degree in Environmental Economics and Climate Change. Since I'm back to school (hopefully for the last time...), I decided going waste-free...
No Waste. Period.
We are approaching the last days of August and I still haven’t written about my August challenge! I’ve decided to make my challenge this month to stop apologizing for male fragility. Just kidding. My August challenge is going zero-waste on...
I Haven’t Used Conditioner in 2 Months: July 2017 Challenge
I’ve actually been working on this challenge since June because I wanted to be sure that I could do it before I officially committed to it in July. Since I moved to Geneva in early June, I haven’t used shampoo from a bottle or conditioner...
Test Month #1: No More Plastic Razors
According to every article I read on the subject, the EPA estimates that 2 billion plastic disposable razors are thrown away each year. I was not able to find the actual EPA citation for this statistic, but it would not surprise me...
June Monthly Challenge: Bike to Work
Technically, this is my third monthly challenge. I tested myself on challenges in April and May before I made this blog public, and I will eventually write about what I did for the past two months. This month I am challenging myself...
From Brown to Green 