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  • @cara said: @Madison said: I think the issues regarding dams as a sustainable energy are interesting to discuss because we've grown up regarding dams as a "clean" source of energy. Before this class I knew about the ecological cons…
    in 9. Water Comment by joshua April 2020
  • I reached the word limit for a post but essentially i said this: But without some deep, collaborative planning, even ventures that are painted as "humanitarian" can be imperialistic. That's why it's also a good idea to both be flexible and have an…
  • @ccstein said: @joshua said: @caroline22 said: @joshua said: @caroline22 Haha, I actually think "give a fishing rod, not just a fish" leaves out the fact that indigenous people know how to …
  • @caroline22 said: @Julieta said: Is anyone else struggling to open the article "Why Do Environmentalists Keep Getting Killed Around the World?" It keeps telling me since yesterday that something went wrong and it does not open …
    in FAQ Comment by joshua April 2020
  • Haha both. But I won't count you off for going over.
    in FAQ Comment by joshua April 2020
  • 12 point double spaced. All else is your choice.
    in FAQ Comment by joshua April 2020
  • @Madison said: @caroline22 said: @SpencerFier said: I> @a_hipp said: I firmly believe that assumption of an anti-extractivist stance is demeaning of indigenous autonomy as you mentioned bu…
  • @SpencerFier said: I must say, today's readings were very disheartening. Especially reading Figueroa learning that even in a country with a constitution as aspirational as Ecuador's, Indigenous groups only have a certain degree of success prot…
  • @caroline22 said: @joshua said: @caroline22 Haha, I actually think "give a fishing rod, not just a fish" leaves out the fact that indigenous people know how to fish way better than you do already (I know that from first hand experi…
  • @ccstein said: @slothman said: I see a lot of people talking about how elites will typically fall on the side of disregard for the environment and it is really grass roots movements that are the right tool for the job for something…
  • So I don't remember if it was @a_hipp or @charlotte or who it was that asked about litigation. There's something I forgot to bring up. Litigation is absolutely critical for making not only companies but government agencies accountable. You've got …
  • @Julieta said: @caroline22 said: I was actually really surprised at a lot of the organizations I looked into out there. The main one I'm focusing on is Amazon Frontlines which is a newer group. They take a very holistic approach to…
  • @caroline22 said: I just watched about the first half of Silence of the Pandas. 1) It made me think of a Netflix docu-series that was #1 on Netflix last week when I watched it (I'm not sure if it still is) but its called Tiger King. It's …
  • @caroline22 said: Are we zooming today still and just not checking in on projects or just not zooming at all? We moved that to Tuesday
    in FAQ Comment by joshua April 2020
  • @Julieta said: I think this is more of a personal question or disagreement I guess. I do not really understand that thing that we can only post two times in a row but not 3 times. I understand we want fluid conversations but we can not expect …
    in FAQ Comment by joshua April 2020
  • @charlotte said: @SpencerFier said: The important role of miseducation detailed in the oatmeal and Mann cannot be understated. It seems to me that the myth of a dichotomy of sustainable Indigenous living on this continent only bein…
  • Q: What's the goal of my research paper/what should my thesis be/how do I do this? A: So anthropology (at it's best) thrives on local knowledge-- the on-the-ground insights and lived reality that policy wonks, quantiative theorists, and even journa…
    in FAQ Comment by joshua April 2020
  • @slothman said: @cara I think the main problem I have with associating the anarchy movement with the environmentalist movement is the fact that corporations are unable to regulate themselves in regards to the environment. Anarchy supports no g…
  • @elle said: I think your point about acting within the political common sense of the time in order to create change is a good one. Sometimes, and I believe more often than not, the status quo will only be upheld by working within the ideolog…
  • @caroline22 said: The first quote from Alicia Barcena Ibarra in the Ecologist article is interesting to me. The link from a high rate of extraction of materials to decline in human health and quality of life is probably a lot more direct than …
  • @fionaw said: Is there a better way to reply to someone's comment than just making another comment? You can push the quote button underneath their comment
    in FAQ Comment by joshua March 2020
  • @caroline22 said: My score was 5.2 earths. It doesn’t surprise me that it was high but thinking about it in terms of earths needed for everyone to live like I do really redefines my expectations of what “high” meant. I think flying to school s…
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  • Also, I love how the haunted bathroom on the 4th floor of Barnes will dispense paper towels on it's own at night before you even finish opening the door, but if you just washed your hands it won't work no matter how many times you wave your hands in…
  • So how is everyone entertaining themselves during the quarantine?