Feb 26 2012
If you missed last Thursday and/or Friday, we finished watching King Corn. To recap, two Yale graduates made a documentary released in 2007 about growing an acre of corn in Iowa using methods of industrialized agriculture. You can borrow the DVD from me, or watch it on hulu. We took a few moments to review [...]
Jan 17 2012
These basic principals are used to combat urban sprawl and develop sustainable and attractive communities. 1. Mixed Land Use – Live, Work, Play. 2. Range of Housing opportunities – income levels, taxes for services (South Bronx Effect) 3. Compact Building Design – Using less space, up not out. 4. Create Walkable Neighborhoods – cuts air [...]
Aug 31 2011
Today in class we talked about our own personal ecological footprints. This talk added upon the ecological footprint quiz we took over the weekend, which can be found at www.myfootprint.org. This quiz asked questions about our family’s habits concerning energy consumption such as whether or not we turn off lights when we leave a room, [...]
