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I am currently taking a course through Coursera from Western University in Canada. The course is Connecting for Climate Change. It uses a two-eyed seeing approach to view climate change through Western and Indigenous science lenses. I think if you are new to this idea and want to learn more about both climate change and … Continue reading
I know that climate change, particularly the lack of action on climate change, affects my mental health. Therefore, an article about the impact of climate change on the mental health of vulnerable populations caught my eye. The research, done by Fahrudin and colleagues (2024), conducted a review of published research between 2000 and 2023. I’m … Continue reading
As I’ve been working through the end of the semester, I’ve struggled with a few of my habits. I’m not as consistent with my workouts or a few chores as I faced a wall of assignment reviews to get students timely feedback. Now, we’re looking at the Christmas break where my schedule will vary a … Continue reading
We just got our first big dump of snow this past weekend and I’m itching to get out on my bike. That isn’t something I thought I would write three years ago. I’ve only been winter cycling for two years (this will be my third), other than a brief foray with poor equipment several years … Continue reading
At the start of the semester, I opened it up for students to ask me questions. One of the questions was what is the hardest thing about teaching sustainability. Without missing a beat, I responded, “the despair.” I kind of joked about it afterwards, but the despair people feel is really serious and, as Bird … Continue reading
Many years ago, I heard about a city that made public transit free and ridership went up. This is a dream from a sustainability perspective. Make transit free, get people out of cars, decrease emissions, road wear, so much. Right? Fielbaum (2024) asked who rides the bus when it’s free and the findings show how … Continue reading
I had to book a flight recently and I “splurged” and paid the whole $5 or something around that to offset my carbon from the flight. This got me thinking about the impacts that offset might have. While the offset makes me feel a little bit better about the flight that I am taking, I … Continue reading
I hear it quite frequently in my professional world. People all over want to change the terms related to things like climate change. I’ve been more resistant to change. I appreciated the change from environmentalism to sustainability in my own work because sustainability supports a broader conception that includes social, cultural, and economic concerns. But, … Continue reading
There have been a number of governments in the last few years that have offered rebates on e-bike purchases. As a non e-bike rider I do wish that it was a rebate for any kind of bike but regardless, I think the rebates are good. I wonder though, how many people the rebates get out … Continue reading
I created a post a few years ago about what is “The Environment”? I’m working on updating this post. I’ve integrated it into the open textbook (freely available) Introduction to Sustainability. Based on some recent learnings and realizations, I have been challenging my view of this even more. This led me to an article by … Continue reading
Connecting with Science 