UVU Environmental Studies

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOLKS! We are thrilled to welcome you back to campus for the fall semester! What classes are you excited about?

March is Women’s History Month and this month we are going to highlight Black And Indigenous Women in environmental movements.

Spotlight: Dr. Carolyn Finney.

In her groundbreaking book “Black Faces, White Spaces,” Dr. Finney traces the racial violence that undergirds cultural understandings of the ‘great outdoors’ and outlines ways towards more equitable access to natural spaces.

More info on her website carolynfinney.com

Today we spotlight Dr. Carolyn Finney. Through her work, Dr. Finney examines how racial violence has shaped cultural understandings of the ‘great outdoors’ and how we can ensure greater equity in access to natural spaces. More info on her website: carolynfinney.com.

If Covid 19-induced toilet paper hoarding continues, you do have water wise options.

Pretty interesting article from Nature today.

Water scarcity and fish imperilment driven by beef production Water use in river basins is an age-old resource-management question, but it is rare to quantify consumption by specific sectors. The Colorado River is being overused for beef and dairy production, endangering the entire river ecosystem.

Interesting story and awesome graphics.

For Thousands of Years, Egypt Controlled the Nile. A New Dam Threatens That. Ethiopia is staking its hopes on its $4.5 billion hydroelectric dam. Egypt fears it will cut into its water supplies. President Trump is mediating.

Happy New Year and new semester to you all!

12 New Year's resolutions for the planet in 2020 | Earth Day 12 New Year's resolutions for saving the planet in 2020, from adopting a plant-based diet to breaking free from single-use plastics.

Yes please!!

Grow Food, Not Lawn: Foodscaping Utah - Modern Gardener We visited Foodscaping Utah to learn about turning your bland-scape into something beautiful and tasty.

What do you think?

Mass consumerism is decimating our planet. This Black Friday, let’s take a stand | Alan Bradshaw With climate catastrophe on the horizon, we should reject this o**y of consumption, says professor of marketing Alan Bradshaw

Some great things to think about.

Wendell Berry on Delight as a Force of Resistance to Consumerism, the Key to Mirth Under Hardship, and the Measure of a Rich Life “The essential cultural discrimination is not between having and not having or haves and have-nots, but between the superfluous and the indispensable. Wisdom… is always poised upon the …