Author: Contributing Author

May 8, 2019

The Environmental Sustainability and Social Responsibility Behind Chocolate

The DeCal Introduction to Chocolate was started in order to delve deeper into how chocolate intersects with agricultural sustainability, climate change, small-scale business, and social responsibility. Throughout the class, we dived into issues specifically...

Ecology / Opinion

May 7, 2019

Silent Spring Is Over: Noise as an Environmental Hazard

The science is now clear: We’re all just too damn loud. “Noise pollution”, as this problem is so labeled, is often overlooked in the literature of pollution and environmental health. Perhaps this is because,...

Environmental Justice / Justice + Politics / Opinion

May 2, 2019

The New Culprit of Global Hunger: Climate Change and Ineffective Global Governance

A freshly pressed suit and tie, a briefcase in hand, and a security clearance badge are the central images often associated with our modern global international governance system. Images, though, often differ from reality....

Ecology / Food / Opinion

May 2, 2019

If You Eat Meat, You’re Feeding Superbugs

Unless you’re a vegan or vegetarian, the title of this article might make you feel threatened. You’re wondering if you should keep reading this lunatic treehugger propaganda, or move on and put it out...

Campus / Culture / People / Sustainable Living / Uncategorized / Zero Waste

April 18, 2019

GLITTER = LITTER

By Kira Barsten and Sophie Babka We’ll keep it short and sweet. Before you take your grad photos or head to Coachella Weekend 2, consider this PSA: glitter = litter. Every photo you take...

Announcements / The Green Initiative Fund

April 9, 2019

TGIF Spotlight: Coastal Prairie Project Restoration

This month’s TGIF Project Leader Spotlight features Sarick Matzen and Zeltzin Angon for their incredible work at the Restoration Field Station (RFS). The Coastal Prairie Restoration project is a continuation of the Sustainably Remediating...

Energy / Environmental Justice / Environmental News / Green Politics / Justice + Politics

April 1, 2019

Meme Monday

Campus / People / SERC Sponsorship

December 8, 2018

SERC Sponsorship: The Clinton Global Initiative

When I first stepped foot on the University of Chicago campus a few weeks ago, I had no idea what to expect. The contrasting biting chill of October in the Midwest caught me off-guard,...

Campus / People / Student Groups

November 29, 2018

DeCal Highlights: Seminar in Ecological Economics

Recently, Professor William Nordhaus was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for “integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis.” Environmental economists today stand on his great shoulders—I certainly do. Yet in the 1990s, he...

Campus / People / Student Groups

November 26, 2018

Natural Pigments DeCal: How Working in the Past Makes You Think for the Future

When it comes to art supplies, the frontrunner for many artists starts with the paint tube. It’s simple and easy to get—walk into your local art store and choose from one of thousands of...