by April Wendling | Sep 13, 2022 | The Human Footprint
By Faith Maranion The first time I went climbing outdoors began with a road trip to Wisconsin; it was my first visit to Devil’s Lake State Park during autumn. A canopy of leaves hovered above the road leading into the park, while the surrounding trees embraced...
by April Wendling | Oct 1, 2021 | Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, The Human Footprint
By Andy Sima Single-use plastic water bottles stink, right? They’re the worst. If someone came up to me and told me this, I’d roll my eyes and say, “Of course. Any environmentalist worth their soil says so. They’re gross and use fossil fuels and end up in the oceans...
by April Wendling | Jan 13, 2021 | Energy Futures, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, The Human Footprint
By Peter Davis If you’re like most people, you care a great deal about the fine print on products you buy. You might prefer foods with easily pronounceable ingredients rather than indecipherable lists of chemicals. You might go out of your way to buy fair-trade and...
by Tony Mancuso | Sep 4, 2020 | The Human Footprint, What Lurks Beneath
By Shelby Cheyenne Job One hundred eighty-five years after Charles Darwin’s famous expedition on HMS Beagle, the Galápagos Islands are still bursting with discoveries, only the science looks a little different. For one thing, researchers like Craig Venter have traded...
by Tony Mancuso | Sep 3, 2020 | Food Systems, Our Favorite Stuff, The Human Footprint
By Nicole Pinsky “Gnocchi al pesto for the table, per favore.” My three roommates and I sit under a yellow umbrella at Ristorante Bar La Torre, a touristy spot along Italy’s Vernazza Beach. Our table overlooks the sparkling Ligurian Sea. Belonging to a cluster...
by Tony Mancuso | Jan 15, 2020 | A River Runs Through It, The Human Footprint
By April Wendling As sunlight dawned over Richland, Wash., townsfolk bustled about, eager to start the day. In the faint chill of the early morning October air, I wove through the streets on my bike, navigating past the Atomic Ale Brewpub & Eatery and a mall...
