Colloquium Blog Entries

"The world produces enough grain to keep every person alive at a subsistence level and it produces enough grain plus vegetables, fruits, fish, and meat raised on grass rather than grain to provide a healthy diet to every person (Kimbrell 2002, 7; Meados et al. 2004,57). The shortages result from unequal distribution." Local markets are also unequally distributed, location wise. In many developing countries, the people there have no transportation. Also, there are no good quality roads to transport the goods to these food deserts. Transportation routes are expensive and requires public funding and public maintenance. Extreme climate and geographic variance make this an issue that needs to be solved locally, pertaining to the area's situation. Robertson makes the point that even though grain is used to feed the animals for sustenance, grass-fed animals are sufficient and we can use the grain to actually feed people. I thin a lot of people in developed countries believe th...

9 Energy Blog Entry #8: Energy "In fact, however, 95 percent of the world's petroleum came not from giant land animals but from microscopic marine organisms." I had the impression that our fossil fuels came from the bones of huge dinosaurs. But, as the text says, it was from the tiny microscopic marine organisms that is fueling our cars. I find it interesting that such seemingly insignificant organisms are responsible for so much. When looking up petroleum. I found a gas station named, "Go Green Petroleum".  A 2012 Gallup Poll found that 61% of people have a negative view of oil companies. Oil companies are now making strides to be seen as a positive influence on the environment. Go Green Petroleum, on of the stations are in Estero, is an example of this. Hopefully, there is actual progress being made and not just the word "Green" plastered on the sign to gain people's trust. https://www.carbonbrief.org/study-most-fossil-fuels-unburna...

Blog Entry #7 "Strontium 90, released through nuclear explosions into the air, comes to earth in rain or drifts down as fallout, lodges in soil, enters into the grass or corn or wheat grown there, and in time takes up its abode in the bones of a human being, there to remain until his death." This is an example of how our destruction can be aimed and destructive in a plethora of ways. The movement of strontium 90 is horrendous. Its amazing how transferable this substance is. All the while, Strontium 90 is emitting radioactive energy. Imagining that resting in my body is a scary thought. Being that it is transferable through water then into the food people eat, is scary. It is said that Strontium 90 can contribute to cancer and leukemia. I am reading from EPA's official website that the testing of nuclear bombs in 1960's caused it to go into the environment. https://nuclear-news.net/2015/08/01/what-strontium-90-does-to-the-body/ "Can anyone believe it is ...