By Owen DeArmond-MacLeod My group action project, hosting a discussion forum on circular economy, both exposed me to circular economy as a concept and was logistically an exercise in systemic thinking. To prepare for our forum we created brochures and posters, compiling the research we did on the pros and cons of circular economy. In addition to the research we… Read more »
By Owen DeArmond-MacLeod The contemplative practices in this course have allowed me to digest the readings on a more personal level than in other similar courses that do not have the meditation component. Typically when doing discussions I spend most of my time listening and thinking to the other student’s contributions and coming up with something to say that adds… Read more »
Owen DeArmond-MacLeod Course Blog Post #2 In Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy the authors bring up some of the positive feedback loops that contribute to the exacerbation climate change. For instance: polar ice melts, the surface of the water gets warmer, and then more ice melts (21). The presence of these self-reinforcing cycles… Read more »
Consequences of climate change that affect people’s day to day lives are more likely to pressure governments to address climate change more seriously. One of these more “real” consequences is an increase and exacerbation of forest fires. Because forest fires destroy property and injure and kill people it is important to make a distinct connection between increases in forest fires… Read more »