As humanity continues to dominate and degrade the globe, the cultures of people must undergo enormous scrutiny and reform for our species to transform its way of life and live in harmony with the planet. Cultures drive the motivations and actions of people based upon a ethical systems. The ethics represented in the culture come read more »

ESE 311 – WRITING ASSIGNMENT ONE – ERICH EISENHART – 02/09/2014 Dear grandmother,   After I asked you questions about your environmental concerns, political stance, hopes and outlooks, I used that information to write a blog post about your attitude toward the environment. All of my other classmates interviewed people that they know as well, read more »

Authors Paul Hawken and James Gustave Speth argue that our current system of capitalism spells disaster for the ecological and social dimensions of the planet, and subsequently call for an overhaul of our current system. Hawken shares four crucial principles for this new economic system that must guide the actions of corporations and businesses worldwide read more »

A synthesis of questions written on page 33 of Wendell Berry’s Conservation is Good Work: How might local communities construct local economies and supply themselves in a sustainable way? In Conservation is Good Work, Berry argues that, “the problems we are worried about are caused not just by other people but by ourselves” (33). He read more »