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(09/17/20 1:00pm)
On Sept. 3, 2019, the City of Oxford signed the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. Now, in conjunction with Miami University President Gregory Crawford signing the President’s Climate Leadership Commitments (PCLC), Mayor Mike Smith will reaffirm this pledge on Sept. 22, 2020. The event will highlight both commitment to taking action on climate change and raising awareness of the sustainable initiatives in our community. I was able to talk to Seth Cropenbaker, Assistant to the City Manager, and Jessica Greene, Assistant City Manager, to learn more about this collaboration and the City of Oxford’s pledges to a sustainable future.
(09/14/20 1:00pm)
Almost 2,500 years ago, Hippocrates said “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Yet with each coming year, people are finding it increasingly difficult to meet their daily nutritional needs. In 2018, nearly 40 million Americans alone were food insecure, meaning they lacked reliable access to a sufficient quantity of food. And this dilemma isn’t disappearing anytime soon, as experts fear that climate change and environmental degradation will only exacerbate rates of food insecurity in the future. Our growing population puts great strain on our food system- a system built on unsustainable agricultural practices that contribute to soil and land degradation, further hindering our ability to produce food.
(09/16/20 1:00pm)
As a student enrolled in Miami’s Master of Environmental Science program, I conducted research over the summer of 2020 regarding the University’s impending commitment to carbon neutrality and the steps a university needs to take to produce a viable carbon offset. The intended product of this practicum is a report that administrators at Miami can utilize when implementing carbon offsets.
(09/11/20 1:00pm)
My 2019 trek to Everest Base Camp was very eye-opening to the startlingly real environmental problems that the Himalayan region faces. I reached base camp in Nepal in the beginning of June of last year. The trek took a total of eight days to reach base camp from Lukla, Nepal, and three days to return. Since I hiked on the Nepali side, I was in the Khumbu region, which is home to three of the top ten tallest mountains in the world: Mt. Everest at number one, Lhtose at number four, and Annapurna which ranks at number ten.
(09/09/20 1:00pm)
A new trail is officially open in Oxford! Once finished, this 12 mile trail will run around campus and up to Talawanda Middle School and Oxford Community Park. Anyone is able to use this trail, and you can travel it any way you want: rollerblading, walking, running, biking, with pets or without. It is covered by a canopy of trees and follows alongside Four Mile Creek and through the woods. Further along the trail there is a beautiful, historic covered bridge to take pictures in front of and enjoy!
(09/07/20 1:00pm)
Before going plant-based last October, I always had the misconception that a plant-based diet was more expensive than an animal-based one. As a college student, this was one of the factors that kept me away from trying out a plant-based lifestyle. However, as I near the one year mark of being plant-based, I have actually found that my groceries are cheaper. Here is a list of seven plant-based items that I live on (in addition to lots of fruits and vegetables) that are wallet friendly:
(09/04/20 1:00pm)
A few months ago in April, Helena Wolenski wrote an eye-opening piece highlighting the environmental impacts we have witnessed as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic this year. Some of these impacts include a decrease in carbon dioxide and fossil fuel emissions in many of the largest emitting countries , including China, the United States, India and the European Union (E.U.). However, as Helena pointed out, emissions following an economic or public health crisis have a precedent of reaching even greater levels when the economy returns to more normal behaviors. In the months following the start of the pandemic, we have witnessed even more devastating environmental impacts that may have a greater effect on the future of the environment and our public health.
(08/31/20 1:00pm)
Even though I am only 20 years old, I've already spent over 10 years raising horses. My grandpa spent his life raising horses on our family farm in Iowa, and my mom grew up riding so naturally that I fell into horse work as well. I have focused most of my efforts into raising miniature horses after my grandparents gifted me a miniature when I was little. They are purely pets and a fun hobby for me. I don't show them, use them for profit or anything like that. I've had a herd of up to 16 horses at one point in time, but currently I just have seven. They all have unique personalities and can be as much of a companion animal as a dog.
(08/28/20 1:00pm)
When moving into college, whether you live off campus or in a dorm, something that will shock you is the sheer amount of trash produced by students and their families. Piles and piles of plastic, cardboard and Styrofoam crowd trash rooms and front porches all around town. In dorms, there are often helpful infographics in the trash rooms that help students figure out what can and cannot be recycled. However, I live off campus, and after being overwhelmed by how crowded my trash bags were, I decided to check out the recycling services Butler County offers.
(08/26/20 1:00pm)
What an unexpected year it has been! At the beginning of the year, I was ready to be a camp counselor in Pennsylvania; however, COVID-19 kept me home and looking for opportunities to learn more about sustainability and the nonprofit sector. Cope Environmental Center , just 15 minutes away from my house, was the perfect combination to learn more about both! Cope is an environmental center that promotes sustainability in their 130-acre outdoor classroom through sustainability and nature-based programming. The passion of its founders, Jim and Helen Cope and Francis Parks, continues to shed light on the importance of conserving natural resources and living a sustainable lifestyle. With the construction of the Sustainability Education Center in 2009, Cope has been able to expand its programming about sustainability and cultivate new programs for the surrounding districts.
(03/16/20 1:00pm)
The XT700 Styrofoam Densifier
(09/23/19 1:00pm)
Photos courtesy of Evan Delahanty and cover photo courtesy of Pixabay
(08/24/20 1:00pm)
This summer, I used nature as my escape from quarantine. The pictures below are vastly different in edits and places, but each was taken in a moment of gratitude and awe. While interning in Washington D.C., I was granted the opportunity to travel along the East Coast. This was full of beaches, national parks and boat trips. I was amazed how many hidden treasures I could escape to while still being cautious and safe during the pandemic. Even though I couldn’t spend my time with all the people I wanted to, I used my nature adventures as a route to keeping summer feeling normal. In addition to the East Coast, I had the opportunity to visit my family’s lakehouse in Glen Arbor, Michigan. Glen Arbor has plenty of nature trails, dunes, ideal sunset views and stargazing points.
(11/13/19 2:00pm)
Trees around the Presser Hall pond.
(02/26/20 2:00pm)
All photos courtesy of Annie Lalonde
(03/30/20 1:00pm)
Chart by EcoReps
(10/11/19 1:00pm)
All photos by Annie Lalonde
(09/29/19 1:00pm)
All photos courtesy of Holly Flaig
(09/21/19 1:00pm)
Photos 1-4 by Maya Smith, photos 5-7 by Gia Mariani & photos 8-10 by Holly Flaig
(04/06/20 1:00pm)
View of William H. Harshal Lake from the beach in the middle of the park.
