Organic Ginger
Jake Nalley discusses everything environmental from organic produce and free range livestock to human induced global warming.
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November 2009
A Green Thanksgiving
11/18/09 1:55 AM
In lieu of the upcoming Thanksgiving festivities, I thought that it would be a great time to discuss how we can all take part in participating in a less environmentally burdensome tradition with some fairly simple, and pain-less practices. I began thinking about an assignment I had for an environmental class that had us assess the food mileage that was attached to our traditional feast. I remember that after the entire assignment, I was astonished as to how many miles were attached to a simple dish like pumpkin pie, or mashed potatoes. I am a firm believer in the “local-vore” movement. I know that there are some issues with these practices being inefficient, but in the grand scheme I know that when I participate in my local Farmer’s...What is Global Warming, and How is it Anthropogenic?
11/4/09 12:55 PM
“I don’t believe in global warming, ” said Michael LaFemina, who is part the Alliance for Climate Education, an organization that travels around the Chicago Public School District educating students of the science behind our changing climate and the concern that should come with the newfound awareness. LaFemina spoke at Loyola’s 350 Day of Action that was held on Oct. 24. He started out the speech by telling everyone that he didn’t believe in global warming. Now, there was an obvious populace bias that was in attendance, and I know everyone (including myself) was horrified to hear one of the premier speakers denounce the sole purpose of why we were all there. To everyone’s relief, he went on to illustrate why there is nothing to...
