ENVS 295: Environmental Engagement
Lewis & Clark College | Spring 2020
I've done a series of posts throughout the semester related to readings, our partnership, our project, and my thoughts on environmental engagement. See below for all posts I've published, in reverse order by date.
As Earth Day passed this year, much of the world sat at home in isolation, protecting ourselves from the virus wreaking havoc on cities across the globe. When COVID-19 began its massively successful spread out of China, some people looked to conspiracy theories for the source of the outbreak. A […]
Read MoreAs a team, we have set three goals for our engagement project which is a conversation based project involving Oregon farmers and legislators and the subject of cap and trade. In short, our project goals are 1-foster mutual understanding, 2- find a middle ground and 3-result in fair cap and […]
Read MoreOne of the things we talked to Barb Iverson about in our group interview was cap and trade, an environmental policy being instituted in many places around the world which takes a two-pronged approach to reducing carbon emissions. Cap refers to the set limit placed on emissions under cap and […]
Read MoreIn the Hidden Tribes of America test, we thought that the general spectrum of our country’s political views were well-represented, even if the categories were broad. The test also showed the percentages of people that make up these categories, from progressive activists to devoted conservatives. This illustrated the highly polarized […]
Read MoreIntroduction Many environmentalists seek to lessen the human impact on our natural world. Our rising global population makes this a huge challenge. GMO crops are one possible tool with huge potential for aiding in this fight. However, the conversation around them has become muddled. It has become about ideologies rather […]
Read MoreIn the Beginning, There Was Nothing… Then, We Went on a Field Trip. I took Environmental Engagement as soon as I could because I was eager to learn more about the major program. Having only recently been introduced to the concept of environmental engagement in my ENVS intro class, it […]
Read MoreThree Models of Engagement Within engagement, there are three models of communication: the classical (deficit) model, the framing model, and the contemporary (dialogic) model. The classical model presents environmental issues as apocalyptic and attempts to provoke fear/emotion by sharing the most shocking facts with the public. Al Gore’s An Inconvenient […]
Read MoreWho’s Who? In the Hidden Tribes of America test, we thought that the general spectrum of our country’s political views were well-represented, even if the categories were broad. The test also showed the percentages of people that make up these categories, from progressive activist to devoted conservative. This illustrated the […]
Read MorePost-Truth in the U.S. and Globally Politicians are notorious for lying, and this is acknowledged by many. Even some of their supporters are aware of their deviance from the truth, yet are indifferent about it. According to “Trump Is Waiting and He Is Ready,” an opinion piece by Thomas B. […]
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