Clara Jurik’s senior seminar at Hope College packed a challenge. The challenge was to begin working towards a goal that was based on a student’s ideal future that can begin right away. “My goal is to lessen our ecological impact and of course trash is a big part of that. I decided to try and…
Her days are never consistent and it’s easy to see that she thrives on it. Clutching the large mug that sits nearby, she mentions that she hasn’t had enough coffee today, fighting back yawns. It is her passion and excitement for the work that she does that keeps her productive. Her work days are limited…
In early September, China announced their plan to eventually ban gasoline-powered cars. Not too soon after, California may do something similar if regulators ban the internal combustion engine entirely. With the push for the automotive industry to shift toward electric vehicles (EV), several large automakers have announced some form of “electrification” within the next few…
Reusing, reducing and recycling: effective actions or solely common good beliefs? In too many cases of environmental degradation, good intentions are morphed into excuses for the rapidly increasing clutter, carbon and catastrophe that plagues our growing world. In the very economic “Theory of Good Intentions,” Dr. Paul Niehaus, an economics professor at the University of…