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The Anthropocene
This week we discuss the impact of the Anthropocene, as well as US Environmentalism historically. Throughout history, there have been 5 types of human societies globally, hunter-gatherer, agricultural, mercantile capitalist, industrial capitalist, and consumer capitalist. The first humans we believe had an impact on the environment were the indigenous people, or the hunter-gatherers. These communities…
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Ecological Footprints and a Warning to Humanity
An ecological footprint can be defined as a rough estimate of one’s total environmental impact, through the use of transportation, energy sources, consumption of meat and processed foods, and more. Measuring my ecological footprint proved to be shocking, as my personal Earth overshoot was just April 11th. If everyone in the world lived this way…
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