Environmental Health

Overall, I had a great experience learning environmental topics for this class. It has made me change somethings in my everyday life. For example, I enjoyed the EWG module. I learned a lot about the products that I use and have made some changes. When I started the class I was using secret deodorant. Now, I have switched to a vegan brand called Love Beauty and Planet. They are a brand that focuses on vegan only ingredients and who are trying to bring their carbon footprint down by 20%. So far I love their products and would recommend them to anyone who still wants girly products yet still care for the environment. I also thought it was helpful to know where my water source comes from and how water is filtered through treatment systems. I signed up for the news e-mail Above the fold which I found very helpful because I was able to read upon environmental events going on around the world that you won't find on the news. This class has helped me see the environment in a way I never ha...

What do you personally find most troubling about climate change? What I find troubling about climate change is how fast the Earth is warming up and why aren't people concerned about it. As we know there are skeptics out there who believe climate change is a myth, something made up to scare people. But in reality, people should be scared. In one article that I read it mentioned by the year 2500 sea levels will rise 50 feet! That is amazing and quite scary. Many coastlines will be severely affected which will force people to move inland causing other ripple effects of loss of land. Sea levels are what I find most troubling. I've heard how one island country, the Maldives might not be around the next 100 years which is troubling because we should not be losing precious land so soon. I personally want to travel there to witness its crystal clear waters and beautiful beaches but with the land slowly sinking I might have to go sooner than later.  As a public health professional...

I thought the TedTalk was very informative and interesting. I have heard of the concept of zero waste but never have heard of someone who has lived the zero waste life. I felt like I could relate to the speaker when she mentioned she is a lazy person but made the choice to live this lifestyle. As someone who is lazy it sounds like a lot of work to live this lifestyle; however the perks outweigh the thoughts of it making difficult. Saving money, choosing your own preferences on things and most importantly creating less trash. What I can do to lessen trash is make more home made foods. I agree with the speaker that once opening refrigerator all you see is plastic containers which would be great to eliminate if purchasing fresh fruits and veggies was possible. I also found the video Food Waste to be impact. I did not realize how much food is wasted every year. They compared it to buying 3 grocery bags and dropping one behind. That is a lot of food that is being wasted! Overall I feel peop...