Moe Sumino The dominating food production system in most communities all over the world encourages monoculture, a reliance on pesticides, and a lack of food sovereignty. The reliance on pesticides is not only a danger to health—as a carcinogen—and the environment, but it is also a way for agricultural communities to be reliant on other … Continue reading Working Towards a Resilient Food Production System
Menstruation and the Environment
Yooju Choi There seems to be a lot of unnecessary taboo surrounding menstruation, but it’s necessary that we talk about the extensive amount of plastic waste created by menstrual products. Tampons first come encapsulated by a plastic case and then are wrapped again by plastic. Pads mostly consist of plastic as they are woven with … Continue reading Menstruation and the Environment
Water in the West: Localizing Los Angeles
Layne Fajeau "Everything depends on the manipulation of water - on capturing it behind dams, storing it, and rerouting it in concrete rivers over distances of hundreds of miles. Were it not for a century and a half of messianic effort toward that end, the West as we know it would not exist." In his … Continue reading Water in the West: Localizing Los Angeles
