Hey readers! I’m Steph and I’m a first-year with an interest in economic policy. When environmental issues are brought up through the media, I think to myself, “Well of course I’m green! I recycle, I turn off the faucet when I brush my teeth, and I turn off the lights when I leave a room. But then again, I also take 15 minute showers, have my laptop open for at least 16 hours a day, and quickly change the channel when Noah Wyle starts discussing the issue of drowning polar bears. Reaching for the remote doesn’t replace the melted ice caps or help animals dislocated by mankind’s pollution. Like many others, I choose to ignore the unpleasant signs of the devastations our actions are causing. This ignorance is widespread because it’s convenient. It’s convenient to not bother learning about environmental issues and it’s convenient to not feel badly when you do un-green things. I decided to join this group and blog about environmental issues so that, being educated about what’s going on, am obligated to make better decisions regarding the future of the planet.
-Stephanie Fitzgerald
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