Energy and Place
Essential questions:
1. How does energy production impact take place?
2. How does your sense of place, environmental ethic and understanding of our energy needs influence your perception and decisions regarding energy production?
Project Description:
Do you think the world is gonna end through climate change? Or are you a proud supporter of fossil fuels? Should we preserve lands from human touch? Or should we use them for our own instrumental purposes? These questions floated around my head during this project. This project centered around the environment and energy production. (As in using Earth's resources to produce power.) We went over environmental terms such as preservationism or conservationism. We studied the impacts on environment and formed our personal beliefs on it. For example, we learned the benefits and consequences of fracking for oil. We learned the benefits and consequences also for dams. We completed nature writing journals. Lastly, we completed activities like answering questions on articles concerning nuclear, oil, and gas power. Finally, we delved into a literary project, that embodied our final philosophies of proper treatment of the environment. I created a poem featuring downtown Houston. My poem emphasized the negative impacts that industrialism exhausts through power use, depleting space, and excess waste. My writing promoted SUSTAINABILITY for urban spaces, which promotes future human use of environment while still respecting the Earth.
Personal Growth/Self Awareness:
When I was younger, I really didn't care about the environment at all. I lived in the conservative South of Texas surrounded by supporters of the oil industry. Lots of engineers working for chemical companies. Everything was viewed as a commodity and barbecue was worshiped. My change began as I got older and reached that proper "question authority" phase. With the help of the Internet and a couple of punk rock bands, my interest in the environment peaked. It wasn't until I moved to Durango that my interest truly flourished. With the help of local resources, Ashley Carruth's Humanities class, and my LINK Internship, I studied topics of agriculture and environmental ethics. Taking in the environmental terms and their meanings, I contemplated which ones(s) resonated with me most. Let's bore into my soul for a minute! I have a fear of aging and dying. I also have a fear of colossal things ending (such as the end of the world). Imagine the world ending because of US! Imagine we crippled ourselves enough to cripple the Earth. If only we could go back in time to stop this...Or we could just start now and enter a revolutionary era that uses resources while still protecting it. This is where sustainability chimes in like bird chirps a symphonic piece or the grass sifting through the gusts of wind. Sustainability is the practice of treating the Earth enough to last future generations. I created a poem of downtown Houston (or urban hubs in general) that fixates on the importance of sustainability.
Weaknesses:
I wish I spent more time on it. Honestly, I could research my subject for years and still not have all answers. Nonetheless, I should have paid more into detail of the functionality of the house. I should have done more abstract thinking instead of relying on the knowledge already laid out.
Essential questions:
1. How does energy production impact take place?
2. How does your sense of place, environmental ethic and understanding of our energy needs influence your perception and decisions regarding energy production?
Project Description:
Do you think the world is gonna end through climate change? Or are you a proud supporter of fossil fuels? Should we preserve lands from human touch? Or should we use them for our own instrumental purposes? These questions floated around my head during this project. This project centered around the environment and energy production. (As in using Earth's resources to produce power.) We went over environmental terms such as preservationism or conservationism. We studied the impacts on environment and formed our personal beliefs on it. For example, we learned the benefits and consequences of fracking for oil. We learned the benefits and consequences also for dams. We completed nature writing journals. Lastly, we completed activities like answering questions on articles concerning nuclear, oil, and gas power. Finally, we delved into a literary project, that embodied our final philosophies of proper treatment of the environment. I created a poem featuring downtown Houston. My poem emphasized the negative impacts that industrialism exhausts through power use, depleting space, and excess waste. My writing promoted SUSTAINABILITY for urban spaces, which promotes future human use of environment while still respecting the Earth.
Personal Growth/Self Awareness:
When I was younger, I really didn't care about the environment at all. I lived in the conservative South of Texas surrounded by supporters of the oil industry. Lots of engineers working for chemical companies. Everything was viewed as a commodity and barbecue was worshiped. My change began as I got older and reached that proper "question authority" phase. With the help of the Internet and a couple of punk rock bands, my interest in the environment peaked. It wasn't until I moved to Durango that my interest truly flourished. With the help of local resources, Ashley Carruth's Humanities class, and my LINK Internship, I studied topics of agriculture and environmental ethics. Taking in the environmental terms and their meanings, I contemplated which ones(s) resonated with me most. Let's bore into my soul for a minute! I have a fear of aging and dying. I also have a fear of colossal things ending (such as the end of the world). Imagine the world ending because of US! Imagine we crippled ourselves enough to cripple the Earth. If only we could go back in time to stop this...Or we could just start now and enter a revolutionary era that uses resources while still protecting it. This is where sustainability chimes in like bird chirps a symphonic piece or the grass sifting through the gusts of wind. Sustainability is the practice of treating the Earth enough to last future generations. I created a poem of downtown Houston (or urban hubs in general) that fixates on the importance of sustainability.
Weaknesses:
I wish I spent more time on it. Honestly, I could research my subject for years and still not have all answers. Nonetheless, I should have paid more into detail of the functionality of the house. I should have done more abstract thinking instead of relying on the knowledge already laid out.