HUMANnature is an evolving communications project of the School of Global Environmental Sustainability designed to aggregate and promote environmental science communication across the Colorado State University campus and beyond. The site is designed to provide a platform for students, faculty, research partners, and guests to communicate and discuss the pressing environmental, economic, and societal issues of sustainability and our future.
Food for thought: Carbon
By Robert Griffin-Nolan, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and PhD Candidate in the Department of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Without photosynthesis, humans would not be here. Photosynthesis
The ‘alternative [true] facts’- Reasons even climate change skeptics should support renewable energy development
By Kerry Rippy, Sustainability Leadership Fellow and PhD Candidate in the Department of Chemistry If you’re reading the SoGES Human Nature blog, chances are you’re already a
Everyday experiences with particulate air pollution: Where there’s smoke, there’s…
By Jessica Tryner, 2017-2018 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering It’s Labor Day, and I’m driving home from the
Shhh… reducing noise to save the voice of the natural world
By Rachel Buxton, 2017-2018 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Imagine yourself in your favorite park,
Did climate change cause hurricane Harvey?
By Alexandra Naegele, 2017-2018 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Atmospheric Science This past summer, Hurricane Harvey rolled into west Texas
Can soil save us? Unearthing the new ‘4 per mille’ soil health initiative
By Erika Foster, a 2017-2018 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Poor management
Is the glass of orange juice half empty?
Written by Stephen Cohen, a 2017-2018 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management What’s more American than