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VIEWPOINT: Encourage Human Immersion in Nature

By Anna Harpel September 16, 2022

Over the past decade, the wildlife in Grand Teton National Park has become accustomed to human exposure, especially the park’s most famous grizzly bear, Grizzly 399. Born in 1996, the bear is known...

National Parks Should Balance Visits and Preservation, Panel Says

National Parks Should Balance Visits and Preservation, Panel Says

By Riley Rogerson November 15, 2019

U.S. National Parks conservation efforts must negotiate the tension between expanding visitation as well as environmental and cultural preservation, panelists said at an event Nov. 13.  The event,...

KAPASI: The Ballad of Yellowstone

KAPASI: The Ballad of Yellowstone

By Nabil Kapasi February 28, 2018

When President Ulysses Grant established Yellowstone National Park on March 1, 1872, he helped introduce a new concept to the West. By setting Yellowstone aside as the first American park, Grant provided...

SCRIMENTI: Acts of Mercy in Conservation

By Nicholas Scrimenti September 23, 2016

Earlier this month Pope Francis renewed a vision of environmental justice and mercy as the theme of this jubilee year, also named as the Year of Mercy in the Catholic tradition. The Pope recommended that...

VIEWPOINT: Rethinking Ocean Conservation

By Josh Heckman September 20, 2016

The ocean is a magnificent and fundamental part of our planet. This gigantic body of water covers roughly 75 percent of the Earth’s surface while regulating our climate and providing the oxygen necessary...

Protecting our Potomac

By Lauren Gros January 29, 2015

Every morning, I — like so many other Georgetown students — gaze upon the Potomac River. Its beauty never ceases to amaze me. It is impossible not to look upon its great waters and not feel a sense...

Taking Responsibility for Our Oceans

By Daniela Fernandez December 5, 2014

The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our Earth’s surface. There are about one million different species that live in these waters, and scientists and explorers have yet to explore 95% of it. Our...

The Keystone XL Debate is About More Than a Pipeline

The Keystone XL Debate is About More Than a Pipeline

By Lauren Gros December 2, 2014

In 2011, climate change scientist and activist, James Hansen, published the report “Silence Is Deadly.” The paper contained an alarming message about a proposed pipeline, which would carry about...

A Choice to Conserve Beyond Water Week

By Olivia Hinerfeld, Meredith Cheney, and Makaiah Mohler March 21, 2014

Several years ago, Georgetown University administrators started considering the necessity of ensuring the sustainability of new buildings on campus. Just this past year, Georgetown opted to institutionalize...

The Perils of Unlimited Consumption

By Jerry D. Rassias November 1, 2013

The drive to live the good life is something all Americans can identify with, and I believe that our generation is characterized by a fixation on conspicuous consumption. A pervasive mindset encourages...

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