Archive: sustainability

47 Articles

Arts & Culture
Marion Cassidy
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Films on the Federal Stage: A Conversation with Brad Forder, Director of Programming for the D.C. Environmental Film Festival

In this interview, Brad Forder, Director of Programming for the D.C. Environmental Film Festival, discusses the vibrant arena of environmental. …

August 9, 2024

Cecilia Cassidy
Chloe Hammock
Food & Water
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Urban Farms: A Chicago Suburb’s Proposal for Change

Chloe Hammock (SHS ‘25) analyzes the potentially problematic implications of a new urban farm that will be established in her home town of Evanston,.…

August 9, 2024

Cecilia Cassidy
Food & Water
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Animal Consumption and Cultural Responsibility: A Journal Entry

Théa Jacquand, (COL ‘26) reflects on the ethics of consuming animal products and how she stays connected to her heritage through food while still maintaining a planet-friendly…

August 9, 2024

Environmental Justice
Food & Water
Spring 2024

A Single Seedling 

Eliana Mlawski (CAS ’26) discusses her efforts to engage the Georgetown community in a food justice.…

August 2, 2024

Biodiversity
Camber Vincent
Spring 2024
Sustainability

High-Seas Fishery Managers Should Oppose Deep-Sea Mining

Camber Vincent (SFS ’24 ) breaks down the potential threat of deep-sea mining to marine.…

July 30, 2024

Arts & Culture
Cecilia Cassidy
Climate Change
Madhura Shembekar
Marion Cassidy
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Bringing Sustainability to the Entertainment Industry: Earth Angel is leading the way in sustainable production services in film and television

Marion Cassidy (CAS ’23) and Common Home editor Madhura Shembekar (SFS ’26) outline how Earth Angel is leading efforts to make the film industry more. …

July 30, 2024

Arts & Culture
Environmental Justice
Sophia Monsalvo
Spring 2024

A Reflection on Grounding: A New Retreat for BIPOC Students, Art, and Caring for our Common Home

Sophia Monsalvo (CAS ’26) discusses her journey of creating Grounding, a new retreat for students of color to connect with their ancestry and the environment through. …

July 30, 2024

Cecilia Cassidy
Food & Water
Randall Amster
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Empty Kilobytes? The Promise and Peril of Digital Food 

Professor Randall Amster unpacks the evolution of digital food systems and the role they play in modern.…

July 30, 2024

Biodiversity
Cecilia Cassidy
Food & Water
Spring 2024
Sustainability

From the Hilltop to the Field: A Georgetown Professor’s Journey into Sustainable Agriculture

Professor Colette Loll reflects on her experiences running a farm using regenerative agriculture practices, and how she has combined her passion for the humanities and…

July 26, 2024

Biodiversity
Cecilia Cassidy
Janet Mann
Spring 2024
Sustainability

Searching for Dolphins in the Potomac River 

Professor Janet Mann recounts her efforts to track dolphin populations in the Potomac. …

July 26, 2024