While studying abroad in Namibia in 2007, stray weld sparks set off a blaze at Tripp’s field camp. This is the story of trying to fight a fire in the desert without water.
Author: Tripp Burwell
ENVIRON 900: Montana Elk Hunts, Bismarck Cab Rides
The semester swirl warps into such a blur that I sometimes wonder if I’m retaining anything. I’ve already forgotten so much of what I learned in college, which ended 5 years ago. The review partsContinue reading
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, travel, water
Adieu, Romaine
As Hydro-Quebec, the corporation behind Northern Pass, works to dam Quebec’s Romaine River, three kayakers paddle it for the last time in its natural state. The power in the water is evident; what’s not clear is how Quebec’s push for hydropower dominance makes economic, social
or environmental sense.
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, students, sustainability, travel, water
Aral Sea and the Arctic?
What can the shrinking Aral Sea tell us about the melting Arctic?
Being a North Carolinian Abroad
Kazakh weddings, Southern identity, and geographic after effects of slavery.
Monkey Ropes?
“You have seen Italian organ-boys holding a dancing-ape by a long cord. Just so, from the ship’s steep side, did I hold Queequeg down there in the sea, by what is technically called in theContinue reading