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.
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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
Tripp Burwell
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, travel, water
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.
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