Environmental Communication at UGA
Creating the Next Generation of Environmental Storytellers
The university has two gas-powered steam boilers. Before that, they had two coal-powered boilers. These boilers were only used when the university has additional need for steam in the winter and are still only used for that reason, according to … Continue reading “A Tale of Two Boilers: Why Biomass is the hopeful but currently not viable option for the UGA campus” →
This is what Athens’ Trail Creek looked like after a chemical leak. Blue water and lots of dead fish. The cause – toilet-cleaning chemicals from J&J Chemicals. That was in 2010. Now — Seven years later, the water is … Continue reading “7 Years Later: the story of the Trail Creek Spill” →
Officials with Georgia and South Carolina’s Departments of Natural Resources believe the loggerhead sea turtle population has increased, and they say part of the credit for that goes to the University of Georgia’s Marine Extension program. According to Lindsey Parker, … Continue reading “Loggerhead Sea Turtles Make a Comeback in Georgia” →
Casey Williams – Tim and Diane Williams, my uncle and aunt, are preparing for the worst as Hurricane Irma approaches their home in Winter Park, Florida. It is a yearly event for them and most Floridians, so they know how to … Continue reading “How Floridians are Preparing for Irma” →