by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 24, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
I have two things to tell you. One– your computer is garbage. Just as the plastic chair I’m sitting in is garbage, just as the shoes on my feet are garbage, just as the bones in my fingers are garbage– everything will eventually be thrown away. My bed sheets are...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 24, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
“Why do Icelanders think that they’re the best?” Though a comical question, Icelanders do appear to possess a prodigious amount of pride in regards to their country. They have the prettiest people, the most beautiful land, the best beer, the best wool, the best...
by CELL Staff | Feb 24, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability News
by: Julianne Boulton Everyday thousands of men, women and children in developing countries rummage through the dumps of some of the world’s most populated cities. They look for waste items that they can be sold to middlemen who will go on to sell them to factories...
by CELL Staff | Feb 20, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability Tips
by: Julianne Boulton Natural organic matter (essentially anything that is living or was once alive) goes through a growth (build-up) and decomposition (break-down) cycle. When we throw away anything that can be composted, the material ends up in a landfill site. The...
by CELL Staff | Feb 17, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability News
by: Julianne Boulton Cutting down trees and harmful fumes released from burning fossil fuels are probably some of the first reasons that come to your mind when you think of the causes of environmental loss. Let’s step back for a moment and take a look at the bigger...
by Central America Study Abroad | Feb 13, 2014 | CELL Central America Study Abroad Student Blog
In contrast to the bustling and commercial city feel of La Conception, it is in the much quieter, pastoral pueblo of Sabana Grande that our CELL group currently resides. Over a week has passed since the group arrived via microbus, stepping out onto the dirt road...
by CELL Staff | Feb 13, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability Tips
by: Julianne Boulton Space heating accounts for more than 40% of the energy used in U.S. homes, according to the most recent Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) . This means that you can save energy and money by reducing the amount of heating you use. You can...
by CELL Staff | Feb 10, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability News
by: Julianne Boulton The number of people who live in urban environments has been rapidly increasing for the past few decades. The United Nations recently predicted that by 2030 the global urban population would have reached almost 5 billion. This means that current...
by Central America Study Abroad | Feb 8, 2014 | CELL Central America Study Abroad Student Blog
Hola, hola familia y amigos! How are all of you state-side? I hope well. I write to you all tonight watching the last bits of sunlight sink behind the westward mountains in Sabana Grande. Our time in the comunity of La Concha has come to an end, and while it was...
by CELL Staff | Feb 6, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability Tips
by: Julianne Boulton Although carefully sorting out and sending your used items for recycling is a good practice, you can’t recycle everything that way. Many of those items that can’t be recycled end up in land fill sites where they can remain for years...
