Assignment 3 - Group 6

It was fairly easy to change my diet considering I don't typically consume cocoa or palm oil. However, I do consume a lot of coffee! That explains why this question caught my attention. I was happy to find out that my chosen brand of coffee, Joe coffee company, does not contribute to deforestation -- so no diet change was needed in regards to...

Regenerative agriculture allows landscapes to renew themselves. Otherwise, the landscape experiences great damage -- as do the organisms and creatures living upon it. By taking a regenerative approach to farming, we are not only saving the land, we are saving the beautiful creatures that live on it by providing them a more suitable, healthy...

I hadn't heard of biomass technology before taking this course at Brockport. I was surprised to read that in the UK,  farms and residential areas are thriving off the use of poultry litter and coffee grounds for biomass purposes. Farms that use biomass plants with poultry litter are reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by 90% compared to...

While the most obvious way to invest would be through donating money, I think one of the most impactful ways we can advocate for geothermal energy would be through spreading education! There is a stigma around renewable energy sources that they are 1) too expensive and 2) too inefficient. Geothermal proves both of those statements wrong -- and...

My vision of a sustainable community would focus on further action than just reducing, reusing, and recycling. We need to actively work to combat the damage that has already been done and I applaud MSU for how they're taking action on their campus. While it may not be financially plausible for SUNY Brockport to develop an anaerobic digester...

Being in a suburb of Rochester, it's obvious that Rochester could use micro turbines on some of their tallest buildings. The Xerox tower is taller than the statue of liberty by 100+ feet. In Brockport, we don't have many tall buildings in this small town. However, I wonder if it could be a possibility to install micro turbines on the high-rise...