Hey guys! It has been a long time since anyone has posted on this....but too much has been going on for me not to share.

I am in this really exciting science class where we talk about all of these amamzing current issues. ie. hurricane katrina, the USA's dependency on oil, etc....Anyway, it got me thinking about our planet and how we are using it. Are we being good citizens of planet earth? What are we doing to preserve it? Today, in class there was a debate on whether oil should be drilled for in ANWAR (a wildlife refuge in Alaska). Personally, I think there are better options out there...I mean just look at Western, we are the second public instition in the nation to be on 100! renewable energy...and frankly once the cost is split up among the student body it doesn't seem to be that huge of a sacrifice to make..paying a little extra to have a healthier environment. I don't know, I just feel as if we are abusing our privelege to live on earth. What do you think?

I don't if you guys know this but on campus we have this thing called the outback- ok frankly, I don't know very much about it- but it got me thinking- wouldn't be totally amazing if Western were able to cultivate its own produce (fruits/ veggies)...it could cut down on costs...I mean look at our meal plan issue- it is so expensive! We could even have science classes that could work out in the 'outback' cultivating the produce for their class ie class involvement- ok, well, frankly i highly doubt anything along these lines would really happen..but it would still be cool!

Well, let me know what you all think. But I think our environment is really important and we should be more aware of how we are affecting it. til' next time I guess :)