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There are two sides to every story


As I mentioned in my earlier posts, there are plenty of people that will push back against my choices. One such push back came in a GEG class quite unexpectedly. It was simply an off handed comment by my professor. I do not believe he intended as a slight against me in any way, but it really made me think about how people view my choices in protecting the environment.
            I believe were talking about the impacts of disposable diapers and my professor said, “just wait until you have kids, things will change.” It really struck me in that moment that people see environmentalism as a trend. Something to be put on hold or given up when life gets in the way. To be clear, I was in no way offended by his comment, quite the opposite in fact. I took his comment to mean that I have work to do.
Maybe I should give more credit to advocating for changes in the law. That would provide more legitimacy to the changes I am proposing. GEG has inspired me to do more legitimizing of this lifestyle. Next fall I will be doing an independent study focusing on laws banning single use plastics and creating an online database for individuals interested in doing something similar in their area. I am also advocating for the Environmental Law Society to host their own symposium focused on environmental justice in an attempt to bring more attention to environmental law as a field of study. Finally, I am working with Boxerwood Nature Center to create an event to provide low waste living information to members of the public.
Boxerwood in the fall. Image source. 


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