Gretchen SiegchristA Week in the ArchivesBillions of people in Asia are suffering through record-breaking heatwaves this week. Here in the United States we’re not getting a lot of…Apr 21, 2023Apr 21, 2023
Gretchen SiegchristA Week of WaterIt’s spring in Massachusetts, where it wasn’t a week ago. I write this on my sunporch, with open windows, looking out on forsythia blooms…Apr 14, 2023Apr 14, 2023
Gretchen SiegchristInnovation Won’t Solve Climate ChangeA clean energy transition requires political change, not technical innovationSep 8, 2022Sep 8, 2022
Gretchen SiegchristPlanning for DegrowthHow can urban planners advance a degrowth agenda?Jun 13, 20224Jun 13, 20224
Gretchen SiegchristPolitical Economy of the EnvironmentBefore taking this class I barely even knew that “political economy” was its own discipline. In fact, during course sign ups I was debating…Jun 2, 20221Jun 2, 20221
Gretchen SiegchristEnvironmental Geography & SustainabilityWe started this class reading Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, which I initially derided as “cheesy.” Her meditations on the…Apr 29, 20221Apr 29, 20221
Gretchen SiegchristGoverning the CommonsIn too many conversations about sustainability or the evils of the world, capitalism comes up as the ultimate boogey man. But it’s hard…Apr 26, 2022Apr 26, 2022
Gretchen SiegchristPerspectives on SustainabilityPerspectives on Sustainability is the one required course in my master’s program. In addition to providing an overview of sustainability as…Apr 25, 2022Apr 25, 2022
Gretchen SiegchristSustainability School: Environmental HealthSpring of 2020, I was excited to get started on my sustainability degree, and feeling cooped up in lockdown, so I enrolled in a 1-credit…Apr 21, 20221Apr 21, 20221
Gretchen SiegchristLearning About SustainabilityEveryone has their own definition of sustainability. Here’s mine, as I explained it when applying for a master’s degree in the subject, two…Apr 21, 20223Apr 21, 20223
