My First Blog

Hello Everyone! (or my few friends who might read this)

I have been thinking about starting a blog for a while, so I finally decided to do it! Mostly because I am currently struggling on my first homework assignment of the semester (Define the term Sustainability). Should be easy, right, since "Sustainability" is in the name of my major.  To the contrary, however, there is no easy way to define the word, especially since its definition is constantly evolving.  Anyways...

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." -Nelson Mandela

When it comes to the sustainability revolution (or movement or however you wish to label it),  education has to be the next step.  People hear about being 'eco-friendly' and lowering GHG (Greenhouse Gas) Emissions and the constant struggle with fuel and other non-renewable natural resources. However, what can I do? I care about the world and its health, but how can one person work to reduce harmful toxins in the environment or other such global issues.  Well, that's what I'm here to find out and share.  There is so much knowledge out there, way too much for one person to possibly pick through.

If I can spark the interest of just one person, or get one person even to start recycling or start a compost pile, or just read an article about environmental issues or sustainability in the built environment, this blog will be more than worthwhile.  Throughout the rest of my formal education and my constant informal education, I will post exciting findings, be they books I've read or articles, or just fun-facts.  I also have a love for quotes, and there are so many good ones, so they will probably be appearing.

I would also like this blog to be an information source for me, so if you're reading and have something to add, or ask or just comment on, please do.  I could talk about sustainability for hours and never get bored. There are just so many aspects that it would take forever to touch on all of them, which is the reason that sustainability is so far reaching, and will not go away.  It impacts everyone on this planet.

I'm mostly excited to have somewhere to share my findings, whether people are reading them or not. :)
Katie