Author Archives: sclayton

There’s nothing like New Year’s Day to make us feel like we can start over and do things right: this year I will stop procrastinating, exercise every day, be nicer to others, save money, eat more healthily… Of course, we … Continue reading … Continue reading →

One of the Environmental Psychology groups tackled the issue of bottled water. Here’s their description: Water bottles create 3 billion pounds of waste! This waste impacts the environment much more than people might think. The trash vortex, other… Continue reading →

Another Environmental Psychology group investigated the REEF project, which provides loans to Wooster students to implement green initiatives. This project aims to improve both the environmental status of the college as well as reduce energy costs. Th… Continue reading →

More work from students in Environmental Psychology.  This group was interested in how children think about nature — important as a possible predictor of how they will treat natural resources when they are older. Here’s the group’s p… Continue reading →

Another project by Environmental Psychology students was inspired by research showing positive effects of pets on health. Read their post, and take the survey! Our project focuses on creating a proposal to implement a pet-friendly residence hall on cam… Continue reading →

Remember Katrina? Though no single weather event can be definitively linked to climate change, scientists agree that extreme events like hurricanes and tornadoes will be more likely as the world heats up. Thus Hurricane Katrina, among similar events, m… Continue reading →

Do you know where your energy comes from?  The College of Wooster has a coal plant.  Many colleges and universities do, particularly in our part of the country. But increasingly, colleges are turning to other sources of energy. Why? – … Continu… Continue reading →

It’s that time of year again — the time when the leaf-blower army appears on campus. I’m still unconvinced about the merits of leaf-blowers.  Obviously, there are environmental costs associated with the engines; though ours are prett… Continue reading →

I’ve been traveling a bit recently — from the claustrophobically tree-lined, winding roads of Connecticut to the desolate open spaces of Texas: All this has made me think about the way we attach ourselves to place.  Location puts its stamp… Continue reading →

A recent environmental studies brownbag discussed green burials. Those of you who were there know that there’s a certified green cemetery in our own area, associated with the Wilderness Center.  Kyrstin Gibson passed on this link to an article i… Continue reading →