June 15th, 2013 
Megan Stilley 
This weekend I got around to finally watching Vanishing of the Bees (2009). This was a very interesting and well put together documentary. The documentary focused on colony collapse disorder (CCD) and the causes of entire bee colonies disappearing. It was first noticed in 2006 that bee colonies were vanishing into thin air. Beekeepers would [...]
June 7th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
When it finally warms up outside we open our windows and enjoy not having to pay for heat or running the air conditioner. We like to only use the air conditioner once it gets into the 90s to help with our energy bill. It can get pretty warm in the afternoon since our house faces [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Behavior, Conservation 
Tags: Megan Stilley, noise pollution, summer, Water, Water Conservation 
No Comments » May 31st, 2013 Megan Stilley 
On Friday May 24th and Saturday May 25th many people (estimated to be 2 million) held protests across the world (50 countries) against Monsanto. These protests were to show the local governments that not everyone supports Monsanto or agrees with their policies. Monsanto is one of the biggest companies that has created and controls GMO [...]
May 24th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
Frankenstein’s Cat (2013) by Emily Anthes is about biotechnology and how animals populations are helping to enhance the field. Anthes is a science writer and is obviously very into biotechnology. The technologies Anthes discusses are cloning, “pharming”, tracking, prosthetics and spying. All of these involve animals of all different species. This book enticed me because [...]
May 17th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
Last year we had a massive garden. It took up the majority of our backyard with peas, leeks, carrots, beans, summer squash, winter squash, lettuces, broccoli, tomatoes, collards and herbs. But to be honest, it was a lot of work and a lot of it was a bust. It was extremely hot and dry last [...]
May 11th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
Kansas may have its issues (conservative senators that are not always best for the environment) but I like it. I used to hate driving across Kansas because there was nothing to look at, just farmland. However, I was recently driving through Kansas and I decided that I like the nothingness. It is nice to see [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Transportation Tags: Megan Stilley, minimalism No Comments » April 26th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
I was thinking the other day how people try to make sustainability and environmental thinking an easy task. People like to come up with easy tasks to do your part. This is done to make it seem easy to be “green” and encourage people to change their ways. While these steps are helpful, in the [...]
April 19th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
I received an email asking me to watch and review a movie titled Chow Down (2010). After reading the brief synopsis, I decided it was up my alley. Chow Down is available on Hulu for free, which is a really convenient way to reach the public. This is another movie that discusses our current American [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Policy, Reviews Tags: diet, Megan Stilley, Movie Review, Public Health No Comments » April 12th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
Monsanto is at it again. Everytime I see their name in the headlines I cringe, waiting to see what they have done now. This time, they somehow got Senators on their side and passed a bill that allows them to keep on planting GMO seeds even if courts decide they are illegal or causing health [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Policy, President Obama Tags: Food, food industry, GMO, legislation, Megan Stilley, Monsanto No Comments » April 9th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
Whole Foods is a popular, big chain, natural grocery store. They offer a large selection of organic produce and often have sales on it. They also offer sustainable meat options. They even have a welfare grade on their meat to tell you how the animals were raised. They are going to require GMO labeling on [...]
