Monthly Archives: July 2025

The Science and Business of Energy: Interdisciplinary Inquiry at Bowdoin College

During my college search, I recently read about an intriguing cross-disciplinary course at Bowdoin College entitled the “The Physics and Economics of Energy” which will be co-taught there this spring... Read More

Tariff Talk: Graphite Mining and American EVs

The Trump administration has announced 93.5 percent tariffs on Chinese refined graphite, the typical anode component in electric vehicle batteries. According to a New York Times article by Jack Ewing... Read More

Fossil Nation: How the US is Losing the Bid for Energy Dominance

A July 1, 2025 article by David Gelles in the New York Times discusses Trump’s intentional dismantling of the Biden Administration’s green energy initiatives. Biden’s policies directed billions to Republican-led... Read More

This Land is Me: the Land Ethic of Aldo Leopold

Departing from the usual article analysis format of this blog, I want to reflect upon my experience in June at an immersive program centered on the work of renowned conservationist... Read More

Science, Interrupted: Trump Administration Slashes Funding for Climate Research

In an article published in June 2025 of the MIT Technology Review, senior editor James Temple outlines the Trump administration’s termination of grants awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)... Read More