Category Archives: global warming

New Roots in Music City

Posted on August 14, 2013 by summysays

New Roots in Music City: the growth of urban agriculture in Nashville, Tennessee NASHVILLE, T.N. – “The chicken came first for us.” Jason Adkins, Trevecca Nazarene University professor and Environmental Projects Coordinator, clutches one spotted and one yellow chicken in each thick black glove.  His denim overalls are frayed at the edges and spattered with […] Continue reading →

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The politics of environmental justice

Posted on August 13, 2013 by summysays

The politics of environmental justice By Summy Lau After four years in office, President Obama looks ten years older as he takes center stage at the White House for his second inauguration. New creases line his mouth and eyes, his hair has turned peppery gray, and freckles and spots dot his once smooth, bright skin. […] Continue reading →

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Sweating without a Plan

Posted on August 13, 2013 by summysays

Sweating without a Plan: How Nashville’s inaction towards climate change could be the biggest risk of all by Summy Lau | 29 January 2013 Humidity, dehydration and a constant sheen of sweat characterized the few weeks I spent in Nashville during July 2010. As a Chicago native, I didn’t realize that the scorching summer temperatures […] Continue reading →

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me & global warming

Posted on January 30, 2013 by summysays

note: i’m back and blogging after a winter break hiatus! here’s a bit on my background and how I came to understand global warming as the defining issue that will make or break our species… I first learned of global warming during my first summer of high school, in your typical mind-numbing summer school health […] Continue reading →

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David Roberts (Grist.org) Skypes Vanderbilt

Posted on November 28, 2012 by summysays

Let’s be clear about this. Scientists consider 3.6 degrees catastrophic. There are serious scientists who doubt that human civilization can endure at all in the face of 7.2 degrees. And we are headed for 10.8. We simply haven’t come to terms with what empirical science is telling us. We all sound like pundits, going with […] Continue reading →

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