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Conservation vs Preservation

Colin Brustad
September 1, 2017
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Discussion prompt from Cox: Should we set spaces aside where humans tread lightly in order to enable nature to thrive? Or should we find ways to cultivate nature efficiently for increasing human demands for wood, paper, drinking water, and more? As environmental sustainability has become a hotly debated topic over…

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Introductions: Colin Brustad

Colin Brustad
August 29, 2017
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Name: Colin Brustad Hometown: Oslo, Norway Major: Economics, Environmental Science & Policy (MIN) Three topics/ideas/issues that intrigue me: Global Warming, finance, sports (basketball, soccer) Most interesting bit of news I read today (or lately): The amount of money spent in soccer transfers

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