Ecofeminism is an important concept to grasp because it addresses abuse of nature, and societies male domination of women, two forms of social issues that we see today. The ecofeminist theory allow us to acknowledge the interconnected nature of our world. Its Ecofeminism is looking at a historical analysis of males domination of nature and women is use it to develop ethics that are not male based. This teaches us to pioneer and recondition old theories in gender sensitive ways. This lesson allows readers to reflect and analyze their own experiences or observation of dominance towards women and nature that can influence ethical decision making on one's actions and a sense of urgency for change.
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The human industrial history and its dependence on energy show no signs of stopping. It's crucial to know where our energy comes from so that people aren't blindly affected when we run out of resources. People are pushing boundaries that they don't even know exists. The consequences we face are power plants speeding up the process of global warming, health effects such as Eutrophication in our water, breathing in harsh chemicals in our air, damaging soil for future generations of crops, and further the economic divide of rich and poor. humanity continues to abuse their limits of resources they will lose their ability to use them unless they make effective changes towards renewable energy.
Lesson six allowed me to further evaluate my motivation towards my career as an environmental engineer. I'd like to contribute to a sustainable society which means i must evaluate my consumption habits and try to think of renewable sources of energy. In Arizona we are very limited with resources considering we live in the desert and takes more energy to air condition our homes and offices, our land cultivation has increased with buildings, both of which bring up prices, which depending on income puts the poorer at a greater