GE410 – 1/22/14
BIF’s, banded iron formations.
Until class I had never heard the term. To hold in my hand a piece of this
oxygenated iron from the Precambrian age is amazing to me. We visit museums to
attempt to grasp the past, fascinated with even the slightest glimpse of what
life was like before our life time. Yet, the earth below our feet sets the
stage for all and every period of time, every significant event, since the
Planet Earth was formed. I am fascinated with rocks, and sometimes wonder why
anyone would ever utter the words “it’s just a bunch of rocks”, when it is way
more than that!
Watching the video on the
Anthropocene era, the era of our life time, I wonder what the layer we leave
will look like. Will it look more like one of Chris Jordan’s art pieces? Or
will it be a turning point in long term sustainability.
The Art work of Chris Jordan
actually made me feel like there was a pit in my stomach. I have been unusually
aware since our first class of the amount of waste and garbage we accumulate in
a day. Even when recycling properly, everything comes in disposable
containers!! I wonder what really happens to all of the recycled items we
discard each week. Maybe an idea for field trip either in class or on my own is
to visit a recycling plant and see how things are really being disposed of.
Since class the idea of finding more ways of using less packaging, and
recycling/reusing on the individual level is at the fore front of my daily
activities. I am excited and anxious at
the same time to learn all I can about what is and isn’t working and
collaborate with like minds to significantly impact our future, and our
sediment layer, for our future generations.
