by Marco Antonio Bustillos Quiroz | Mar 22, 2024 | GESCI 203
Ecuador is a beautiful country with four distinct regions: the Amazon, Coast, Mountains, and the Insular, each offering a magical and dreamlike climate that I find perfect. However, upon researching the changes over the past decade, I discovered that “From 1960...
by Marco Antonio Bustillos Quiroz | Mar 8, 2024 | BYU-Idaho, GESCI 203
We cannot feel guilty until we face our internal monsters. This personal statement may sound harsh, but I consider it profoundly important. Upon calculating my Carbon Footprint, I discovered that I engage in practices that are detrimental to our planet. For example, I...
by Marco Antonio Bustillos Quiroz | Feb 22, 2024 | BYU-Idaho, GESCI 203
Discovering my water footprint has been impressive. As someone from Ecuador, I utilized the “Personal Water Footprint Calculator” from WaterFootPrint.org, revealing a result of 3760.4 m3. However, obtaining this data required delving into the water sources...
by Marco Antonio Bustillos Quiroz | Feb 9, 2024 | BYU-Idaho, GESCI 203
The environmental challenges we face today are ringing alarm bells for our future. Identifying their roots is a complex task. In my research, I came across a study examining the impact of population growth in underdeveloped nations. Surprisingly, it revealed that...
by Marco Antonio Bustillos Quiroz | Jan 26, 2024 | BYU-Idaho, GESCI 203
I can start thinking about the real meaning of environmental sustainability. For me, it is like living a life in a way that I can help our planet without causing damages so my daughters can have a future world. I appreciate what Microsoft says about it: “It is the...
