Sara Lowgren

A Week with Cocoa Farmers in Ghana’s Eastern Region

Sara Lowgren February 24, 2017 0 Comments

By Jenna Farineau It’s unusually hot for this time of year. It reaches almost 40 degrees Celsius every day and the rains are few. Now, it’s not unusual for Ghana to have such intense heat or lack of constant rains, but this is something concerning. The end of February/beginning of March generally marks the start of the rainy season here, and it is welcomed with deep appreciation from farmers....

Diversification for Sustainability – Lobster fishing and Aquaculture in Maine

Sara Lowgren February 20, 2017 0 Comments

By Zebadiah Campbell My name is Zebadiah Campbell. I am an eighth generation lobster fisherman and a second generation oyster farmer from North Haven, Maine. North Haven is an island 12 miles out to sea in Penobscot Bay. The island is home to a year round population of 350 people and 45 of these islanders are licensed commercial fisherman. This small number of fishermen make for a close knit, and...

The 10 First Days of Trump

Sara Lowgren January 31, 2017 0 Comments

It has been 10 days since Donald Trump was inaugurated as the president of the US. Already, Trump has moved forward with some of the promises we secretly and openly hoped would never come true. Here are some of the major actions undertaken thus far by the new president; Signed permission for the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Keystone XL pipeline, and attempted to close the...

#NoDAPL calling party

Sara Lowgren January 19, 2017 0 Comments

Last night we organized a calling party at College of the Atlantic. We called banks, the White House, the US Army Corps, Safariland and other parties to continue the momentum of #NoDAPL movement. One of our members calling a bank, asking them to divest from Energy Transfer and DAPL.

The disaster of hurricane Matthew in Haiti – a consequence of climate change

Sara Lowgren October 12, 2016 0 Comments

by Sara Löwgren Once again a poor country which has contributed insignificantly to climate change has been hit catastrophically by its consequences. As our climate continues to change as a result of our irresponsible actions vulnerable countries continue to suffer from the impacts. On October 4th hurricane Matthew hit the west coast of Haiti, one of the world’s poorest countries. Although it...