The Geography Place

For this multi-post resource tracing project, what better object is there for me to investigate than my trusty Doc Martens boots? I have had these boots for many years and with so they have seen a little bit of all of it, which is reflected in their wear and tear. Here is the product page for the style of boots I own. https://www.drmartens.com/us/en/combs-crazy-horse-leather-casual-boots-brown/p/26006207 But obviously, mine look rather trodden compared to the fashionable stock images... Scuffed and broken-in! My habitual heel-tapping has caused degradation at the rubber sole. I need to pick up drums... With all that being said, I truly don't care if they don't look new. These boots have lasted me so, so long and yet that is only the beginning for them. They are made with- Real 'Crazy Horse' (oil-finished) leather Rubber sole The rough, round shoelaces are a blessing - I haven't had to change them at all. And, finally, the yellow thread stitching holds them together,...

This week, we are discussing the plastic bag and potential methods to minimize the environmental risks they pose. Questions: 1)  What is one local effect or impact of plastic bag waste you observed in the video that you didn’t know about, hadn’t thought about before, or just found particularly interesting? There are plenty of scenes I could mention, but I think the most impactful one is the scene exposing the plight of Kenya. The scene best exemplifies why we perhaps feel uncomfortable when we see the catastrophic environmental effects of our collective actions - because we are actually seeing them. A numerical factoid is easy to forget or not fully understand. But when we see with our eyes the human and animal lives that are suffering because of our society's wastes, such as the Kenyans having to live in their own waste due to the "unbeatable convenience" and ultimate necessity of the plastic bag, suddenly the move to ban plastic bags outright becomes rather s...