Andrez ParrainSustainable GermanyBerlin: The EndVisiting Berlin quickly became the highlight of our trip to Germany. The amount of history, multiculturalism, and cohesion between the…Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 2023
Andrez ParrainSustainable GermanyPaying for SustainabilityOur time in Hamburg felt the shortest, yet it was a very insightful trip. Our main activity of visiting Nordex and Airbus piqued my…Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 2023
Andrez ParrainSustainable GermanyFarming in FreiamtReflecting on the second leg of our trip, I feel like I have been more appreciative of the more passive elements of sustainability in…Jun 12, 2023Jun 12, 2023
Andrez ParrainSustainable GermanyUtopia Now in Southern GermanyReflecting on the first leg of our stay in Germany, I am surprised by how much I am sold on the idea of an achievable, sustainable future…Jun 6, 2023Jun 6, 2023
Andrez ParrainSustainable GermanyEmbracing MultikultiAs a Mexican-American (or as I prefer, Chicano), I have lived most of my life finding it hard to understand that the place where someone is…Apr 29, 2023Apr 29, 2023
Andrez ParrainSustainable GermanyPublic and Private Life and OstalgieAfter listening to Dr. Ina Sammler discuss her experiences in East Germany, one idea that kept recurring in my head was the division of…Apr 16, 2023Apr 16, 2023
Andrez ParrainSustainable GermanyRAILing Against PricesNavigating public transit can be a logistical nightmare regardless of what city or country you find yourself. Keeping track of rail and bus…Apr 15, 2023Apr 15, 2023
Andrez ParrainSustainable GermanyAtomkraft? Ja, Bitte!Germany should cancel the phase-out plan and rethink the role of nuclear energy as part of the Energiewende. I would recommend this because…Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
Andrez ParraPharma and Biotech in GermanyI was surprised to see the size of the German pharmaceutical industry while reading through the Harvard Atlas of Economic Complexity. This…Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
Andrez ParrainSustainable GermanyJevon’s Paradox: Highway ExpansionAn example of a Jevon’s Paradox — or rebounded policy that had the opposite effect than that intended — that hits in the center of my home…Mar 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023