I am a senior undergraduate at Barnard College-Columbia University majoring in environmental biology.  I feel a strong connection to the environment having grown up along the Delaware River in Beach Lake, Pennsylvania.  It is about time that people become aware of the relationship between human activity and environmental problems.  I have no prior experience with blogs or journalism but feel it important for people to share and communicate current and important environmental issues.  This is a great resource to inform others on topics with which they are not necessarily familiar.  I strongly believe that we all need to work together in educating each other and taking action to combat pressing environmental concerns.