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2008 CURRENT ISSUES Welcome! This is the portal to the Summer, 2008 Colloquium section (CRN 50074). Please enjoy your visit, and contact me with your ideas or comments about the site. |
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The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoRjz8iTVoo :William McDonough This is good, and FUN to watch- he makes very long sentences where all the words start with the same letter!
The story of STUFF on your tube |
"The economy is a wholly owned
subsidiary of the environment, not the other way around."—Gaylord
Nelson http://www.beyondearthday.com/ 2008 --25th Anniversary of "State of the World"Innovations for a Sustainable Economy.- beyond the book |
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Stories in the news, videos on You-Tube and other current applications of the course goals. Remember the laws of unintended consequences |
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Local and State (Florida) Events: FGCU- 16 acre solar-field planned for campus Florida's Environmental Enforcement continues downward slide (PEER June 2008) First International Conference on Mining Impacts to the Human and Natural Environments (Punta Gorda, March 15, 2008)
Florida's Vanishing Wetlands- special series by Craig Pittman at St. Pete's Times- highlights issues with mitigation banking
NPR- Social networks influence behaviors (For smokers- quitting may be contagious) -- relate to the current Myspace and facebook phenomena NPR --'Recycling' Energy Seen Saving Companies Money by David Schaper, insights into how power plant monopolies impede recycling 'wasted energy'.Sweetwater Organic Community Farm (Tampa, FL) The Florida West Coast Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council is a nonprofit organization that works in sustainable agriculture.
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National Events: Reasons for Hope
Rockport MO- wind farm WWW.rockportwind.Com Featured (May 19, 2008) on A Closer Look with Charles Gibson, Rockport Missouri is generating 123% of its energy needs with 4 wind generators! Juneau Alaska residents respond to a recent avalanche with dramatic reduction in consumption through conservation. Community Gardens GOOGLE Earth now has a "street view" feature! The Dangers of Plastic Bags- a powerpoint with graphic images and interesting facts on one of the outcomes of our disposable societal ways. USDA's Community Farms and Sustainable Agriculture resources: An EXCERPT from Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): An Annotated Bibliography and Resource Guide. USDA's Community Supported Agriculture publications Community Food to School Coalition: National Farm to School Program An Introduction to Community Supported Agriculture
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National Events: Historically significant events: Obama clinches democratic presidential nomination from Clinton (June 3, 2008) Are Organic Tomatoes Better? (NPR May 29, 2008)by Allison Aubrey about how conventionally grown (highly-over-fertilized) tomatoes have far fewer nutrients than organically grown foods. |
National Events: Reasons for Despair- Gov. Crist (VP hopeful?) now (June 18, 2008) says states should decide if they want offshore drilling. What happened to the Global climate commitment?
EPA ducks duty to keep water clean By CARL HIAASEN (June 15, 2008 Miami Herald) Climate Findings Were Distorted, Probe Finds Appointees in NASA Press Office Blamed (Tuesday, June 3, 2008) By Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Staff WriterThe American Way of life is non-negotiable (Dick Cheney as quoted in Escape from Suburbia, beyond the American Dream)
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Global Events: Cyclone hits Myanmar- Military government refused most international aide Earthquake hits China- many one-child children killed when thousands of schools collapse. Government seems to be dealing with disaster.
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Environmental news stories:
How Green is the College? Time for Showers (NY Times article about Oberlin) May 26, 2008 Some claim that the rising price of gas is a product of a democratic run congress- What manipulations of data can you produce that is as convincing as this? |
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Remarks and musings from ned on this 6 week adventure: We have not come up with alternatives to petroleum products because the consumer did not demand it since the price was so low. The strategies and technologies are ready and waiting to help us transition to sustainability. Laws guide actions: Accrediting bodies and state law mandate how many contact hours are required for each credit hour of class. Today the field trip was done by 10:15- I must assume that all of you were taking that additional hour of class time to work with your groups on the assignments for next week, and or other class tasks. ;-) |
You tube excerpts --to make you laugh, and cry Escape from Suburbia- trailer from You Tube
Escape from Suburbia returns to Willits, California
This kid deserves an Oscar- Bush on Global Warming
Human Development Report 2006- Beyond Scarcity (Global consideration of water as a basic human right- in keeping with the Millennium Development Goals).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoRjz8iTVoo William McDonough: The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle This is good, and FUN to watch- he makes very long sentences- a great one sentence Game! |
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