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Community Lunch (CL)What is Sustainability and Sustainable Development?
Amazing juggling finale. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8f8drk5Urw&feature=related
Blewitt, J. Understanding Sustainable Development. Earthscan. http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=3766
Cortese, A. 2005. Learning principles for sustainability: Sustainability Curriculum Framework for Curriculum Development. Second Nature. http://www.secondnature.org/efs/res_sheets/sustainabilitythemes.pdf
Earth Charter in Action. Toward a Sustainable World: The Earth Charter in Action. http://earthcharterinaction.org/eci_book.shtml
Learning for Sustainability http://learningforsustainability.net/
National Academies. Science and Technology for Sustainability Program (STS) http://sustainability.nationalacademies.org/index.shtml
Orr, D. Four challenges of sustainability http://www.ratical.org/co-globalize/4CofS.pdf
Sustainable Measures. A better view of sustainability. http://www.sustainablemeasures.com/Sustainability/ABetterView.html
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development http://www.unesco.org/en/esd/ and http://www.unesco.org/education/tlsf/index.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Sustainability Program of EPA’s Office of Research and Development. http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/index.htm
World Commission on Environment and Development. Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future. 1987. United Nations. http://www.un-documents.net/wced-ocf.htm
Wuppertal Institute and Friends of the Earth. Prism of Sustainability http://www.foeeurope.org/sustainability/sustain/t-content-prism.htm
MSU Sustainability Classes student projects (just a sample)
A Sustainable Campus: One small step towards saving the world. ISS 310 People and the Environment: A Just and Sustainable World. Spring 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr40Xylck2g
MSU Simple Steps Towards Sustainability. ISS 310 People and the Environment: A Just and Sustainable World. Spring 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrsXKiPUACo
NSC 491 – Global Sustainability for a Shrinking Planet. Spring 2009 http://www.billbross.com/nsc491/index.php
With a forecast for the first snow of the season, it makes sense to gather for Bailey lunch this Friday 12-1pm in Ag Hall room 50 to discuss the opening of the United Nations Climate Change conference that runs Dec. 7-18 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Come gather and share in the viewing of an animated video from the creator of the Story of Stuff that discusses one of the most discussed options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: the cap and trade. See you then. J
Annie Leonard Presents, “The Story of Cap and Trade” – http://storyofstuff.com/capandtrade/
15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) – Denmark’s host page http://en.cop15.dk/
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Here are some links to a recent ongoing swirl of controversy related to climate change science:
Climate sceptics claim leaked emails are evidence of collusion among scientists. The Guardian newspaper, Nov. 20, 2009.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/20/climate-sceptics-hackers-leaked-emails
Climate research chief Phil Jones stands down pending inquiry into leaked emails. The Guardian newspaper, Dec.1, 2009.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/dec/01/climate-change-scientist-steps-down
Stolen Climate E-Mails Cause A Ruckus In Congress -by Richard Harris. National Public Radio. December 2. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121026851
Climate head steps down over e-mail leak. CNN. December 3, 2009 4:32 a.m. EST
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/12/02/climate.stolen.emails/index.html
Other takes on climate change and climate change deniers:
Climate Denial Crock of the Week. Greenman Studio LLC is a graphic design and animation studio located in Midland, MI. Owner Peter Sinclair. http://www.youtube.com/greenman3610 .
From Aaron McCright current MSU prof in Lyman Briggs and Sociology:
McCright, Aaron M.; Dunlap, Riley E. 2008. A Widening Gap: Republican and Democratic Views on Climate Change. Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development,50(5)September – October:26 – 35.
McCright, Aaron M.; Dunlap, Riley E. (2003), “Defeating Kyoto: The Conservative Movement’s Impact on U.S. Climate Change Policy” (PDF), Social Problems 50 (3): 348–373, doi:10.1525/sp.2003.50.3.348.
Hello everyone,
I know you all have very busy lives however, if you would like a slice of free pizza and some good discussion meet me tomorrow at 12:00pm at the Bailey Scholars room.
We will discuss travel and how it affects our lives. It is in part a sharing of my middle twelves where I studied abroad to WWII Europe this summer. But I would like to hear about everyone else’s travels as well. We will look into how travel can change our lives and broaden our horizons.
Thank you and see you there,
Andy Priest
Geoff’s response to Andy Priest’s lunch invitation on travel.
Absolutely travel has impacted me. My dad worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development (http://www.usaid.gov/) and my first memories are of Thailand (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2814.htm) where we lived for 5 years. I also spent 4 years in Nicaragua (LINK) as a kid. As an adult I lived 4 months in St. John U.S. Virgin Islands (http://www.nps.gov/viis/index.htm) and 3 years in St. Lucia (LINK) as a Peace Corps volunteer (http://gradworks.umi.com/33/17/3317408.html). So clearly my immediate thoughts to Andy’s email relate to living (and not just traveling, for vacation or otherwise) and in particular living and traveling outside of the U.S. It is clear to me that my upbringing dominated by travel strongly influenced my academic focus on people and the environment (http://www.reg.msu.edu/Courses/Request.asp?SubjectCode=ISS&CourseNumber=310&Source=SB&Term=1094) and my current interest in Global Sustainability
(http://www.thebiggreen.net/2009/11/01/sustainability-specialization-jeopardized/).
November 20, 2009
Andy Priest, Michelle Buchanon, brett, brett’s parents David Rosenblatt, Elaine, howard, glenn,
Study Abroad
http://studyabroad.msu.edu/programs/weuropeww2.html
Started with 2 weeks on campus. WWII Europe. Sort of Patton’s path. Wrote weekly journals, reflections on site visits. Research paper on leisure at the time. Utilized University of London library. Reflections on: movies, books, sites, etc. passed around his reflections.
Rick Steeves book. Travel as a political act. http://travelstore.ricksteves.com/catalog/index.cfm?fuseaction=product&theParentId=11&id=385
Sept. 11 Leadership and Change: Welcoming Kiana Miller – Geoff Habron
Sept. 18 Community the Structure of Belonging – Don Matlock
Sept. 25 Habitat for Humanity – Kent Workman
Oct. 2 360 Degrees with a Bailey Scholar – Geoff Habron
Oct. 9 What is Sustainability? – Geoff Habron
Oct 16 Bailey Staffing and Sr. Director Search – Shari Dann
Oct 23 Bailey Staffing and Sr. Director Search – Shari Dann
Oct 30 Life is Crazy Nothing is Planned
Nov. 6 Poisons and Toxins – Janice Hironaka
Nov. 13 Reflections and Community Lunch
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