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November, 2007
Stop and Think about One-Use Waste
November 30, 2007
by Greg Peterson for the Arizona Republic
Stop . . . Think for a moment about that item you just tossed in the trash. Often it is a cup, lid, straw, or plastic bag that you used only once, for a short period of time, then tossed “away” to some unknown place called a landfill. Fast-food restaurants buy them by the gross for customers who then dispose of them in the trash. Then the restaurant wraps them all up in a bigger plastic bag and hauls them to the dumpster. > Read more…
Sustainability for Arizona: The Issue of Our Age
November 27, 2007
Morrison Institute and the Global Institute of Sustainability
The 6th edition of Morrison Institute’s Arizona Policy Choices series, Sustainability for Arizona describes sustainability as a defining issue and organizing principle for the 21st century. Produced in partnership with Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability, the report provides real-life examples and policy choices for the state. It includes the advice and insights of more than 25 policy leaders and thinkers from the public and private sectors, including ASU President Michael Crow.
State Universities Conference on Climate Change and the Role of Higher Education
November 26, 2007
Arizona State University, University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University
Arizona universities met to discuss climate change and the role of higher education. The following are news stories about the event.
> Web Devil
> Wildcat
> azcentral.com
> Phoenix Business Journal
> Phoenix Business Journal
> Arizona Daily Sun
> East Valley Tribune
Technology-Management Gap Grows
November 17, 2007
by Brad Allenby for the Arizona Republic
In 1945, in the blinding light of the first nuclear test at White Sands, N.M., physicist Robert Oppenheimer recalled the words of Vishnu, from the Bhagavad Gita: “Now I am become Death, destroyer of worlds.”
Nuclear weapons represented a technology that, for the first time in human history, raised the specter of global catastrophe. But through planning, negotiation, regulation, and perhaps luck, the Cold War ended without nuclear exchange. Technology was managed. > Read more…
Stop and Think about One-Use Waste
November 30, 2007
by Greg Peterson for the Arizona Republic
Stop . . . Think for a moment about that item you just tossed in the trash. Often it is a cup, lid, straw, or plastic bag that you used only once, for a short period of time, then tossed “away” to some unknown place called a landfill. Fast-food restaurants buy them by the gross for customers who then dispose of them in the trash. Then the restaurant wraps them all up in a bigger plastic bag and hauls them to the dumpster. > Read more…
Sustainability for Arizona: The Issue of Our Age
November 27, 2007
Morrison Institute and the Global Institute of Sustainability
The 6th edition of Morrison Institute’s Arizona Policy Choices series, Sustainability for Arizona describes sustainability as a defining issue and organizing principle for the 21st century. Produced in partnership with Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability, the report provides real-life examples and policy choices for the state. It includes the advice and insights of more than 25 policy leaders and thinkers from the public and private sectors, including ASU President Michael Crow.
State Universities Conference on Climate Change and the Role of Higher Education
November 26, 2007
Arizona State University, University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University
Arizona universities met to discuss climate change and the role of higher education. The following are news stories about the event.
> Web Devil
> Wildcat
> azcentral.com
> Phoenix Business Journal
> Phoenix Business Journal
> Arizona Daily Sun
> East Valley Tribune
Technology-Management Gap Grows
November 17, 2007
by Brad Allenby for the Arizona Republic
In 1945, in the blinding light of the first nuclear test at White Sands, N.M., physicist Robert Oppenheimer recalled the words of Vishnu, from the Bhagavad Gita: “Now I am become Death, destroyer of worlds.”
Nuclear weapons represented a technology that, for the first time in human history, raised the specter of global catastrophe. But through planning, negotiation, regulation, and perhaps luck, the Cold War ended without nuclear exchange. Technology was managed. > Read more…
GREEN TALK COLUMNS
published in The Arizona Republic- August 30, 2008
High Expectations for 2nd GreenSummit - August 22, 2008
Now Is Time to Stop Building Freeways - July 25, 2008
Consider an Area’s Walkability - July 11, 2008
Sustainability Changes Outlook for Engineer - June 21, 2008
When Heat Threatens Society
SUSTAINABILITY DIGEST
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