Global warming has been called “the challenge of a generation.” It has made national and international headlines as a growing, and, in many instances, an immediate crisis. By altering global temperature and weather patterns it has caused prolonged droughts in some areas and heavy monsoons in others; it has seriously impacted agriculture, contributed to the […]
The climate debate is no longer centered on the question, “is it happening?” but rather “what are the specific effects going to be?” “are we seeing some of these effects already?” and “at what rate do we have to curb our greenhouse gas emissions to stabilize the climate for future generations?” James Hansen, Bush’s top […]
A little over a year ago, coinciding with the administration’s creation of the Sustainability Office, students, grad students, and some administration members from different environmentally concerned campus groups decided to create an inter-organizational forum for sustainable action, called Sustainable Dartmouth. The origins of SD, or Sustainable Dartmouth, remain steeped in ancient folklore while its not-so-terrifying […]
The world’s wild fisheries are being depleted at a rate much faster than they can be restocked, so aquaculture, which is being employed to supplement the shrinking supply of wild fish, is the world’s fastest-growing food sector. However aquaculture in some cases aggravates rather than redresses the problems of over fishing. The practice contains much […]
Last fall, Amory Lovins visited Dartmouth to speak on economics, engineering, and environmentalism; he filled Filene Auditorium and two overflow rooms. That was two terms ago, and campus today is not thinking much about that speech. But maybe they should be.
The talk was based on a book, “Natural Capitalism,” which Amory Lovins wrote in collaboration […]
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