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Universities and colleges are in a unique position to take a leadership role on global warming. As communities, they can strategize and organize effective action. As laboratories for learning and centers of research, they can reduce their own emissions of greenhouse gases, educate students about global warming, and direct scholarly attention to issues related to climate change and energy. Degrees That Ma… More >>
Degrees That Matter: Climate Change and the University
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#1 by James Safranek on May 8, 2010 - 7:34 pm
I’d love this book if I was a college student eager to see my campus act responsibly. While the old, conservative farts are busy waging verbal wars over whether carbon is responsible for planetary warming, I’d use this book as the basis of a pro-active campus-wide green revolution. Much more interesting and worthwhile than being a university internet ‘eco-warrior’.
Every university campus adminstrator should be given a copy of this release.
Rating: 5 / 5