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Chancellor to Speak at Symposium on Environmental Education at DU University of Denver Provost Robert Coombe has issued an invitation to a breakfast symposium for all DU faculty, staff and students. The symposium, titled "Environmental Education at the University of Denver: Celebrating Accomplishments and Looking to the Future", will take place Tuesday, April 23 from 8:30 - 11:30 am in the Driscoll Ballroom. Chancellor Daniel Ritchie will open this event as the featured guest speaker. Following his presentation, a panel of outside experts and professionals will discuss "Environmental Challenges and Opportunities for University Education." After the panel, all attendees will be encouraged to participate in roundtable discussions to become more aware of the environmental programs and research activities that are on-going at DU. The goal of the entire event is to encourage the DU community to come together and learn about the various environmental education activities that are happening on campus. Numerous academic programs offer environment related courses, student groups pursue environmental activities and programs, and faculty are involved in major research projects related to the environment. Unfortunately, members of the DU community have a hard time learning about and keeping up with these various activities. The symposium hopes to generate greater awareness of what DU currently offers, and encourage new ideas for how DU can present its environmental educations activities more coherently. To help make this event a success, representative displays from divisions, departments, units, and students will describe current environmental programs and research activities at the University. Contact Special Community Programs (303).871.2360), which will collect and display any information you would like to share. RSVP to 303.871.2209 by Friday, April 19, so that everyone can be accomodated at the free breakfast! |
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Technology and Policy for Sustainable Development Report The adoption of environmental technologies will contribute a key component of the move towards sustainable development according to a report recently released by the European Commission. "Technology and Policy for Sustainable Development" sets forth European thinking about how clean technology can boost economies while protecting the environment. According to the European Commission, clean technologies will enable a "decoupling" of environmental impacts from economic growth. The European Union is the first major governmental organization to take such a far-reaching stand, which is in conformity with the E.U.'s constitution-based commitment to sustainable development. Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstr`m
said, "Developing new and innovative environmental technologies
is essential to achieving sustainable development. That is why we will
develop an action plan, aimed at promoting clean technologies that are
good for growth and good for the environment." She said the European
Commission would work with stakeholders from industry, the research
community, NGOs and government, both within the E.U. and the eastern
bloc countries which have applied for membership in the E.U. "Together,
we can identify the barriers holding back investment in environmental
technology, and measures to address them," she said. "Supporting
innovation, development and use of environmental technologies will provide
a boost to our economy and our environment." The action plan, scheduled for release late in 2002, will involve:
The release of the report further established the E.U.'s world-leading position in terms of sustainable development policy and legislation. Moreover, the E.U. is now putting together the strategy it will take to the U.N. Sustainable Development Summit set for South Africa this coming fall. Meanwhile, similar preparation for the summit lags woefully behind in the U.S., thus potentially setting the stage for the U.S. to be a mere bystander while the E.U. flexes its growing international environmental leadership role. The full-text of the report can be found
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Information Series on Global Warming The information series on Global Warming has moved to the DU campus (Sturm Hall, Room 435) to facilitate media presentations.This series is open to anyone who would like to learn more about climate change and meet interesting people over good food and drinks. Bring a friend who knows nothing about the issue, or just come by yourself to learn more. To view the Café's excellent menu: www.mercurycafe.com. Future dates and agendas for the series are given below. All events will take place at the Mercury Café, 2199 California St. Denver. 303-294-9281. (If you plan to order food and beverage, please note that the Café accepts cash and checks only).
For more information, contact Dr. Laurie Johnson at lauriejo@du.edu or 303-871-2146. This series is co-sponsored by I2E2. Please email lauriejo@du.edu if you are coming to ensure that the space will accomodate everyone. |
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The
Race to Stop Global Warming April 14,
2002 Last year we had a small informal team from DU. Let us know if you plan to participate, and we will make arrangements for a DU gathering at the event |
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Spotlight: Environmental Sociology Environmental Sociology represents one of several focal areas of research and teaching in the Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder. The Sociology Graduate Program offers a Ph.D. degree and, in general seeks to educate creative and productive scholars and teachers. The Department maintains strong emphases on the theories and methods of the discipline to provide students with sound basic training regardless of their area of specialization. These include classical, contemporary, and modern theory, and qualitative and quantitative research methods and analytical techniques. Specific to Environmental Sociology, graduate seminars are offered in: Environment and Society, Evironmental Justice, Human Dimensions of Environmental Change, Corporations and Society, Natural Hazards and Risk Communication. Environmental issues transcend ordinary academic boundaries, and the Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder is dedicated to participating in interdisciplinary efforts to educate students about environmental issues. The Environmental Sociology faculty at CU-Boulder include: Dennis Mileti, Chair of the Department of Sociology and Director of the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center. Dr. Mileti is a leading expert in natural hazards research, and has published extensively with regard to environmental risk perception and communication. David N. Pellow, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Department of Ethnic Studies. Dr. Pellow's research is mainly focused on the intersections between social inequality and environmental degradation, often referred to as environmental justice research. Lori Hunter, Assistant Professor of Sociology whose primary areas of expertise are Demography and Environmental Sociology. Her interests encompass the interrelations between human population and their environmental context. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess, Co-Directors of the University's Conflict Research Consortium, focus their research interests on intractable international and public policy conflicts, many of which are environmental conflicts. In the past, Guy has been involved in research on environmental hazards and risk assessment, while Heidi has studied land use and facility siting controversies. Both have done research on social and political adaptation to environmental change. |
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New Book: Ozone Connections: Expert Networks in Global Environmental Governance Two DU faculty members, Penelope Canan (The International Institute for Environment and Enterprise and Department of Sociology), and Nancy Reichman, (Department of Sociology), have collaborated to show how the most widely praised international environmental treaty in history, the Montreal Protocol, was actually implemented: through the creation and support of global knowledge sharing networks. Read more about this great new title at
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/catalogue/ozone.htm
Job Opening: Research Assistant Professor, Global Environment - Brown University Brown University invites applications for an assistant professor (research) in the Global Environment Program of the Watson Institute for International Studies with a joint appointment in the Center for Environmental Studies (or other relevant department). Go to the Career Page for more information. All applications received by April
19, 2002 will receive full consideration. Special
Events: Earth Day Speaker
Series Interactive Event: Stapleton's Urban Farm The Governor's office of Energy Management
and Conservation is sponsoring the following April events at Stapleton's
Urban Farm. More information can be found at: http://www.state.co.us/oemc/events/index.htm Tuesday, April 9 Conference: International Conference
on Mountain Environment and Development The Institute of Mountain Disaster &
Environment, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has announced
that the International Conference on Mountain Environment and Development
(ICMED) will be held October 15-19, 2002, in China. The conference is
intended as a response to the United Nation's declaration that the year
of 2002 is the International Year of Mountains, and to enhance the international
cooperation on mountain sciences and the public awareness in the protection
and reasonable utilization of mountainous regions. It is sponsored by
CAS, and organized by the Institute. Get the initial announcement. Speakers Network: Speaker Training Workshop -- July 19th-21st --- Boston, MA The Green House Network (www.greenhousenet.org), a non-profit group dedicated to public education about the need for action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, is seeking individuals from across the United States who wish to join our National Volunteers Speaker Network. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Ross Gelbspan, Hon. Claudine Schneider, Dr. Paul Epstein In a partnership with Clean Air-Cool Planet and the Massachusetts Climate Action Network, we will be holding a training session for 35 people interested in joining our national speakers bureau. The workshop will be held at the Outward Bound conference center on Thompson Island in Boston Harbor. Over the last two years, our volunteers have given over 350 public presentations about the threats posed by global warming and the promise of clean energy solutions. Presentations by our speaker's network are set up and coordinated by Green House Network staff. Thus, the commitment on the part of the speakers is limited to the actual delivery of 5 presentations over the course of Fall-Spring 2002-2003, and one meeting with a regional political leader. Cost for the weekend including food, lodging,
and materials is $170. Scholarships of up to $100 are available For more information about the National
Climate Education Project and the Green House Network, please visit
http://www.greenhousenet.org
and follow the speakers network link, call 503-639-9352, or e-mail them
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