Defining Sustainability, Part 3

Defining sustainability in terms of ecological integrity

UW-L's weekly online news publication, Campus Connection, is doing a series of articles about sustainability on campus. This is the third article in the series:

“We have one planet. Let’s plan accordingly.” That’s Biology Professor Rob Tyser’s central message when discussing how humans can preserve their environment.

Read more at: http://news.uwlax.edu/defining-sustainablity-part-iii/

Defining Sustainability, Part 2

Sustainability in terms of economic security

UW-L's weekly online news publication, Campus Connection, is doing a series of articles about sustainability on campus. This is the second article in the series:

Donna Anderson, UW-L Economics professor, discusses the radical re-thinking of the relationship between the human economy and nature.

Read more at: http://news.uwlax.edu/defining-sustainability-part-ii/

Defining Sustainability, Part 1

Understanding Social Justice in Terms of Sustainability

UW-L's weekly online news publication, Campus Connection, is doing a series of articles about sustainability on campus. Here is the first article in the series:

For a practice to be sustainable in society it must benefit the population over the long-term. Therefore, it must benefit all people, according to two UW-L instructors, Guy Wolf and Al Gedicks.

Read more at: http://news.uwlax.edu/defining-sustainability/

Mining in Wisconsin: A Threat to Tribes, to Wild Rivers, Groundwater and Lake Superior

Penokee Hills mine location

A public forum on the largest mining project ever seen in Wisconsin.

Frank Koehn, president of the Penokee Hills Education Project will be taking part in the forum.
Wednesday, September 14
7:00pm, Room 1400 Centennial Hall
Sponsored by the UW-L Native American Student Association, the UW-L Progressives, Environmental Council and the Dept. of Sociology/Archaeology. Free and open to the public.

UW-L Dining Services Highlights Local, Healthy Foods

Eat Local Week at UW-L – Sept. 12–16

from UW-L's Campus Connection

Buying quality, fresh, sustainable ingredients is a high priority for UW-L Dining Services, and with September being Eat Local Month, Dining Services is dedicating a week to feature local foods from regional suppliers.

Highlights of the week include:

• Eat Local Special Dinner – 4-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, Whitney Center, All You Can Eat dining room. Everyone welcome. You do not have to be on a meal plan. Cost: $11.08 (includes tax).
• Wellness Day Kick-Off at The Galley – 11 a.m.–1 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 14. Free samples featuring local products. Every Wednesday following Dining Services will offer Wellness Days at The Galley featuring specials from the Terra Ve (vegan/vegetarian) station.
• Cheese Curd Thursday at The Galley – Thursday, Sept. 15, at Smashers. Enjoy fresh lightly battered cheese curds from Ellsworth Creamery, $1.99 (special one-time introductory price).
• Farmer’s Market at The Galley – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16
• Breakfast for Lunch Special at The Galley – 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16. Join Executive Chef Randy Hanson as he prepares breakfast for lunch with local ingredients.

The Climate Reality Project Takes Place Sept. 14

Al Gore announced on July 12, 2011, his latest project called Climate Reality Project. This 24 hour global event will take place on September 14 throughout the world to focus on the climate crisis.

On September 14th there will be 24 Presenters in 24 time zones in 13 Languages. 24 Hours of Reality is a worldwide event to broadcast the reality of the climate crisis. It will consist of a new multimedia presentation created by Al Gore and delivered once per hour for 24 hours, in every time zone around the globe. Each hour people living with the reality of climate change will connect the dots between recent extreme weather events — including floods, droughts and storms — and the man made pollution that is changing our climate. The event will offer a round-the-clock, round-the-globe snapshot of the climate crisis in real time. {from the Climate Reality Project}

Learn more about the Climate Reality Project at: http://climaterealityproject.org/

New Graduates Attracted to Sustainability Jobs

From the NY Times, June 24, 2011

"Suddenly, “sustainability” seems to resonate with the sex appeal of “dot com” or “start-up,” appealing to droves of ambitious young innovators. Amelia Byers, operations director for Idealist.org, a Web site that lists paid and unpaid opportunities for nonprofit groups and social enterprise companies — some 5,000 of which are environmental organizations — said the number of jobs related to environmental work has roughly tripled in the last three years. “A lot of new graduates are coming out of a world where volunteerism and service has been something that has helped define their generation,” she said. “Finding a job with meaning is an important value to them.”

The rapid expansion of green jobs isn’t confined to the nonprofit sector. There is money to be made here as well. Ivan Kerbel, director of career development for the Yale School of Management, a graduate-level business program, noted that environmental issues like reducing waste and carbon footprints were increasingly important to corporations of all kinds, something business students are recognizing. Even ultra-ambitious M.B.A. candidates with C-suite aspirations are integrating issues like sustainability into their education, he said."

Read the entire NY Times article.