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Teaching sustainability in 21st Century America - #6
Why "sustainability" is the opposite of "whatever".
How Saving the Planet Can Save Higher Ed
"There can be no higher value proposition [for higher education] than offering students effective means to address the sustainability imperatives of the coming decades." - Stephen Mulkey (President, Unity College)
Trivial Distraction
Some reasons it's hard to get folks (students, particularly) to look at the big picture.
Unsustainable employment
What Walmart in Washington says about socio-economic sustainability.
Norms, standards and metrics
Be careful what you measure, and what you base measurement on, and what you attempt to enforce.
Boundary issues
No, your smart phone doesn't use more electricity than your refrigerator.
Why I hate Augusts . . .
. . . and, as it turns out, this August more than most.
Teaching Sustainability in the 21st Century - #5
Our students need to grok what widely reported numbers mean, and what they don't.