dunningg on September 10th, 2009

We could talk about climate change for years. No, seriously.  If every country in the world spoke their piece individually at the UN conference in Copenhagen this year, there is no way the issues at hand could be resolved in a two-week period.  Recognizing this, the UN has organized itself into groups or coalitions of […]

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Kelly Rogers on September 2nd, 2009

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell initially provided hope to those interested Pennsylvanians who view solutions to climate change through economic lenses. Sadly, on Wednesday, September 2, 2009, Governor Rendell announced that he is giving up on a policy likely to maximize net social welfare. He has backed down on his proposed 5% severance tax on Marcellus Shale […]

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Sarah Brylinsky on August 31st, 2009

Our students are the path to the future.    In an effort to create a just and sustainable future they must be able to navigate and understand the intersections of physical, social, and political worlds in both a local and global context, and prepare to negotiate the security of natural resources and human livelihood with their […]

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