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What does it mean to go green?(changing economy impacts on sustainable development growth)(Brief article)
September 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Going green is the new power label in today's economy. However, as Kermit the Frog once lamented in song, "it's not that easy being green." The truth of those words weighs heavy on the lives, minds, and especially the pocketbooks of individuals, businesses, and the...
The University of Memphis: a leading partner in sustainability.(college buildings designed with use of green technology)
September 22, 2008... For many, the concept of sustainability is shaped by the knowledge and understanding of environmental and ecological issues such as global warming, conservation of natural resources, limited availability of resources, and a wide array of recommended actions that one can take to help address...
Is the Green Revolution for real this time? Will green jobs be created in sufficient numbers to offset declines in other parts of the economy? Will green jobs replace real estate as the engine for the next round of economic expansion?
September 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
This is not the first "Green Revolution," and it won't be the last. But, it may be the right time and place for the Green Revolution to make a meaningful change in the way American's live and conduct business. This may be the stage of the revolution that generates...
The Ecological Research Center: training tomorrow's ecologists.(University of Memphis opens Ecological Research Center )
September 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
The Vision
The vision of the University of Memphis is to be recognized as one of America's great metropolitan research universities, noted for its comprehensive, innovative academic programs and for capitalizing on its urban setting and surrounding region to...
Institutionalizing ecological literacy: a critical component of the new "green" economy: Henry David Thoreau, Rachael Carson, DDT, acid rain, Earth Day, Biosphere I (and II), urban sprawl, global warming--if these are not familiar names and terms, you might be ecological literacy-challenged.(explaining ecological literacy)
September 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
What is Ecological Literacy?
We all know about the need for clean air and clean water. These needs were the subjects of massive government intervention programs beginning in the 1970s when rivers caught fire because of unregulated chemical, oil, and gas...