The Delicate Balance, Part 2: Renewable Resources
Both non-renewable and renewable resources are at risk today. When Canada realized that the cod off their coasts had been fished to the risk of extinction, a moratorium was called, leaving Canadian fishermen out of work and impoverished. The persist...
The Delicate Balance, Part 2: Politics and Economics of Environmental Decision Making
Environmental policy begins with sound scientific data. But data is subject to interpretation, and environmental decision making is heavily influenced by politics and economics.
The Delicate Balance, Part 2: Climate Destabilization
Global climate change is believed to be created by excessive amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. While El Niño is not a reflection of climate change, it does demonstrate the results of unpredictable or unstable weather conditions. Climate...
Sustaining the Earth: Case Study: Eco-Village
An examination of a sustainable community called Eco-Village in Ithaca, New York. This community strives to create a human habitat more in harmony with natural processes in which a sustainable lifestyle can be achieved in a cooperative living enviro...
The Delicate Balance, Part 1: Ecological Globalization
The industrialized world is responsible for most of the environmental devastation of the twentieth century. But an emerging middle class in countries like China and India have the potential to take an unprecedented toll on the environment because of...
Sustaining the Earth: Case Study: Industrial Symbiosis
An examination of a symbiotic industrial arrangement among four industries in Denmark in which the wastes from one industry provide the raw materials for another. This kind of planned cradle to grave management of resources has positive economic, so...
: Sustaining the Environment
Achieving environmental sustainability will require a shift away from core cultural values based on production and consumption.