Archive for the ‘Climate change’ Category
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Members of the three Abrahamic faiths comprise over half of the world’s population. With growing environmental challenges that threaten our planet, what is the theological mandate to care for the earth? What is currently being done to confront these challenges and reverse unsustainable trends? Is there benefit in working together? Discuss the Jewish answer in this three-faith discussion. (more…)
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Members of the three Abrahamic faiths comprise over half of the world’s population. With growing environmental challenges that threaten our planet, what is the theological mandate to care for the earth? What is currently being done to confront these challenges and reverse unsustainable trends? Is there benefit in working together? Discuss the Muslim answer in this three-faith discussion. (more…)
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Members of the three Abrahamic faiths comprise over half of the world’s population. With growing environmental challenges that threaten our planet, what is the theological mandate to care for the earth? What is currently being done to confront these challenges and reverse unsustainable trends? Is there benefit in working together? Discuss the Christian answer in this three-faith discussion. (more…)
Posted in Events, Religion, Jews & Judaism, Islam & Muslims, Christianity & Christians, Climate change, Environment, Energy politics, Health & Medicine, Way we live, Globalization, Living Green, Morality & Ethics, Inter-cultural communication | No Comments »
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Get it? “Whirled Peas” and “World Peace”! The idea is that these near-homophones may be more closely linked than you’d think. Will eating fresh and local contribute to defusing global conflicts and crises? We’ll see. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, Events, Democracy, Violence, Climate change, Environment, Energy politics, Health & Medicine, Business, Way we live, Education, GLOCAL-ization, Living Green, Food | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Are you looking for locavores? Then come to the “Premier Educational Event for Food Consumers, Small Farmers, Gardeners, and Energy Users Who Want A More Sustainable Lifestyle,” the place to go for a taste and feel of what Bill McKibben and Michael Pollan will talk about when they come to later. (more…)
Posted in Events, Democracy, Hoosier history, Climate change, Environment, Energy politics, Human and civil rights, Health & Medicine, Technology, Science, Way we live, Education, GLOCAL-ization, Living Green, Morality & Ethics, Food | No Comments »
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Bill McKibben proposes “pursuing prosperity in a more local direction, with cities, suburbs, and regions producing more of their own food, generating more of their own energy, and even creating more of their own culture and entertainment.” That sounds like a Smaller Indiana. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, Events, Democracy, Domestic politicking, Law & justice, Journalism, Novelists & writers, Climate change, Environment, Energy politics, Technology, Science, Business, Way we live, GLOCAL-ization, Living Green, Taking action, Morality & Ethics | 1 Comment »
Monday, January 28th, 2008
The question is not whether Europe’s integration has been successful, it’s whether integration is preventing Europe form playing a constructive role in world affairs. (more…)
Posted in Events, Democracy, Foreign policy, Islam & Muslims, Europe, Climate change, Human and civil rights, Terrorism, Business, War & peace, Empire, Globalization, Middle East | No Comments »
Monday, January 21st, 2008
Some very bright analysts of international relations are teaching in the smaller colleges and universities of Indiana, refining their insights far from the distractions of DC (or even of Bloomington and Lafayette). Hear what they have to say at the Indiana Consortium for International Programs (ICIP) conference. (more…)
Posted in Events, Democracy, Foreign policy, Iraq, Violence, Mexico, Crossing borders, Islam & Muslims, Law & justice, Europe, Spies & Intel, Climate change, Environment, Energy politics, Human and civil rights, Terrorism, China, Business, India, War & peace, Empire, Globalization, Africa, Turkey, Poverty, Citizen Diplomacy, Middle East, Russia, Morality & Ethics, Pakistan, Latin America | No Comments »
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Looking for well-articulated sneers at environmentalists and their anxieties? Steven Hayward is your guy. (more…)
Posted in Events, Climate change, Environment, Energy politics, Business, Globalization, Living Green | 2 Comments »
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
At what rate is the planet’s climate changing? What are the on-the-ground effects? How can they be modeled? What are the risks/potential for climate surprises? IUPUI’s top climatologist provides the best answers available, and challenges people of faith to take responsibility for our actions. (more…)
Posted in Events, Religion, Climate change, Environment, Energy politics, Science, Living Green | 1 Comment »
