Presentations and Readings

June 29 - July 5

Readings

• Chapter 12 Humans & Environment
• Chapter 10 Humans & Environment

July 1

David 14001

• EMS 14001
• David's Excel Sheet for 14001
• Alba's ISO 14001
• Izzie's ISO 14001
• Lars' ISO 14001
• Asif's ISO 14001

Kristina LEED

• LEED information on Green Campus - USGBC
• LEED general information - Kristina Snyder
• LEED benefits discussion
• KSU Seaton Hall Upper Green Roof
• KSU Seaton Hall Lower Green Roof
• KSU International Student Center rain garden
• Sunset Zoo Bio-Retention Area Gardens

July 2

Kansas Department of Health and Environment

• Bureau of Waste Management - Bill Bider
• Bureau of Water - Mike Tate
• Bureau of Air - Rick Brunetti

Matt Casey

• How a bill becomes a law school video. 

July 3

• Red State Blues Band

July 5 - 11

Readings

• Chapter 7 Energy and Control of Nature
• Chapter 11 Environmental Awareness
• Greensburg, KS

July 6

David

• Sustainability and Pollution Prevention

July 7

• Oregon Trail Game Online

July 9

• Greensburg City Site

July 10

• Beneterra's Website (Farm using waste water)
• Waste Water Treatment Plant in Dodge (north plant brochure)
• Waste Water Treatment Plant in Dodge (south plant brochure)

July 11

• Trail Proposal for trail building activity including trail building principles and maps of the location.

July 12 - 18

Readings

• Chapter 7 Climate Change
• Chapter 7b Climate Change
• Environment Chapter 3 Ecology

July 13

Dr. Harrington

• Climate Change with Dr. Harrington
• Dr. Harrington's CV
• George Mason University and Yale's Communicating Climate Change
• Debunking Handbook (changing attitudes to climate change)
• Climate Communication Behavior Change Guide
• David Keith's Ted Talk

Dr. Snyder

• Ecology with Dr. Snyder
• Mount St. Helen's Video
• Population Pyramids for Countries

Dr. Procter

• Food Deserts Definiton from US Dept of Agriculture (USDA)
• Poverty and Hunger in the US from Feeding America 
• Food Deserts from the US Center for Disease Control (CDC)
• Clickable Food Desert Map from USDA (pink map from the presentation)
• Walmart's info on how they fight food deserts
• Opposing argument about whether changes at Walmart can fix food deserts

July 14

Haskell Indian Nations University

• Chief Oren Lyons Spiritual Ecology
• Youtube of Chief Oren Lyons
• Rising Voices: Collaborative Science for Climate Sollutions

University of Kansas (Environment and Law and Sustainability at a University)

• Environment and the Law (Kim Criner)
• KU Building info (where we met)
• Center for Design Research

July 17

Rotary

• Rotary Peace Fellows Info

July 18

Dialogue on Sustainability

• NRDC Switchboard Blog (National Resource Defense Council)
• Earth: The Operators Manual
• Ray Anderson's Ted Talk
• Grand Rapids Michigan Office of Energy & Sustainability
• Portland Oregon Office of Sustainable Development

July 19 - 25

Readings

• Chapter 6 The Most Successful Species
• Mountains without Handrails - the US National Park System
• BioOne Special Issue on Elwha (read first two aritcles listed)
• North Coast and Cascades Science Learning Network (watch first two videos)
• Eco-diplomacy from the US State Department

July 20

Dr. Ruth Douglas-Miller Wind & Solar Power

• Wind turbine exploding