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April 9, 2010

Jabberwocky Watch: Hybrid Tipping Points for Turbulent Times

Peter Wood

Jargon and disconnect at a conference of DePaul University faculty and staff members on “Negotiating Change: Critical Transitions, Tipping Points, and Cataclysmic Futures.”

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April 8, 2010

To Sustain Stony Brook, Sustainability Campus Will Close

Ashley Thorne

Stony Brook University has announced that it will close its sustainability campus in Southampton due to budget cuts. Is it a ruse to recover funding or is the sustainability stronghold crumbling?

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April 8, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 4-8-10

Glenn Ricketts

Stories in student newspapers this week include smoking bans, gendered transit cards, sustainability, the legalization of marijuana and tea parties.

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April 8, 2010

Encyclopedia of Sustainability, 3rd Edition

Ashley Thorne

A 3rd edition of the NAS 'sustainapedia' of the key names, terms, books, colleges, and organizations in the campus sustainability movement.

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April 7, 2010

De-Growth Conference...No Comment

Ashley Thorne

Participants at a meeting in Vancouver will look for ways to shrink the economy in the name of sustainability.

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