Sustainability by Peter W. Wood | Report

Higher Education’s New Fundamentalism

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To many, sustainability is just a new name for environmentalism. But the word has come to mean something much larger: an ideology that demands new limits on economic, political, and intellectual freedom as the price that must be paid to ensure the welfare of future generations. This report is the first in-depth critical examination of the sustainability movement in higher education.

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Appendix I: Living with Climate Orthodoxy on Campus: One Professor’s Take

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Appendix II: Divesting Reason: A Student’s Perspective

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Appendix III: Environmental Lysenkoism: Reflections from a Scientist

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Appendix IV: A Transnational, “Precautionary” Movement: Thoughts from an International Trade Lawyer

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May 04, 2015

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May 02, 2015

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April 29, 2015

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April 27, 2015

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April 24, 2015

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April 23, 2015

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April 21, 2015

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April 21, 2015

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April 21, 2015

George Will Trashes the Dominant Business Theme of Our Time

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April 20, 2015

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April 18, 2015

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April 17, 2015

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April 17, 2015

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April 16, 2015

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April 15, 2015

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April 15, 2015

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April 15, 2015

Sustainability: A New College Fad With Fangs

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April 15, 2015

"Sustainability" Gone Mad on College Campuses

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April 13, 2015

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April 10, 2015

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April 09, 2015

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April 08, 2015

Universities: The Environmentalist Enemy Within

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April 07, 2015

Sustainability and Anarchy

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April 07, 2015

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April 06, 2015

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