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Weston Roundtable: The Bolivian Eco-Municipality: A new sustainability framework?
William Powers, senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, discusses the Latin American concept of living well that represents a paradigm of sustainability. Bolivia has policies that grant ecosystems the equivalent of human rights. Powers’ field study examines how such policies play out in one of Bolivia’s “ecological municipalities,” the town of Samaipata at the cusp…
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New study examines where and how climate change is altering species
New study from researchers at Aarhus University (Denmark) and UW-Madison examines where and how climate change is altering species
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Daily Cardinal: Students, faculty kick off year-long partnership with city of Monona
Daily Cardinal: Students, faculty kick off year-long partnership with city of Monona with “UniverCity” initiative
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Badger Herald: UW partnership will connect classes, community
Badger Herald: UW partnership will connect classes, community
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Earth Care: A Faith Imperative
Earth Care: A Faith Imperative is the theme for this year’s Interfaith Power and Light Conference in Appleton, Wisconsin. Workshops, presentations, exhibits and conversation will explore the continuing challenge of climate change. Steven Bouma-Prediger, Professor of Religion at Hope College and Evangelical leader on creation care, will address how Pope Francis’ historic call to care…